Washington News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/washington-news/ Overtime Pay Laws & Unpaid Wage Lawsuits: Sue For Overtime Pay Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:35:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg Washington News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/washington-news/ 32 32 Seattle’s Minimum Wage Increase Backfires https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/seattles-minimum-wage-increase-backfires/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:10:39 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=17899 The highly controversial topic of the minimum wage is continuing to be debated after a recent backfire of the wage increase agreed upon in Seattle, Washington in 2014.

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]]> Landscapers Settle Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit for $4.8 Million https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/landscapers-settle-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=16721 PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Hundreds of landscapers in an unpaid overtime collective action lawsuit recently secured a substantial $4.8 million settlement to resolve claims with their former employer over allegations that the defendant failed to pay overtime and other wages under federal labor laws.

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]]> Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Strengthen Penalties for Wage Theft Violations https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/lawmakers-introduce-new-bill-strengthen-penalties-wage-theft-violations/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:00:05 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=15468 WASHINGTON D.C. -- Democratic Senators recently introduced new legislation to stiffen penalties against businesses accused of committing wage theft against workers and other violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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]]> What is de Minimis Time on the Job? https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/de-minimis-time-job/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=14471 WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide workers with an accurate accounting of all the individual’s hours spent on the job, wages earned, and other compensation earned.

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]]> Is Your Employer Complying with the Motor Carrier Act? https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/employer-complying-motor-carrier-act/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=14460 WASHINGTON D.C. -- Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides an overtime exemption for drivers within the authority of the Secretary of Transportation under Section 204 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935.

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]]> Washington, D.C. Medical Transport Driver Files Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/washington-d-c-medical-transport-driver-files-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit-contractor/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:00:33 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=14359 WASHINGTON D.C. -- A Washington, D.C. medical transport driver recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against a nationwide health care contractor based out of St. Louis alleging the defendant grossly underpaid local workers.

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]]> Washington, D.C. Servers Sue Employer for Not Paying Overtime https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/washington-d-c-servers-sue-employer-for-not-paying-overtime/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12818 WASHINGTON D.C. -- A group of six current and former employees for popular Washington, D.C. restaurant Founding Farmers recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the owners of the business over allegations that the company failed to pay workers for all their hours spent on the job at multiple restaurants owned by the defendant.

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]]> Federal Judge Orders Casino to Pay Department of Labor $190,000 in Restitution for Unpaid Overtime https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/federal-judge-orders-casino-to-pay-department-of-labor-190000-in-restitution-for-unpaid-overtime/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12775 WASHINGTON D.C. -- A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of the Northern Marianas Islands recently ordered a Hong Kong-based casino company operating in U.S. territory to pay the Department of Labor $190,000 in restitution for withholding overtime wages from workers.

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]]> White House Freezes Overtime Rules After Injunction from District Court https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/white-house-freezes-overtime-rules-after-injunction-from-district-court/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12100 D.C. -- The Whitehouse recently issued a freeze order on the former administration’s proposed expansion to the nation’s overtime and labor laws that would have essentially doubled the overtime threshold for salaried employees.

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]]> Washington Dairy Farmers Challenge Overtime Pay Exemption https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/washington-dairy-farmers-challenge-overtime-pay-exemption/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11909 SEATTLE -- A pair of former dairy farm workers for Washington-based DeRuyter Brothers Dairy recently filed a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit aimed not only at recouping unpaid time and a half wages but also overturning a long held state law.

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