Viewpoint: Trucking Companies Face Growing Wage & Hour Class Action Risks July 30, 2025 By Barry Y. Freeman Are you a trucking company? If so, you may be exposed to class action lawsuits for minimum wage, break time,...
Labor Department Investigating Nvidia, Amazon-Backed Startup Scale AI March 7, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Scale AI, a data labeling startup backed by tech giants Nvidia, Amazon and...
Louisiana Home Care Companies to Pay $355K in Back Wages December 17, 2024 More than 100 people working as home care companions will receive their share of nearly $355,000 in back wages and...
Healthcare Staffing Agencies Denied Overtime Wages, Misclassified Employees December 6, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor reports it has obtained a consent judgment recovering more than $2.4 million in back wages...
Brewery Managers Caught With Hands in Tip Jar, Says US Department of Labor December 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reports that it found Pennsylvania’s Sly Fox Brewing Co. unlawfully kept...
Plumbing Supply Firm Loses Appeal Over Sales Reps’ Overtime Pay September 13, 2024 A federal appeals court has upheld a district court ruling that a wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies has wrongly exempted...
Two Construction Firms Ordered to Pay $600K in Wages, Damages to 131 Workers August 7, 2024 The Department of Labor said it has obtained a federal court order that requires two New Jersey construction companies and...
GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours July 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims by auto damage claims adjusters who allege the insurer...
First Amendment Does Not Protect Social Media Retaliation Against Employees May 29, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court in Vermont recently ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a construction firm and its officials...
Court Orders Sports Bar, Owner to Pay $359K for Retaliating Against Employees February 9, 2024 A federal court has ordered a Milford, Connecticut, sports bar and its owner to pay employees a total of $359,485...