LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by relevance 1,241 pages found matching overtime- California Overtime: An Issue for Many Employees
Mar-13-06 "It got to the point where we were all working seven days in a row, sometimes 12 hours straight; I wanted to take my family out one weekend, but they said I couldn't have the time off. And all the incentive we got was pizza on Saturday and Sunday." John Winter (not his real name) from Oceanside, California, used to work for a privately owned electronics... - Ceres, Soares Dairy and Luis Bento Dairy Employee Wage Settlement
California Rural Legal Assistance filed a lawsuit on behalf of current and former employees of the three dairy companies alleging violations of minimum wages, overtime wages, compensation for rest and meal breaks not received and penalties. Bento and Soares have agreed to a $185,000 settlement. Bento employees who worked between November 2000 and Novemb... - Advanced Contracting Corp. Demolition Workers Unpaid Overtime Settlement
Demolition laborers who worked on construction projects for the company filed a lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay mandated overtime compensation. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of laborers who worked overtime from December 21, 1999 to March 22, 2005. R. Friends Cleaners and Mer Sites staffing agencies were set up to supply low wage demolition worker... - Infosys Unpaid Overtime
A leading law firm is investigating claims against Infosys offices in California for allegedly not paying overtime wages to immigrant computer programmers. Infosys has been a leader in off-shore outsourcing and has been taking outsourcing a step further by sponsoring foreign citizens for H-1B temporary visas, in which there is a nationwide limit... - Stock Options and Your Retirement Fund: Is Your Employer Obeying ERISA?
Jan-26-06 A number of lawsuits have been launched against companies who don't follow the laws around stock options, 401k plans and retirement funds. ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, has special rules for companies that offer stock options as a retirement plan investment. This includes a company's fiduciary duties to their employees. Simply put,... - Employers' neglect of the law goes far beyond overtime, includes abuse, study finds
Jan-24-06 While lawyersandsettlements.com has shed light on the growing number of overtime lawsuits in [ California ], workers are exposed to many other kinds of abuse as well. A new [ study ] by McMaster's University, (one of the top 100 schools in the world), shows that almost half of American workers face violence, threats, intimidation, mental abuse and harras... - New Yorkers Fired without Just Cause
Jan-24-06 "It is common for new Yorkers to be fired and so far, there is not much recourse." - Mary Jeffords, Injured Workers of New York, Inc. According to Brian Colella, age 43, and former electrician at the New York City Fire Department Buildings Maintenance Division, he was fired after winning five different grievances for unpaid overtim... - Myth: You don't have to pay overtime to your salaried employees
Jan-23-06 It's tough to work in retail management - sometimes you're damned if you get promoted to management and you're damned if you don't accept a promotion. Jim Friderici should know: he has been working in the retail business for over 20 years in and around Albany, New York, the last five of which he managed an Electronics Boutique of America store (recently b... - Unpaid Overtime: Questions answered by a lawyer
Jan-20-06 From a phone interview with Robin Workman, Trial Attorney, Qualls & Workman, LLP Q: Why would some companies rather pay fines than pay overtime? A: It is simply a cost benefit analysis. From a fiscal standpoint it is more cost effective for some companies not to pay overtime. Companies can roll the dice and they may never get sued. A large corporati... - California Overtime Lawsuits Expanding to EB Games/Gamespot
Jan-7-06 Adding to the overtime lawsuits dotting California's legal landscape, EB Games - also known as Gamespot - is now on the radar. It seems that LA county managers at the video game retailer may not have been paid the overtime due them under California law. Managers and assistant managers are often entitled to overtime pay. If you don't earn at least twice th... - Complex New York State Labor Laws Can Lead to Abuse
Jan-7-06 New York State labor laws that deal with overtime, deductions, breaks, tips and benefits are some of the most detailed in the country. It lists different kinds of workers and employers, and how the law applies to them. While the labor laws can be hard to understand, it's worth your time to learn your rights. On the positive side, New York's labor laws are... - Who isn't against Wal-Mart?
Jan-5-06 Wal-Mart just can't seem to do anything right. It has now been caught trying to "pull a fast one" on its consumers. Consumers against Wal-Mart Its Wisconsin stores have been fined $25,000, settling allegations that the giant retailer overcharged customers for bulk items, including sweet potatoes, grapes and grind-it-yourself coffee. [ Business Week... - Employees often Unpaid for Overtime, Unaware of Overtime Laws
Dec-14-05 Many people, from restaurant workers and managers, to computer programmers aren't paid all that they're entitled to. If you have worked more than eight hours a day, or more than 40 hours in one week, you may be entitled to overtime. Some employers rely on you not knowing your rights. Trying to understand laws regulating overtime, who gets it, and how it's pa... - Water Mill Restaurant, Fox Hollow, Chateau Briand, and Westbury Manor Caterers Overtime Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the four Long Island catering establishments for allegedly failing to pay 2,000 current and former workers minimum wage and overtime. The case claimed operators paid the workers less than the $5.15 federal hourly minimum and failed to pay them overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week. The U.S. Labor Department wage l... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. illegal immigrant Settlement
Federal authorities accused the world's largest retailer of employing illegal immigrants. Since, 1997, authorities have discovered over 250 cases of illegal immigrants employed by janitor contracting services and then hired by Wal-Mart. The employees sometimes worked 7 days a week without overtime or compensation and were often locked in stores overnight... - Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's Janitor Overtime Settlement
Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's. The nationwide supermarket chains will pay two thousand predominantly Latino janitors a settlement of $22.4 million. SEIU is the large janitor's union who filed claims; alleging unpaid overtime and denying minimum wage. Some of the janitors worked for as little as $2.47 an hour and were required to work 365 days a y... - M & T Pretzel Inc. overtime Settlement
Dozens of pretzel vendors in New York, most of who are immigrants from Bangladesh, are now being paid overtime and back wages. Under the terms of the settlement M & T Pretzel Inc, which owns the pretzel pushcart empire, has agreed to pay $450,000 to employees for labor law violations. "The employees, mostly immigrants from Bangladesh, worked long sh... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Houston, Texas.
City of Houston, Texas. A $72 million settlement has been reached in the overtime lawsuit filed on behalf of 2,600 of the city's paramedics. The plaintiff's will be awarded sums that range from $500 to tens of thousands of dollars depending on how much overtime they worked. (Sep-16-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would... - Settlements and Verdicts: Electronics Boutique.
A $950,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought by managers of their California stores, alleging they were improperly denied overtime pay. (Jun-04-04) [ MIAMI HERALD ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wet Seal Inc.
Has agreed to pay as much as $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by California store managers who claimed they were wrongly denied overtime pay. (Jan-23-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ...