NEWARK — A group of technicians filed a class action suit against DirecTV alleging that the company violated their wage rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many of the technicians in this class suit had initially unsuccessfully sued the company in an earlier class suit in 2010. The plaintiffs also tried to consolidate […]
NEWARK — Financial representatives have received class certification for one of their two claims against Prudential Insurance Co. of America and Prudential Financial Inc. The financial representatives filed their claims in New Jersey federal court alleging the company denied them overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek and failed to pay […]
NEWARK — Medco Health Solutions Inc. received a victory in New Jersey federal court recently when a federal judge denied more than 160 former employees class certification in their collective action wage and overtime pay lawsuit. The Newark federal judge found that the more than 160 former employees were not able to produce sufficient evidence […]
NEWARK — Exxon Mobil Corp. was recently ordered to arbitrate an ongoing overtime claim over unpaid travel time. A New Jersey federal judge determined the overtime claim fell under the collective bargaining agreement between Exxon and a workers’ union, the Independent Laboratory Employees’ Union Inc. (ILEU). The ILEU filed a motion seeking to compel Exxon’s […]
NEWARK — Corrections officers for Mercer County Jail may proceed with their class action wage and overtime pay lawsuit, according to a federal judge. The federal judge found the court held jurisdiction over the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claim. In the same decision, the judge dismissed the retaliation claim related to the unpaid wages […]
NEWARK — School bus drivers have reached a settlement with First Student Inc. in their overtime pay lawsuit. First Student, the largest school bus company in North America, allegedly failed to pay the bus drivers for their time spent on maintenance and other duties before and after their shifts. If the court approves the settlement […]