In the current economy, many discussions center around job creation and economic growth. Unemployment rates are high, both nationally and in the State of Missouri. And many of those who are employed are under-employed. Bi-partisan consensus seems to be calling for ways to put unemployed workers back to work and keep them employed. Yet despite […]

Many employees have a valid legal claim for unpaid overtime, but do no pursue such a claim because there is no “proof” of the hours they worked. For example, an employer may allow or require its employees to work “off the clock,” such that the employer’s time records do not reflect certain time worked by employees. Or an

On January 4, 2012, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri overtime law firm, working in connection with Weinhaus & Potashnick, filed a class action overtime lawsuit against St. Louis-based cable provider, Charter Communications. To read a copy of the lawsuit, click here. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a class of telephone customer service representatives (“CSRs”) at a call

As indicated in a blog post in September 2011, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri overtime law firm, working in connection with Weinhaus & Potashnick, previously filed a class action lawsuit against St. Louis-based U.S. Auto Protection and U.S. Auto Warranty to recover unpaid overtime for a group of sales representatives. At relevant times, U.S. Auto Protection was in

In late November 2011, two Steak ‘n Shake employees filed suit in a Georgia federal court against the Stake ‘n Shake restaurant chain. Stake ‘n Shake has nearly 500 locations in 22 states and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Biglari Holdings, Inc. Justin Beecher and Priscilla Cain filed the suit. They are current Steak ‘n Shake employees,

Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri employment law firm, working in connection withWeinhaus & Potashnick, has filed a racial harassment lawsuit against Panera, LLC, the St. Louis-based company that owns and operates the well-known Saint Louis Bread Company restaurants. The Plaintiffs are a group of current and former Panera employees who worked at the Saint Louis Bread Company

In October 2011, a federal judge in New York upheld a magistrate’s decision to certify a collective action lawsuit brought on behalf of current and former claims examiners employed by Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO), a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary. The suit alleges that GEICO refused to pay the claims examiners overtime. Candace Harper originally filed the lawsuit in 2009. Harper,

On November 11, 2011, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri employment law firm, working in connection with Kuhlmann, LLC, filed a class action employment lawsuitagainst Human Development Corporation, a St. Louis-based company, as well as several of HDC’s individual officers and directors. The class action lawsuit alleges that HDC and its officers and directors committed numerous violations

In the case of Lanktree, et al. v. I-70 Towing, et al., Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri employment law firm, working in connection with Weinhaus & Potashnick, recently negotiated a settlement on behalf of a group of tow truck drivers who were suing their former employer, I-70 Towing, for unpaid wages. The lawsuit was originally filed in