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July 16, 2024
Growers claiming that a chicken farm misclassified them as independent contractors wouldn't be entitled to overtime even if they were employees, the farm told a South Carolina federal court, saying they fall under a federal agricultural exemption.
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July 16, 2024
The New York City Police Department urged a federal court to throw out a suit brought by 10 dog handlers accusing the department of failing to pay them overtime for time they spent caring for their dogs outside of work, calling their amended complaint too vague.
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July 16, 2024
A tire shop in Iowa paid nearly $34,000 in back wages and damages for miscalculating the overtime rates of 11 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor announced.
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July 16, 2024
Fisher Phillips announced Tuesday that it has upped the headcount at its new Dallas location with a partner who came aboard from Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC.
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July 16, 2024
Law firms' ongoing initiatives to address diversity challenges have driven another year of progress, with the representation of minority attorneys continuing to improve across the board, albeit at a slower pace than in previous years. Here's our data dive into minority representation at law firms in 2023.
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July 16, 2024
Law360’s law firm survey shows that firms' efforts to diversify their equity partner ranks are lagging. But some have embraced a broader talent pool at the equity partner level. Here are the ones that stood out.
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July 16, 2024
New York City will pay $6.2 million to settle a proposed collective action brought by a group of Rikers Island employees who alleged the city was late in paying their overtime wages and that about $1 million in overtime money was not paid.
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July 16, 2024
Paid time for heat breaks that employers must provide under a proposed federal worker safety standard may count toward the 40-hour threshold at which a worker is entitled to overtime, attorneys told Law360.
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July 15, 2024
A California federal judge has rebuked both sides of a suit alleging Twitter violated federal labor laws amid a mass layoff in late 2022, ordering lead attorneys to attend a meet and confer session in August to work through ongoing conflicts that have arisen since the claims were filed in April 2023.
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July 15, 2024
A class and collective of emergency medical services workers asked a North Carolina federal court for summary judgment in their overtime suit against a county, arguing basic math proves employees were underpaid in violation of an ordinance.
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July 15, 2024
Chase Bank encouraged workers to perform off-the-clock work but failed to pay them accordingly, while also giving them so much work that they were forced to take their meals at their desks, a former employee said in a suit in California state court.
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July 15, 2024
An HVAC company has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle an ex-technician's proposed class action alleging meal break and wage violations, according to a bid for preliminary approval filed in Washington state court.
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July 15, 2024
A worker-finding platform and a staffing company said the City of Denver and its auditor office don't have the authority to investigate wage and hour violations, telling a Colorado federal court that their overreach could lead to hefty penalties.
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July 15, 2024
A bakery in New York City's Harlem neighborhood violated federal labor law by firing a worker who complained about issues workers had with tips and scheduling at the shop, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, rejecting the bakery's argument that the worker quit.
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July 15, 2024
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a five-member team of labor and employment lawyers who previously practiced with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
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July 15, 2024
A Michigan school staffing firm has agreed to pay employees double their overtime rate to settle a lawsuit alleging the company denied workers overtime wages, according to a filing Monday, resolving a proposed collective and class action lawsuit that an ex-security guard and support worker filed earlier this year.
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July 15, 2024
A renewable energy company in Puerto Rico owes nearly $239,000 for denying more than 1,000 solar panel and system installers their full overtime pay, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday.
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July 15, 2024
Amazon properly moved to arbitrate in districts where drivers accusing the e-commerce giant of misclassifying them as independent contractors agreed to arbitrate their claims, the company told a Washington federal judge, urging the court to deny the workers' request for an injunction.
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July 15, 2024
A customer support services company agreed to pay out $3 million to end a U.S. Department of Labor suit in Florida federal court claiming it misclassified thousands of workers as independent contractors.
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July 15, 2024
A senior living center in Wisconsin will pay $30,000 to end a U.S. Department of Labor suit alleging it denied workers their full wages, according to court documents.
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July 15, 2024
Several legal fights that will dominate the rest of 2024 are variations on the debate around who has the power to make and change laws and who is considered an employee, with the cases challenging the breadth of the U.S. Department of Labor's rulemaking authority in the spotlight. Here, Law360 looks at seven cases to watch in the year's latter half.
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July 15, 2024
A trio of U.S. Supreme Court rulings this term that dulled administrative agencies' power are likely to make an impact on how the U.S. Department of Labor enforces wage and hour law. Here, Law360 reviews six cases where their application is already becoming a point of contention.
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July 15, 2024
A veteran employment litigator has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in New York after nearly 16 years at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.
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July 12, 2024
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2024, our list of 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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July 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Fifth Circuit that it need not consider the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision scrapping Chevron deference in a lawsuit restaurant groups filed combating a rule affecting tipped workers, saying it has no impact on the case.