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Missouri Call Center Employees Granted Class Certification In Wage and Hour Lawsuit

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Missouri Call Center Employees Granted Class Certification In Wage and Hour Lawsuit

Call centers (central, telephone-based customer service operations) are frequent violators of minimum wage and overtime laws. The U.S. Department of Labor has produced a helpful factsheet summarizing the wage and hour laws that apply to call centers. Call centers commonly violate the law by: (1) not paying their employees at least minimum wage for all hours […]

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Nashville Bartenders’ Wage and Hour Lawsuit Moves Forward

Last month, a federal judge decided not to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of bartenders employed by the nightclub Coyote Ugly. The bartenders’ lawsuit alleges multiple violations of minimum wage and overtime laws. As noted elsewhere on this blog, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that most employees be paid at least the minimum wage for

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Pizza Hut Delivery Drivers’ Minimum Wage Lawsuit to Move Forward

On July 18th, 2011, a Colorado federal judge issued an Order denying a motion to dismiss filed by Pizza Hut in a lawsuit brought by a group of Pizza Hut delivery drivers who are suing to recover unpaid wages. The drivers’ lawsuit alleges that Pizza Hut failed to pay them at least the federal minimum wage. The Fair

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Legislative Employee’s Minimum Wage and Overtime Suit Dismissed

In a recent minimum wage and overtime case, a federal court judge ruled against an employee of the City of East Cleveland, Ohio who filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for unpaid wages. The employee, William Ellington, worked as the Deputy Clerk for the East Cleveland City Council. Apparently for political reasons, the City stopped issuing paychecks

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Illinois Restaurant Owners Receive Million Dollar Lesson in Wage/Hour Compliance

Last month, in the case of Solis v. El Matador, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered restaurant owners Dolores and Ricardo Onate to pay over $1 Million to workers they employed at two restaurants in Decatur, Illinois. The workers were employed as servers and kitchen staff, and the Court found that their

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Work Must Be Paid For–But What Is “Work” And How Can You Prove That You Performed It?

To save money, employers often require their employees to engage in uncompensated work activities, otherwise known as “off the clock” work. For example, employers may refuse to compensate employees for the time they spend working during breaks, traveling during their workday, working after hours or at home, performing pre-shift preparation activities, or putting on and

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Riggan Law Firm Sues Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. For Unlawful Retaliation and Unpaid Wages

On Thursday, June 2, 2011, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis overtime law firm–in connection with The Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley–filed a lawsuit against St. Louis-based Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. on behalf of its former employee, John DiMartino. The lawsuit claims unlawful retaliation in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and alleges that

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