What Changes Should Small Businesses Be Aware of for 2025? December 26, 2024 By Mae Anderson For small businesses, the biggest change in the new year will be the arrival of a presumably more business-friendly administration...
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...
Disney Settles Suit Over Women’s Pay for $43 Million November 26, 2024 Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Overtime Pay Rule November 18, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million...
New Hampshire Landscaper to Pay Employees $310K in Wages, Damages November 13, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered a total of $310,193 in back wages and liquidated damages from a...
Pennsylvania Home Health Care Agency to Pay $810K in Back Wages, Damages November 8, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Wyncote, Pennsylvania, home health care agency and its...
Lyft to Pay $2 Million to Resolve FTC Suit Over Driver Pay October 28, 2024 By Malathi Nayak and Natalie Lung Lyft Inc. agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission accusing the ride-hailing...
Cape Cod Margaritaville Contractor Owes $300K in Workers’ Pay Plus $70K Penalty September 25, 2024 A Virginia-based construction company converting a Cape Cod hotel into a Margaritaville Resort has reached a settlement with the state...
Nursing Home Operators Must Pay $35.8 Million in Back Wages and Damages August 1, 2024 In one of the nation’s largest wage recovery judgments, a Pennsylvania federal court has awarded $35.8 million in overtime back...
SpaceX Wins Block on Labor Board Case Over Severance Agreements July 12, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that...