A Marietta, Georgia concrete and design and installation company recently agreed to a settlement with the federal government to resolve claims that the business failed to pay its workers all due wages for hours worked.
A Fontana, California pallet company recently reached a settlement agreement with the federal government to resolve claims that the company failed to pay some of its workers for all their wages earned, including overtime pay.
Over the years, hydraulic fracturing (or simply fracking), has become a popular drilling technique in extracting oil and natural gas from the earth.
A number of current and former administrative assistants recently brought wage and hour claims against their employer, the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
A federal jury in Connecticut recently handed down a verdict siding with over 1,000 current and former workers who filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against their employer, arguing the company intentionally violated state and national wage laws governing overtime.
Evenn large companies such as JPMorgan Chase are susceptible to misclassifying employees leading to lawsuits. Assistant Branch Managers alleged just that, and have recently been awarded $16.7 million dollars in back pay.