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Poll: Public backs new white-collar overtime rule

09/12/2016
A new poll by the left-leaning National Employment Law Project shows that likely voters in so-called battleground states support the Department of Labor’s new rule expanding overtime pay.

Brace for new wave of harassment lawsuits

09/09/2016
If the recent past is any indication, employers may soon be seeing an increase in sexual harassment complaints and lawsuits.

Supreme Court could rule on class-action waivers

09/08/2016
A Wisconsin software company on Sept. 6 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether class-action waivers in employment agreements are legal.

Reclassifying employees? Don’t forget New York’s wage theft law

09/07/2016
This month we update New York state employers on two developments that could catch them by surprise.

Class-action lawsuit alleges GrubHub misclassified drivers

09/07/2016
Drivers for the takeout food app GrubHub have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company misclassified them as independent contractors, thus paying them less than minimum wage and denying overtime pay.

Dunkin’ Donuts manager not so sweet to employees

09/07/2016
A Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee in Westchester, N.Y., will pay $150,000 to several women who were sexually harassed by a former manager.

Court warns serial litigant: No more frivolous lawsuits

09/07/2016
A federal court has warned a woman who has acted as her own attorney in a series of employment discrimination lawsuits that any further lawsuits will be scrutinized.

Check timing whenever an employee brings EEOC suit

09/07/2016
Did a lawsuit suddenly come out of nowhere after you thought it was long dead? If so, it may be worth determining if the claim is untimely.

Court rules: ‘Grab a slice any time’ doesn’t constitute a real meal break

09/07/2016
A federal court has ruled that an employer cannot take a credit towards unpaid overtime for paid meal breaks.

Class-action alert: The bigger the workforce, the more important your job descriptions

09/07/2016
Class-action attorneys love the Fair Labor Standards Act because it makes it easy for them to take small individual claims for unpaid overtime and turn them into mass litigation cases. That way, a single lawyer or law firm can represent thousands of similarly situated workers.