U.S. Appeals Court to Weigh NCAA Case Over Pay for Athletes January 19, 2023 By Maryclaire Dale The NCAA will ask a federal appeals court next month to block a lawsuit that seeks to have athletes treated...
Lawsuit Accuses Largest U.S. Meat Producers of Wage Fixing November 18, 2022 By Colleen Slevin Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers...
Supreme Court Gives Boost to Domino’s in Arbitration Case October 18, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave a boost to Domino’s Pizza Inc’s bid to force delivery drivers to bring...
Legal Challenges Could Hamper U.S. Rule to Limit Independent Contracting October 12, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Business groups will almost certainly file lawsuits in an attempt to delay or derail a rule proposed by the Biden...
3 Bakeries Ordered to Pay $1M in Back Wages, Damages to 74 Employees October 11, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor said it has obtained a federal court order requiring that three bakeries located in Danbury,...
Chipotle to Pay $20 Million to Workers for Unpaid Sick Leave, Scheduling Violations August 10, 2022 By Laura Nahmias Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay $20 million to an estimated 13,000 current and former employees of its restaurants...
U.S. Sues Chicken Producers, Alleging They Conspired to Keep Wages Down July 26, 2022 By Michael Hirtzer and Leah Nylen US poultry producers Cargill Inc., Sanderson Farms Inc. and Wayne Farms LLC agreed to pay $84.8 million restitution for conspiring...
MLB Agrees to Pay $185 Million to Settle Minor League Wage Suit July 18, 2022 By Robert Burnson Major League Baseball agreed to pay $185 million as part of a settlement with minor league ballplayers who say the...
U.S. 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...
Judge: Minor Leaguers Work Year-Round, MLB Violated Wage Law March 17, 2022 By Ronald Blum A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found Major League Baseball...