PORTLAND — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision upholding a regulation promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2011 regarding tip pools under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision was issued to decide two cases. The first was brought by the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, […]
PORTLAND — A federal court in Oregon granted summary judgment in favor of two restaurants that were sued by employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employees claimed that the restaurants violated FLSA by requiring them to share tips with other employees who do not normally receive tips from customers. The […]
PORTLAND — PR Drywall LLC, a Hillsboro, Oregon, drywall company will pay seven of its employees more than $98,000 in back wages. PR Drywall is a subcontractor hired for a construction project that received federal financing in Tualatin, Oregon. The company was found to have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other federal […]
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 […]