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Ongoing Lawsuit Against Creekstone Farms
April 19th, 2012
In April of last year, our unpaid overtime lawfirm, Brady & Associates, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court on behalf of workers Paz Sanchez and Elvis Posadas against Creekstone Farms Premium Beef. Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Posadas were designat…
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Slaughterhouses Keep Churning Out Meat, but Workers are Often Injured in the Process
April 12th, 2012
Workers in slaughterhouses face hard and relentless work. According to statistics, the meatpacking industry is one of the most dangerous industries. The stats reveal that it has the highest injury rate of any industry, including five times the nation…
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Chinese Overtime, Bonuses and Incentive Pay: Not a Good Mix?
March 15th, 2012
Most employers are required to pay time and a half to non-exempt employees for any work performed over forty hours in a workweek. One exception is the fluctuating workweek (FWW) method of paying overtime, known to many workers as “Chinese overt…
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Unpaid Internships, Are they Legal?
October 27th, 2011
In an effort to get a head start on the quest for gainful employment upon graduation from college, many students participate in internship programs offered by businesses through college and university career centers. Students use the internship progr…
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Tyson Pays $32 Million to Settle Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
September 22nd, 2011
On September 15, 2011, a class action wide settlement was approved on behalf of workers at 41 Tyson poultry plants. More than 17,000 Tyson employees had participated in the lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim they had not been properly paid for putting…
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Fair Pay to Resolve Economic Woes
September 8th, 2011
The New York Times published an editorial during the Labor Day weekend of 2010, written by former Labor Secretary, Robert Reich. The article addressed the issues this country continues to endure one year later. Specifically, Mr. Reich states that, …
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Home Care Workers Fight for Minimum Wage and Overtime Protection through FLSA
July 28th, 2011
In 1974 Congress added domestic workers to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), however, those employees that provided “companionship services” were exempted. At that time, the business of providing home care was barely a cottage industry…
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Do Republicans Want to Diminish Overtime Protection in the Fair Labor Standards Act?
July 21st, 2011
The Fair Labor Standards Act or “FLSA” is a federal statute, enacted by congress that protects many workers’ rights to fair pay. Under the FLSA, covered employees have minimum wage protections as well as rights to receive overtime c…
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Are You Entitled to Be Paid For Time Spent Hauling Equipment From Home?--Federal Appeals Court Says "Yes"
May 12th, 2011
In 2006, a federal appeals court whose decisions are binding precedent for the United States District Court of Kansas (as well as lower federal courts in several other States) examined whether oil riggers were entitled to be paid overtime for certain…
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Wage Lawsuit Filed Against Creekstone Farms
April 21st, 2011
Unpaid wages and overtime are sought by employees at a Kansas slaughterhouse, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef. The federal lawsuit seeks class-action status for the 700 individuals employed by the Arkansas City plant. Workers at the plant are seeking m…
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