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What is Straight Time versus Overtime? Straight Time Pay is when employers pay an employee their regular rate of pay even when they are working overtime hours; when overtime pay should in fact be time and a half.  Our firm routinely receives inquiries from workers...

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Another settlement has been reached that puts unpaid overtime wages back in the pockets of restaurant workers. Enforcement activity on behalf of food service workers has been significantly increased in recent years due to the widespread noncompliance with the federal minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping...

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Lowe’s Loss Prevention Managers (LPMs) working in California brought suit claiming that they were  misclassified as "exempt" from wage and hour laws that require the payment of overtime, and as a result, were denied the overtime pay to which they were entitled.  A settlement worth...

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A Lawsuit on The Right to Keep Tips A lawsuit, filed in early 2010, saw employees of different Outback Steakhouse’s claim that they were unfairly being forced to share tips with other employees. Under the alleged “unfair” system, employees had to split tips with: Bussers...

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Terminix has settled a class action lawsuit against it in which trainees claim they were forced to work far in excess of 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week without overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods that most California employees are entitled...

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Workers from across the country trust us, because we know their rights. If they feel that they are not being paid fairly in compliance with overtime laws, we may be able to recoup up to double their unpaid overtime wages. Cases continue to pop up...

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Low Level "Managers" Claim They Are Owed Unpaid Overtime Wages Hundreds of Level One Managers for the Southern New England Telephone Co. are challenging their exempt classification under the FLSA and Connecticut state labor law. Being classified as "exempt" results in them not being paid...

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Intertek USA Inc, a Houston based inspection and certification company, has witnessed some trouble on the legal front recently. The company has been accused that their company's overtime policy of a "fluctuating workweek" (a/k/a "Chinese overtime") actually reduced the amount of overtime paid to company...

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In a recent case regarding the violation of California's labor law, one disgruntled employee of 99 cent Only Stores, filed a class action case against the retail chain, under the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC). She argued that the company failed to provide her with "suitable...

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just upheld a jury verdict in favor of 55 Chili's Restaurant waiters and waitresses who claimed they were forced to share their tips with “expediters” or “Quality Assurance” workers who were not legally eligible to share in a tip...

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