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Fair Work, Fair Wages | Why Job Opportunity Specialists Are Pushing For Unpaid Overtime Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Job Opportunity Specialists filed a complaint against NYC claiming that they are not being paid time-and-a-half overtime for their overtime hours.
05/09/2024
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Wendy’s Failed to Provide Adequate Time and Space to Pump Breast Milk, Employee Alleges
On February 1, 2024, a worker at a Georgia Wendy’s sued the owner of the franchise where she worked, as well as the Wendy’s parent company, alleging that she and breastfeeding workers nationwide had been given insufficient time and inadequate locations to pump breastmilk, in violation of federal law.
February 08, 2024
New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds $10 Million Punitive Damages Award to State Corrections Officer in Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodations Lawsuit
On January 30, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed a jury decision finding that the State of New Jersey was liable for $10 million in punitive damages due to its discrimination against and failure to accommodate a female corrections officer (CO) working for the state’s Juvenile Justice Center (JJC).
February 06, 2024
Planet Home Lending, LLC Data Breach Investigation
On November 15, 2023, Planet Home Lending, LLC discovered that its network had been subject to to unauthorized activity and began investigating.
February 02, 2024
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Data Breach Investigation
On December 28, 2023, Columbus Regional Healthcare System discovered that its network had been subject to to unauthorized activity and began investigating.
January 26, 2024
Deli Management, Inc. d/b/a Jason’s Deli Data Breach Investigation
On December 21, 2023, Deli Management, Inc. d/b/a Jason's Deli discovered that its network had been subject to to unauthorized activity and began investigating.
January 26, 2024
First Financial Security, Inc. Data Breach Investigation
On October 17, 2023, First Financial Security, Inc. discovered that its network had been subject to to unauthorized activity and began investigating.
January 26, 2024
Amazon settles case involving unpaid work expenses for remote workers in California during the pandemic
Amazon will pay $950,000 to settle a case involving California remote workers and their home internet expenses. A remote worker sued Amazon in the federal District for the Northern District of California. The worker alleged that Amazon failed to reimburse its California employees for home internet expenses when they worked remotely between March 2020 and July 2022, allegedly violating various California labor codes.
January 25, 2024
NLRB Affirms Administrative Law Judge’s Award in Favor of Two Terminated Investment Analysts, Terminated Unlawfully for Using Internal Payroll Documents to Seek Better Pay from Employer Vesta VFO LLC
On January 10, 2024, a panel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) upheld an administrative law judge’s opinion putting two fired employees back to work, ruling that the employer’s asserted basis for their termination violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), which protects employees’ right to join, form, and assist Union, engage in collective bargaining, and engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
January 23, 2024
California Court of Appeals Upholds $23.9 Million Damages Award for Attorney’s Illegal Termination Claim
On January 2, 2024, the Court of Appeals in California upheld the finding and a $23.9 million dollar damages award that Andrew Rudnicki, an in-house attorney for Farmers Insurance Exchange and Farmers Group, Inc. (Farmers), was illegally terminated in retaliation for opposing gender discrimination.
January 17, 2024
Court of Federal Claims Rules in favor of Customs Officers Seeking Overtime Pay
On January 3, 2024, the United States Court of Federal Claims ruled in favor of Customs Officers seeking overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Customs Officer Pay Reform Act (“COPRA”) for their time spent traveling across the country while working as part of the CBP’s “Special Response Team.”
January 05, 2024
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