By R. Robin McDonald | June 21, 2017
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.
By Michael Booth | June 14, 2017
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.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 13, 2017
Settlement of FLSA Claims Approved; Arm's Length Bargain Avoids Risks of Litigation
By Charles Toutant | June 12, 2017
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.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 8, 2017
'School', 'Residence' for Disabled Students Joint Employer for FLSA Action's Purposes
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 8, 2017
Rule 11 Sanctions Denied; FLSA Claims Not Shown to Be Objectively Unreasonable
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 7, 2017
Family Dollar Granted Motion to Compel Arbitration of FLSA Overtime Wage Claims
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 2, 2017
Zoni Language Centers Are 'Other Educational Institutions' Exempt From FLSA Requirements
By Christian Petrucci | June 2, 2017
Earlier this month, the Commonwealth Court issued an order reporting the previously unreported case of Hawbaker v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Kriner's Quality Roofing Services and Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund), 224 C.D. 2016. The case offers an opportunity to revisit the oft-litigated issue of whether an injured worker is an employee or an independent contractor. Moreover, the case considers the question in light of the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, which sets forth criteria for classification of independent contractors in construction settings.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 31, 2017
A federal judge has denied a regional chamber of commerce's request to block a Philadelphia city ordinance banning employers from asking job applicants about their wage history.
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