The United States Department of Labor and a Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts restaurant recently agreed to a settlement that will resolve wage theft claims against the business, compensating 15 current and former employees for all their back pay. In addition to the $141,132 in back wages and damages, the defendant will also pay a civil fine and agree to amend its business practices to ensure future wage theft does not take place.
GREENSBORO, NC — A federal judge recently ruled an unpaid overtime lawsuit against North Carolina health care provider Cardinal Innovations can proceed as a class action to allow other similarly-affected workers to join the claim and potentially recover their lost wages.
LOS ANGELES, CA — An employee for a trendy Los Angeles juice bar recently filed a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against the company over allegations the defendant failed to pay workers for all their time on the job and went to great lengths to conceal the illicit practice.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Thousands of current and former home health care workers hired by Los Angeles County have filed an enormous class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against the municipality and the state of California over claims that the defendants failed to properly compensate workers for all their time on the job.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Workers for a chain of Wisconsin-based home improvement stores have begun filing wage theft lawsuits against them in federal court over allegations that the company has engaged in rampant and systematic wage theft against employees across the Midwest.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that a District Court judge handed down a judgement against an Minneapolis, Minnesota employment agency accused of failing to pay overtime wages almost 100 health care workers. Under the terms of the agreement, defendant All Temporaries Midwest Inc. and its owner, Mark Liveringhouse, will pay […]