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Phone Sex Workers Sue Over Low Wages, Long Hours

Phone sex might be expensive and short-lived for consumers, but it doesn't pay much for the workers on the other line. That's according to a class action filed on Tuesday alleging a California-based phone sex operator misclassifies its "phone actors" as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime pay and "off the clock" work.
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New York Law Journal

Garner v. Behrman Brothers IV, LLC

Bulk of 'Giuppone' Factors Favor Liability In Wages Action Over WARN Act's Violation
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Former Dancer Dismisses Civil Racketeering Claims Against Strip Club

A federal racketeering suit filed against Atlanta's iconic strip club The Cheetah—that the club's defense counsel denounced as "false, spurious, and baseless"—has been dismissed voluntarily by the former dancer who filed it.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Stiffs Houlihan's Owner in Feds' Tip-Pooling Suit

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor accusing the operator of 17 Houlihan's restaurants in New Jersey and New York of illegally pocketing portions of servers' and bartenders' tips, and failing to pay them for working overtime.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Savino v. Visiting Nurse Service of N.Y.

Settlement of FLSA Claims Approved; Arm's Length Bargain Avoids Risks of Litigation
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New Jersey Law Journal

Waste Hauler Agrees to $1.2M Settlement in Overtime Suit by Trash Collectors

A U.S. magistrate judge in Newark has approved a $1.2 million settlement of an overtime suit against Galaxy Recycling of Jersey City on behalf of residential trash collectors who claimed they were denied overtime pay.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Murphy v. HeartShare Human Services of N.Y.

'School', 'Residence' for Disabled Students Joint Employer for FLSA Action's Purposes
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Galicia v. Tobiko Restaurant, Inc.

Rule 11 Sanctions Denied; FLSA Claims Not Shown to Be Objectively Unreasonable
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Moise v. Family Dollar Stores of New York, Inc.

Family Dollar Granted Motion to Compel Arbitration of FLSA Overtime Wage Claims
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New York Law Journal

Fernandez v. Zoni Language Centers, Inc.

Zoni Language Centers Are 'Other Educational Institutions' Exempt From FLSA Requirements
3 minute read

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