STATESBORO, GA — A U.S. federal judge recently ordered a Georgia Vidalia onion farmer to pay workers $1.4 million in unpaid overtime and damages over allegations that the defendant failed to properly pay workers under federal labor and wage laws.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Two workers for an upscale Los Angeles area resort recently filed a proposed class action lawsuit against their employer over allegations that the company failed to pay them and other workers all their due wages for their time spent preparing for their shifts every day.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A federal judge recently gave his initial approval of a multimillion dollar settlement to resolve a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit between AT&T and hundreds of current and former workers over allegations that the company failed to properly compensate employees for all their time on the job.
SCHENECTADY, NY — A federal judge recently granted preliminary approval for a $6.5 million settlement to resolve an unpaid overtime lawsuit brought by current and former assistant managers working for Schenectady, New York based Price Chopper grocery stores.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On October 4, H.R. 3441, known as the Save Local Business Act, cleared the House Education and the Workforce Committee and will soon go before the entire House of Representatives for a full vote.
TULSA, Okla. — A pair of federal lawsuits recently filed in Oklahoma claim participants in court-ordered drug rehabilitation programs were forced to work for free while in the 12-month program, a violation of federal wage and labor laws, the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, and violations of Oklahoma laws on human trafficking.