Colorado Fracking Workers Receive Settlement in Overtime Lawsuit
Over the years, hydraulic fracturing (or simply fracking), has become a popular drilling technique in extracting oil and natural gas from the earth.
Over the years, hydraulic fracturing (or simply fracking), has become a popular drilling technique in extracting oil and natural gas from the earth.
Employees for the city of Apopka, Florida recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit over claims that their supervisors forced them to work through lunch breaks without additional pay, a violation of federal and state labor and wage laws.
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.
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.
The debate about how to classify an intern for the purposes of FLSA has been ongoing for a long time and took many turns in the discussion. In 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a six-part test to help determine the case, however, several appellate courts have rejected this test.
On December 12, 2017, a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit court affirmed the ruling of a district court that a truck driver, Jaun Rodriguez-Depena, must arbitrate his FLSA claims.