Inspectors in MMA ‘Fraud’ Scheme Sue for Unpaid Bonuses and Overtime May 30, 2023 By Jim Sams Seventeen former field inspectors for a company that provided damage estimates for McClenney Moseley & Associates filed a lawsuit against...
Jury Awards $22M in Back Pay Verdict, Biggest Ever Win by Labor Department May 12, 2023 A federal court jury has awarded back wages of more than $22 million to the U.S. Department of Labor for...
US Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit into Arbitration June 7, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme...
Owners of SoCal Chicken Processing Plant Charged With Work Comp Premium Fraud January 31, 2022 Wei Wen Wu, 54, and Feng Wen Lam, 49, both of Arcadia, California, were charged with 43 felony counts of...
California Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Uber, Lyft Gig Worker Lawsuit October 14, 2020 By Tina Bellon A California appeals court on Tuesday listened to arguments by lawyers for Uber Technologies Inc , Lyft Inc and the...
Labor Dept. Offers Overtime Guidance to Employers With Remote Workers August 28, 2020 By Jim Sams The U.S. Labor Department is reminding employers that they must make a reasonable effort to keep track of all hours...
Lawsuit Seeks to Designate Uber, Lyft Drivers as Employees July 17, 2020 By Steve LeBlanc BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is asking for a court ruling recognizing Uber and Lyft drivers as employees...
McDonald’s to Pay $26M To Settle California Wage Lawsuit November 25, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp agreed to pay $26 million to settle a nearly seven-year-old lawsuit accusing the fast food chain of underpaying...
Insurers Win Appellate Victory, but Calif. Misclassification Suit Continues July 17, 2019 By Jim Sams Insurers and service companies won a major victory this week against lawyers who were trying to bind a group of...
Rochester Wage Theft Case Poses Test for New State Law July 10, 2019 ROCHESTER, Minn. — A group of Rochester-area construction workers are pursuing a wage theft claim, testing a new state law...