On March 27, 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, in the case of Davenport, et al. v. Charter Communications, LLC, issued an Order conditionally certifying the case as a collective action pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. Section 216(b). In the lawsuit, telephone representatives (commonly […]

On December 4, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri denied defendant Medicredit, Inc.’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s claim in the case March v. Medicredit, Inc. The plaintiff – John March – originally filed a class action lawsuit against Medicredit alleging violations of the federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA).

Recently, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a class and collective action wage lawsuit against St. Louis restaurants Il Bel Lago and Giovanni’s on the Hill. The suit also brings claims against Frank and Carmelo Gabriele, who allegedly own/operate the restaurants. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of a class of tipped

On January 2, 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri denied both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s motions for summary judgment in the case Gonzalez v. Sara, Inc., d/b/a IHOP #5328. Plaintiff Enrique Gonzalez originally filed a lawsuit against his former employer seeking to recover unpaid overtime wages under the federal Fair

Recently, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered a final order approving a class action settlement agreement in the case O’Donnell et al. v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc. The settlement resolved claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Missouri minimum wage laws. The FLSA establishes minimum wage and

Recently, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis wage and hour law firm – working in connection with Dashtaki Law Firm, LLC – filed a class and collective action wage lawsuit against Vires-Renbarger, Inc., the company that owns and operates St. Louis restaurants Home Wine Kitchen and Table. The suit also brings claims against the

Unpaid internships have become increasingly common in the job market. Approximately one million undergraduate students work in internships each year, an estimated half of which are unpaid.[1] When “for-profit” private employers utilize unpaid interns, some courts have decided that such employers violate federal wage and hour laws. In 2013, the United States District Court for the

On March 11, 2013, a federal district court held that Radioshack’s bonus compensation method was unlawful under Department of Labor regulations. The plaintiff employees alleged that Radioshack violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay store managers time-and-a-half for overtime hours. Among other things, the FLSA requires a minimum of “time-and-a-half”

On July 29, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision in Lucas et al. v. Jerusalem Café, LLC. The Court held that unauthorized aliens may recover unpaid and underpaid wages under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Six employees of the Jerusalem Café originally