A federal judge recently approved a settlement between North Carolina-based Snyder’s-Lance pretzel company and over 100 delivery drivers at the company’s Tennessee operations site to resolve claims that the company systematically underpaid workers.
A Dudley, Massachusetts-packaging company recently agreed to settle an unpaid overtime lawsuit with federal regulators to resolve claims that the defendant failed to properly compensate hundreds of current and former workers under federal wage and labor laws.
A federal judge recently ordered a Memphis, Tennessee construction company to pay back dozens of workers the government claims were defrauded out of overtime pay and other wages by the defendant’s intentional misclassification of workers as “independent contractors.” Under the terms of the order, Mulrooney Enterprises will pay 94 affected workers a collective sum of $140,000 in back pay and damages and is further ordered to permanently comply with federal wage and labor laws.
A federal judge recently entered a consent judgement ordering a Gloucester, Massachusetts seafood processing company to pay workers thousands of dollars in back pay and overtime wages to settle claims the defendant engaged in systematic wage theft against employees.
A courier for San Francisco, California-based parcel delivery company Postmates recently filed a proposed class action lawsuit in state court over allegations the startup improperly classified many workers as independent contractors to deprive them of overtime pay and other wages.
The Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against an Upstate New York car detailing business over claims that the company made employees work through breaks, failed to pay overtime, and went as far as to retaliate against those who spoke out against the illegal labor practices.