Over $1 Billion Recovered For Past Clients
On August 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit partially revived an ERISA class-action case against New York University. The class, made up of former and current NYU employees, alleges that NYU breached its fiduciary duties by...
When you take a job, your most basic right is the right to compensation. You and your employer agree to a salary or an hourly wage that they pay you for your time, training, and effort. If you are an hourly worker, you should receive compensation for all of the time...
Shifting pay from the hourly rate to a bonus does not mean the employer can exclude it when calculating overtime. Failing to include bonus compensation amounts in workers’ regular rates when calculating overtime pay due, violates the Fair Labor Standards Act.
On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 141 S.Ct. 2190 (U.S. 2021), ruling largely in favor of the credit reporting company. The 5-4 decision, approved by the conservative wing of the Court (minus Justice Clarence...
Harrisburg, PA - Edelson Lechtzin LLP attorneys are co-counsel for plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (“Hawbaker”), a construction firm based in Centre County, Pennsylvania, alleging violations of Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Act...
Some companies have implemented so-called “no-fault” attendance policies that utilize a point system in order to monitor the attendance of their employees. The aim of such attendance policies is to discourage absenteeism and tardiness. However, no-fault attendance...
Employers find numerous ways to keep money in their own pockets rather than put it in those of their workers. One sector that has earned a bad rap for this lately is the online delivery industry--also known as the gig economy. 2020 was a year of stunning growth for...
Some employees get overtime pay when their employers demand a lot of work from them. Under a federal law called the Fair Labor Standards Act or "FLSA", companies have an obligation to compensate workers who work exceptionally long shifts and put in more than 40 hours...
If your employer has been cheating you out of the wages you are entitled to, it is likely they have been doing the same to other workers too. When this happens, you may have the option to bring a class action -- which is when more than one person files a claim for the...
New York, NY – On June 7, 2021, a New York federal court issued an Order denying Defendants’ motion to dismiss an excessive fee class action lawsuit on behalf of participants in the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Only a few weeks after the court denied Esteé...