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Largest Ever FLSA Verdict Underscores Importance of Employer Compliance with Wage and Hour Laws

A $22 million verdict against one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers marks the largest award on record under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the primary federal law that governs minimum wage, overtime, and related issues. The lawsuit against East Penn Manufacturing Co. was...

| August 22, 2023

Senators Probe Whether Pizza Hut, H&R Block, Others Avoided Overtime Pay By Calling Employees ‘Managers’

Giving an employee a fancy or creative title is one of many ways that employers try to skirt overtime laws. What they fail or refuse to understand, however, is that merely handing out a title does not negate an employer’s obligation to pay the employee...

| August 15, 2023

What To Know About Tucson’s Minimum Wage

Do you work in Tucson, and if so, have you checked your hourly pay recently? If not, you may be missing out on a minimum wage hike that went into effect recently. That means you could also be paid less overtime than you deserve. Tucson...

| August 8, 2023

Lawsuit: New Jersey Healthcare Firm Owes Workers Overtime, Break Pay

Hackensack Meridian Health, a New Jersey healthcare network, has been hit with a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit concerning overtime pay and meal breaks. The lawsuit also alleges violations of New Jersey laws that are similar to the federal FLSA. The case is an...

| June 13, 2023

California-Based Community Hospice Faces $5 Million Wage Lawsuit

The Covid-19 pandemic served as a stark reminder of how being sick can turn a person’s world upside down. California’s sick pay law attempts to mitigate this problem by protecting employees who are unable to work due to illness. Now, a lawsuit against a hospice...

| June 6, 2023

Arizona Plastering Company Ordered to Pay Employees Over $700K in Back Wages and Damages

A Glendale, Arizona plastering business has been ordered to pay more than $700,000 in back wages and damages to 470 employees. The order stems from a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation into the company’s piece-rate pay practices. It’s a case that demonstrates the lengths...

| May 31, 2023

$380K in Back Wages, Damages Recovered for 126 North Carolina Workers

Two North Carolina home care employers failed to pay their employees the correct amount of overtime. Now, those businesses have been held accountable for back wages and damages in excess of $380,000. The Department of Labor (DOL) investigation and subsequent decision is another sad chapter...

| May 24, 2023

Illinois Home Healthcare Provider Ordered to Pay $1.1M in Back Wages

Many workers are unfortunately denied their hard-earned money because their employers fail to pay them for all hours worked. This was the case recently with a home healthcare provider in Illinois. The employer was ordered to pay over $1.1 million in back wages and damages...

| May 17, 2023

Study Claims Workers Are Owed $3.6 Billion in Unpaid Overtime

When employers cheat their employees out of their hard-earned money, the dollars add up. A recent study confirmed this by finding that workers in North Carolina alone are owed over $3.6 billion in unpaid overtime. There are a number of reasons employers engage in wage...

| May 3, 2023

Lawsuit: Apple Failed to Include the Value of Stock Awards When Calculating Overtime

A recently filed lawsuit accuses Apple of failing to include the value of restricted stock awards (RSUs) when calculating the overtime pay rate for its hourly employees. Companies must include all compensation when determining such rates, and they can be held liable for violating overtime...

| April 28, 2023

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