Labour pains - the onslaught of litigation on US employers
Staff are suing their employers like never before in the US. Companies are hoping the Supreme Court can intervene. Sue Reisinger reports
April 14, 2011 at 01:43 AM
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Staff are suing their employers like never before in the US. Companies are hoping the Supreme Court can intervene. Sue Reisinger reports
What could bank loan officers, bartenders, phone company engineers, financial research associates, exotic dancers, drugstore assistant managers, computer technicians, janitors, paramedics, delivery truck drivers, exterminators, waiters, cable TV repair workers and chicken processors all possibly have in common? Well, at least this: Each group sued their employers over pay issues in 2010.
And for that they share a special place – they are part of why wage and hour lawsuits under the US Fair Labor Standards Act jumped to record levels last year. Workers filed nearly 6,800 suits, or some 700 cases more than the year before. Most of these were filed as collective or class actions, even though the number of non-employment class actions remained stable.
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