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New Law Helps Employers Manage Pensions
September 20th, 2012
According to USA Today, a new law recently passed by Congress and signed by the President will allow companies to avoid contributing billions of dollars owed to the already underfunded employee pension funds. Though this is meant to free up money for…
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Categories: ERISA
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Increasing Number of Workers File Wage and Hour Complaints
September 6th, 2012
According to a recent article by NBC News, an increasing number of workers believe that putting in time at work does not result in more financial benefit for them. Studies indicate there has recently been a spike in wage and hour violation claims by…
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Supreme Court Says Drug Reps Not Owed Overtime
June 28th, 2012
According to a recent decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, pharmaceutical sales representatives fall under the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) definition of “outside salesmen” and are not owed overtime compensation. In t…
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More Developments Regarding "Gang Time" Violations in the Meatpacking Industry
May 31st, 2012
As we told you in our earlier article, Wage Lawsuit Filed Against Creekstone Farms, in April of last year, our Kansas City Overtime Law Firm filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court on behalf of workers Paz Sanchez and Elvis Posadas against Creekst…
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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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Famous Chef, Mario Batali, Settles Tip Case for $5.25M
March 8th, 2012
In New York, it is reported that celebrity chef Mario Batali has settled a wage-and-tip class action law suit, believed to be the largest-ever in a New York wage-and-tip suit, by agreeing to pay $5.25 million on behalf of approximately 1,100 current…
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It's Not Broken, Don't Fix It: Congress Proposes Barriers to Unemployment Insurance
January 26th, 2012
During the last few years, which represent the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, many workers have been able to benefit from state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. UI benefits prevent middle class Americans from sliding into th…
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Categories: Legislative News
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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