Posts Tagged ‘ Overtime ’

Unpaid Overtime: Wet Seal hits rewind & plays it again?

August 31st, 2009. By AbiK

sopaid Unpaid Overtime: Wet Seal hits rewind & plays it again? Overtime pay lawsuits are a big topic at LawyersAndSettlements.com—we report a lot on unpaid overtime settlements. So much, in fact, that it can take some effort to keep track of it all. Case in point, our recent post on 61 companies that have had overtime lawsuits; the post was only about overtime pay and it only listed a handful of ‘em.

That’s when the recent developments at Wet Seal caught my eye. You’ve probably passed a Wet Seal in the shopping mall—or perhaps you even shop there. You can even get the t-shirt shown here at Wet Seal, and you’ve got to appreciate the irony on that one (btw, for those who care, it’s currently $9.90, BOGO 50% off). They’re all about the teen and twenty-something set, which is basically what their on-the-floor labor force is about as well.

Young though they may be, they’re apparently no fools, and some have gone after Wet Seal for Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Overtime, wet seal
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61 Companies with Wage & Hour Overtime Pay Issues

August 7th, 2009. By AbiK

punch time clock21 300x300 61 Companies with Wage & Hour Overtime Pay Issues And that’s the tip of the iceberg—the list below are companies that have either had claims brought against them for FSLA overtime pay issues or have actually settled with claimants in regard to overtime pay. The list itself, compiled from LawyersandSettlements.com archives, covers 2003-present.

But the 5th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, published by Seyfarth Shaw back in January, also reported that wage and hour class actions in 2008 for the top ten private settlements entered into or paid totaled $252.7 million. No small chunk of change—and that was just 2008, just the top TEN.

So if you’re thinking that working overtime without pay is just something you have to put up with for the privilege of having a job–or that it doesn’t happen too often, guess again. And if you think you might be in such a situation, you might want to talk to a lawyer.

61 Companies…

Abercrombie & Fitch ($2 million settlement)

Activision Inc.

ADT Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: FLSA, Overtime
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