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Former GNC Managers Seek Class Action Suit for Unpaid Overtime
On April 11, 2012, attorneys representing two former GNC store managers argued in court that the company’s policies illegally required store managers to work overtime ... Full story
Fair Labor Association Audit Finds Violations of Labor Laws by Foxconn, Apple’s Major Supplier; and Apple and Foxconn Agree to Improve Working Conditions
This month, Apple and its major supplier, Foxconn, agreed with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to improve working conditions for employees after an audit revealed ... Full story
La Quinta Hotel Operator Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Claims that it Denied Overtime Payments and Rest Breaks to Housekeepers
LQ Management LLC, a Texas-based operator of the La Quinta hotel chain, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a putative class action suit ... Full story
Staples Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Lawsuit Alleging Nonpayment of Holiday and Vacation Wages
On January 24, 2012, Judge Ernest Hiroshige of the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a tentative approval of a $5 million settlement agreement between Staples ... Full story
Starbucks Pays $7.5 Million to Settle Class Action Alleging Supervisors Shared Baristas' Tips
On January 20, 2012, Starbucks Corporation agreed that it owes roughly $7.5 million to baristas in Massachusetts for allowing shift supervisors to share in employee ... Full story
Lady Gaga's Former Assistant Sues for $380,000 of Unpaid Overtime
On December 14, 2011, Lady Gaga's former personal assistant, Jennifer O'Neill, filed a lawsuit against Lady Gaga's Mermaid Touring Company seeking nearly $380,000 for alleged ... Full story
Nike Contractor to Pay $1M to Indonesian Workers in Overtime Settlement
Last week a Nike Inc. contractor factory in Indonesia agreed to pay workers over $1 million to settle allegations that the shoe manufacturer forced workers ... Full story
Alaska Residence Managers Petition Supreme Court to Reverse FLSA Coverage
Alaska residence managers who are employed to house and care for mentally ill children petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit's ruling that ... Full story
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari for GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sales Reps.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that the Fair Labor Standards Act's outside sales exemption applies to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ... Full story
California’s New Law Will Dramatically Increase Penalties for Employee Misclassification
California passed a new law authorizing the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) to stiffen penalties for employers that misclassify their employees.Many employers misclassify ... Full story
