RICHMOND, Va. — Two servers who worked for a group of hotels and restaurants at the National Harbor in Maryland filed a complaint against their employer, Marriott International, Inc., for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law. After they filed their complaint, the employers asked the court […]
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court decided against a group of corrections officers who worked at a county prison in Pennsylvania who filed a class action against the state for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The officers claimed that they should have been paid for 15 minutes of an hour-long meal […]
LOS ANGELES — A federal court has certified a class action suit filed by a group of drivers against Uber for wage violations under the California Labor Code, particularly the code’s expense reimbursement and converted tips provisions. The certified class consists of Uber drivers in California since August 16, 2009 and those who drove for […]
FORT MEYERS, Fla. — Employers who meet certain requirements can fill temporary agricultural jobs with foreign workers through the federal H-2A visa program. A group of such foreign workers with H-2A visas filed a class action suit against D&K Harvesting, a fruit harvester in Florida, for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The group […]
LOS ANGELES — After initially denying approval of a proposed settlement in September, a federal court in California finally approved a nearly $3 million settlement of a class action overtime suit filed by a class of pharmacists against CVS Pharmacy Inc. The agreement provides approximately 715 class members with $2,546, and also calls for the […]
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Sushi Samba, which operates a chain of restaurants in several states, has agreed to settle a wage suit filed by a group of workers for $2.7 million. The proposed settlement has been submitted for approval to a federal court in New York, and would settle claims that allege the restaurant violated […]