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Publix Managers File Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit

April 27, 2012. By Abi Kistler.

Tallahassee, FL (Press Release): A class action lawsuit was filed against Publix in federal court in Panama City, Florida, by four department managers asserting they were improperly paid overtime. (Castoro-Harrigan, et. al v. Publix, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, Case No. 5:12-cv-113). The filed complaint states Publix failed to properly include the value of quarterly and year-end bonuses in the calculation of the manager's overtime. The complaint also asserts these managers should have been paid at a rate of “time and one-half” for their overtime hours, rather than the “half time” fluctuating work week (or “Chinese Overtime”) method used by Publix.

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Two Las Vegas Lawsuits Allege Unpaid Overtime

June 22, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Las Vegas, NV: A driver and a collection of security personnel employed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation to provide transportation and security to the Chairman and CEO have filed an overtime pay lawsuit alleging the failure to compensate for overtime, together with an alleged breach of other labor laws. A single lawsuit was filed on behalf of nine plaintiffs in US federal court in Las Vegas.

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New Jersey Securities Broker Sues Morgan Stanley for Alleged Overtime Pay Violations

June 9, 2011. By Charles Benson.

Newark, NJ: A former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney financial adviser recently filed a lawsuit accusing the company of violating federal overtime labor laws, reports The Record.

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Overtime Pay Lawsuit Mushrooms to $17 Million

May 24, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Fort Detrick, MD: The right for an employee to expect overtime pay for hours duly worked—and the need to protect that right as entrenched in legislation—is aptly reflected in the ballooning of a lawsuit that has grown from $5 million to more than $17 million against an armed security contractor.

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Kentucky Hospitality Organization Forced to Pay for Violating Overtime Laws

May 10, 2011. By Charles Benson.

Lexington, KY: Bluegrass Hospitality Group and its related companies, which operate a number of restaurants, recently agreed to pay more than $114,000 in back wages to employees after allegedly violating overtime laws.

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Costco Employees Nationwide Join Overtime Class Action

April 28, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Fort Worth, TX: Steve is one of thousands of Costco employees who were "held hostage"—they were locked in the store after clocking out while management performed closing duties. And they weren't paid overtime, which is a violation of the United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But Steve might receive his overtime compensation: in December 2010, a federal judge in California ruled the Costco overtime lawsuit could proceed as a state class action in California and a conditional collective action nationwide.

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A Trio of Overtime Pay Disputes

April 22, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Norfolk, VA: Overtime pay, together with the need for overtime, can be both a blessing and a curse depending upon the type of business involved. In the automotive sector and other industries that adhere to tight inventories, overtime is budgeted for and routinely employed. In other sectors, however, overtime is viewed as something to avoid at all costs.

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Kickbacks Alleged in Cincinnati Could Violate Overtime Laws

April 18, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Cincinnati, OH: In what appears to be an unusual case of alleged overtime pay violations, a handful of workers say their employer paid them overtime for extra hours worked, but then required them to kick back the overtime paid to the employer, under the threat of deportation.

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Missouri Event Labor Provider Fined for Overtime Pay Violations

April 7, 2011. By Charles Benson.

Pacific, MO: Klance Staging Inc., a provider of labor for events in the entertainment industry, recently paid more than $12,000 in restitution to 51 workers for violating overtime pay laws, according to the Missouri Labor Department's Division of Labor Standards.

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Overtime Pay Violations Cost Restaurateur a Cool Quarter Million

March 23, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Decatur, IL: A restaurant owner who claimed to have the best interests of his staff at heart and remained unaware of overtime pay violations at one of his restaurants was, nonetheless, ordered to pay a quarter of a million dollars after the US Department of Labor launched an action against J. David Fuentes. The latter is the proprietor of Los Matadores, which operates two restaurants in Decatur, Illinois.

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