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Our law firm has filed an overtime lawsuit against Spectrum Financial Services, LLC pursuant to the Federal Labors Standard Act ("FLSA"). The federal lawsuit alleges that Spectrum Financial, a national staffing company, hired individuals across the

Many times companies automatically classify its "managers," "supervisors," or "bosses" as exempt from overtime under the Executive Exemption when in reality the employees are actually entitled to overtime. In order to determine whether an employee is

On September 4, 2014, the Oakland Raiders Cheerleaders ("Raiderettes") settled their wage lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders for $1.25 Million in back wages. The lawsuit was filed by two of their cheerleaders in January asserting that the football

A federal court of appeals court affirmed a jury verdict for employees of Tyson Food meat-processing plant workers for failing to pay the employees for pre- and post-production line activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). A jury found

Last month, a Court of Appeals ruled that delivery drivers were employees not independent contractors and therefore, the drivers were entitled to overtime. The case involved a Georgia company called Affinity Logistics Corporation which contracted

The Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") permits restaurants and other employers of tipped employees to receive a "tip credit" when compensating their tipped employees. The FLSA permits the employer to pay its tipped employees $2.13 per hour plus tips

Last month, a United States Court of Appeals ruled that police officers whose salaries minus annunities fell below $455 per week were entitled overtime under the federal wage statute called the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Typically, the first

Generally, employees are entitled to overtime pay for all hours over 40 in a given work week. However, the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") allows certain employees to be exempt from overtime pay including an exemption for some computer

The rules on worker's pay are located in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA states that hourly workers must receive at least minimum wage per hour and at least time and a half for all hours over 40 in a week. The FLSA also requires

Our law firm is frequently asked by potential clients whether they should or have to join a case for back wages and/or overtime started by one of their co-workers. To answer that question, you need to understand how the class action mechanism works

Do You Work On A Construction Site That Receives Federal Funds? This month, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) reached a settlement with MDG Design & Construction, LLC and others to resolve wage violations at a construction project in New

The 11th Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules on a CEO's Individual Liability Under The FLSA In a case against Appliance Direct, Inc. in Florida, former delivery truck driver employees filed an overtime lawsuit and a retaliation lawsuit against the

In June 2012, a fair pay collective/class action case that had been filed against Club Onyx settled. The strippers settled the case for $1.55 million. The strippers brought the case complaining that they were illegally classified as independent