LOS ANGELS — A group of firefighters from the San Luis Obispo Fire Department recently filed a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against the city alleging their overtime wages were intentionally miscalculated and are owed years of back pay.
SAN ANTONIO — The U.S. Department of Labor filed a notice of appeal to challenge a Texas federal District Court judge’s injunction against sweeping new overtime pay laws which were set to take effect in early December.
NEW YORK — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that employers do not have to factor in per diem payments when calculating how much to pay employees for overtime hours.
LOS ANGELES — For the first time ever, McDonald’s agreed to settle wage and labor class action claims with franchise workers claiming the global fast food chain is a joint employer and should be held responsible for paying back unpaid overtime and other wages.
NEW YORK — Workers for a New York-based chain of convenience stores recently scored a major victory when a federal judge for the U.S. District Court Northern District of New York certified class action status for an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the company.
OHIO — Three former employees for an Ohio-based 24-hour diner recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against their former company alleging a variety of wage and labor law violations for which they seek compensation.