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American Hotel and Lodging Association v. City of Los Angeles

By | August 24, 2016
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vaughn v. Phoenix House Programs of N.Y.

By | August 15, 2016
Dismissal of Recovery Participant's FLSA, Involuntary Servitude Lawsuit Explained
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

McRae v. N.Y. State Thruway Auth.

By | August 11, 2016
Property Interest, Contract Right in Salary Increases Not Stated; Class Suit Dismissed
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Kress v. Bigsky Technologies, LLC

By | August 11, 2016
Firm's Owners 'Employers' Under FLSA; Failure To Provide Annual Wage Notices Stated
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Aggrieved Must One Be to Appeal?

Occasionally, a workers' compensation claimant may win a case, but still feel aggrieved due to the ­workers' compensation judge's unwillingness to award unreasonable contest attorney fees. When a defendant becomes overly aggressive and engages in litigation without basis or simply to harass the claimant, an injured worker becomes needlessly forced to be involved in litigation. The Workers' Compensation Act is remedial in nature and was designed to prevent such situations.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suit by Dancer Against Strip Club Is Tossed Out

A lawsuit claiming that a strip club wrongly classified a dancer as an independent contractor has been tossed out by a federal judge in Newark.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tip Credit and Pooling Law Challenges Employers

Wage and hour litigation ­continues to be brought in near-record numbers, with more than 4,300 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases filed in federal court during the first half of 2016. A review of those filings, as well as several recent decisions, illustrates that the hospitality industry remains a mainstay in wage-and-hour cases.
13 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Moving Company Hit With Wage-and-Hour Suit

Mitchell & Sheahan's Gary Phelan envisions a class of 100 from a company that he says refused to pay workers part of their time driving trucks.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Merck Fights Equal Pay Class Suit as Plaintiffs Sign On

Two law firms bringing a gender discrimination suit against Merck & Co. on behalf of women sales representatives have announced that 12 percent of class members have opted in to the litigation, with three weeks to go before the sign-up deadline.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dalton v. GEM Financial Services, Inc.

Pawnbrokers' Allegedly Misclassified 'Managers' Granted Certification as to 'Non-Exempt' Workers
3 minute read

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