TAMPA — After approving a $3.5 million class action settlement for an overtime pay lawsuit, a Florida federal judge approved a $1.3 million request for attorneys’ fees. The lawsuit stemmed from an August 2012 claim that Lowe’s misclassified its human resource managers as exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Lowe’s strongly […]
TAMPA — Carrabba’s Italian Grill is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over off-the-clock work and unpaid overtime wages. The Italian restaurant chain allegedly required its cooks to work without pay and denied them earned overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The cooks filed their claim in Florida federal court and are […]
TAMPA — Tampa General Hospital is a 940 bed facility based in downtown Tampa, FL. One of the leading centers for organ transplant in the United States, the hospital is affiliated with the University of South Florida College of Medicine. In 2012, it was reported as the best hospital in Florida as per the U.S. […]
TAMPA — Saint Joseph’s Hospital is one of the largest non-profit hospitals on the west coast of Florida. The 986 bed hospital in Tampa, Florida is a part of the BayCare Health System. It provides a large number of healthcare, social as well as support services. The BayCare Health System comprises of 10 hospitals in […]
LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland Regional Medical Center or LRMC is one of the largest hospitals in the state of Florida with more than 850 beds. This non-profit medical center is also said to have the busiest single site emergency center in Florida. Hospital employees are often required to work long shifts and work additional time […]
TAMPA — Almost 900 current and former Lowe’s Home Centers human resource (HR) managers, primarily at Florida stores, settled with the home improvement retailer in a class action overtime claim. The HR managers claimed the company wrongfully classified them as exempt from receiving overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The […]