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The Labor Department is cracking down on employers who cheat their employees out of wages. In so doing, the Department is entering agreements whereby information will be shared between the Department, several states, and the Internal Revenue Service.… Read More

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… Read More

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, &#… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

On March 28, 2011, Judge Barbara S. Jones, a Federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, preliminarily approved a $2 million class and collective action settlement for Creighton v. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. et al.… Read More