PORTLAND — A U.S. District Judge in Oregon federal court has ordered David Emami to pay more than $500,000 in unpaid overtime wages and damages to 33 of his employees. The order came after an extensive investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) determined Emami and his companies actively denied their employees proper wages […]
PORTLAND — Drivers for FedEx Ground Package System Inc. in California and Oregon recently won appeals in their respective class action overtime pay lawsuits. A three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s summary judgment ruling that dismissed the drivers’ lawsuits. The drivers claim FedEx misclassified them as independent […]
PORTLAND — A former sheet metal worker for a Lufthansa unit brought a putative class action against the company for misclassification and failure to pay overtime wages. Lufthansa Technik North America Holding Corp., a Deutsche Lufthansa AG unit, and Global Aircraft Service Inc., allegedly incorrectly classified sheet metal workers as independent contractors and violated both […]
PORTLAND — Our Portland overtime lawyers file unpaid overtime lawsuits on behalf of workers who are not paid the legally required wages. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a large number of workers who are entitled to overtime pay never receive the wages owed to them under federal or state law. Many times, the […]
PORTLAND — If you are a Oregon employee who was not paid for working overtime, you may be able to file an unpaid overtime lawsuit. These cases seek to force the employer, either past or present, to pay the employee the back unpaid wages for overtime hours that were not paid. Unpaid overtime lawsuits also seek […]
PORTLAND — The Oregon Wage Collection Laws specifically set how much and when a worker must be paid. The laws are set forth by state statute and non-exempt employers must comply with these laws. There are numerous exceptions to these laws based upon the type of employment, the classification of the job, the type and […]