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PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS OVERTIME LAWSUIT
Aug 18
Similar to Fitapelli & Schaffer’s class action lawsuit against KPMG, another of the Big-5 accounting firms, Price Waterhouse Coopers was sued for failing to pay overtime to associates in the New York office. Many large companies mislead salaried employees in order to avoid paying them overtime, in violation of state and federal law.
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RBC Overtime Settlement
Aug 17
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has agreed to settle a minimum wage and overtime lawsuit brought by Securities Brokers. The settlement would create a fund of $5.05 million to be split among eligible employees. The case was filed in Minnesota Federal Court.
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STARBUCKS SETTLEMENT
Aug 15
Starbucks settled a FLSA overtime pay collective action brought by managers for $1.6 million, just before the case went to trial. These managers were likely paid salary and alleged they were misclassified. Companies commonly mislead salaried employees into thinking they are not entitled to overtime because they are paid salary, rather than hourly.
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NEW YORK METS OVERTIME LAWSUIT
Aug 12
The New York Mets were hit with a class action lawsuit alleging security guards at Citi Field are not being paid time and one half for over 40 hours per week. Hourly employees must be paid time and one half their hourly rate for all hours over 40 per week, with no exceptions. For example, if a security guard is paid $20 per hour, they must be paid $30 per hour for all overtime hours. Many security companies have been sued for similar violations in the past few years.
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