Wisconsin News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wisconsin-news/ Overtime Pay Laws & Unpaid Wage Lawsuits: Sue For Overtime Pay Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:36:01 +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 Wisconsin News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wisconsin-news/ 32 32 Workers File Federal Wage Theft Lawsuits Against Wisconsin Home Improvement Stores https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/workers-file-federal-wage-theft-lawsuits-wisconsin-home-improvement-stores/ Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:00:09 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=16902 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.

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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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]]> Arbitrator Orders Milwaukee Mortgage Company to Pay Millions in Overtime Wages https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/arbitrator-orders-milwaukee-mortgage-company-pay-millions-overtime-wages/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:00:36 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=14456 MILWAUKEE -- An arbitrator hearing an unpaid overtime class action claim recently ordered a Milwaukee mortgage company to pay millions of dollars in back pay to hundreds of current and former loan officers who claim they were pressured to work several hours each week off the clock.

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]]> Federal Judge Approves Unpaid Overtime Settlement Brought by Wisconsin Factory Workers https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/federal-judge-approves-unpaid-overtime-settlement-brought-by-wisconsin-factory-workers/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12785 MILWAUKEE -- A federal judge recently approved a settlement between parties in an unpaid overtime lawsuit to resolve allegations over wage theft allegedly committed by an Appleton, Wisconsin manufacturing company since the 1990s.

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]]> United States Supreme Court Takes Up Epic Systems Corp. Class Action Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/united-states-supreme-court-takes-up-epic-systems-corp-class-action-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:00:40 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12047 MILWAUKEE -- Workers fighting for their hard-earned overtime pay may have to wait even longer after the United States Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an appeal from the defendant, Epic Systems Corp.

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]]> Epic Systems Poised to Settle One of Three Lawsuits Over Unpaid Overtime https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/epic-systems-poised-to-settle-one-of-three-lawsuits-over-unpaid-overtime/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:00:56 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12018 MILWAUKEE -- Verona, Wisconsin-based electronic health records systems company Epic Systems appears poised to settle at least one class action unpaid overtime lawsuit with a group of technical writers.

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]]> Epic Systems Faces Second Class Action Overtime Pay Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/epic-systems-faces-second-class-action-overtime-pay-lawsuit/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:00:05 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11892 MILWAUKEE -- A quality assurance worker for Verona, Wisconsin-based Epic Systems recent hit her employer with an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit alleging that the company intentionally misclassified her and other workers as overtime exempt.

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]]> Questions and Answers About The New Overtime Pay Rules https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/questions-and-answers-about-the-new-overtime-pay-rules/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11464 Check out our Final Rule illustration, and be sure to share the infographic with colleagues and employers who may be subjected to the new overtime pay laws.

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]]> FLSA Overtime Final Rule: What You Need To Know and What To Do https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/flsa-overtime-final-rule-what-you-need-to-know-and-what-to-do/ Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:38:27 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=10843 These questions and answers cover the details surrounding the final rule, and address what's included in the final rule, as well as compliance and communication strategies, budget implications and possible morale and productivity issues.

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]]> Ministry Health Care Faces Third Overtime Wage Lawsuit in Two Years https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/ministry-health-care-faces-third-overtime-wage-lawsuit-in-two-years/ Wed, 18 May 2016 12:00:52 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=9248 MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin-based Ministry Health Care faces an unpaid overtime lawsuit from employees alleging their employer forced them to work during lunch breaks, stay nearby the hospital on call while off the clock and perform work without pay. It marks the third such overtime wage lawsuit the healthcare provider has been slapped with in just […]

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