Pay Practices for Health Care Workers Under Investigation
January 21st, 2011
Investigations of pay practices in the health care industry are ongoing across the nation. Many lawsuits have hit hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers concerning unlawful pay practices. Most of those lawsuits involve automatic pa…
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History of the False Claims Act
January 20th, 2011
It’s really very simple! When you order ten pounds of ground pepper to be delivered in a container from a supplier, the total combined weight of the container and pepper should be greater than ten pounds. The container weighs something. The tot…
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New Overtime Rights--"Driving" Under the Radar of Overtime Rights
January 13th, 2011
While you are driving over the next few days, take note of how many people are driving vans and small trucks as service vehicles for their employer. At times, one in every four or five vehicles you see will be a company-marked service vehicle. The dr…
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Categories: Overtime
US Supreme Court to Review Wal-Mart Class Action
December 9th, 2010
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the largest employment lawsuit in United States history should proceed as a class action against the world’s largest retailer. The lawsuit was brought by Betty Dukes, a store greeter…
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Categories: Discrimination
Are For-Profit Colleges Providing Value for Their Students?
December 2nd, 2010
Recent lawsuit filings naming for-profit colleges as defendants would indicate there is a disconnect between the value of course credits and the cost of the course credits. Time and time again students are too late discovering that course credits the…
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Criminal Charges Sought Against Glaxo Lawyer
November 16th, 2010
Former Glaxo Attorney, Lauren Stevens, has been charged with falsifying documents to influence a federal agency, obstructing an official proceeding, and making false statements to the FDA, according to an indictment issued by the United States Justic…
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9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs
November 16th, 2010
Chinese Daily News (CDN), a California-based Chinese-language newspaper has lost its appeal in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s rulings, and found that CDN had violated federal and state…
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Categories: Overtime
Arizona Grower Fined 50k for Child Labor Violations
November 11th, 2010
The United States Department of Labor has fined Nickerson Farms $48,000.00 for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act child labor laws. DOL Investigators investigated the grower and determined that Nickerson Farms employed six children between Ju…
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Categories: Fair Labor Standards Act
GlaxoSmithKline Settles Case for $750M; Whistleblower Receives over $90M
October 27th, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, will pay $750 million to settle a case that alleged it sold and manufactured contaminated drugs. The Company will pay $150 million in criminal fines and $600 million in civil penalties. These fines a…
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Kansas Labor Secretary and Other Legislators Discuss Misclassification, Wage Theft, and Independent Contractors
October 26th, 2010
Jim Garner, Kansas Labor Secretary, spoke to a group in Wichita this past weekend regarding Kansas wage theft and wages that were wrongfully withheld from Kansas workers. Along with Garner, there were several federal and state labor officials as well…
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