March 29, 2019 – The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has approved a collective action settlement between Thomson Reuters d/b/a FindLaw and its FindLaw Account Managers. After months of negotiation, FindLaw agreed to pay a settlement of...
November 2, 2017 – This week, dock workers employed by Moran Transportation Corporation won conditional class certification in their wage and hour lawsuit against the company. Kackman v. Moran Transporation Corp. seeks to recover unpaid overtime wages for...
The United States Department of Labor finalized the overtime rule that will expand overtime wages to more workers by raising the overtime salary threshold. This means that nearly all workers earning less than $47,476 will be entitled to time-and-a-half pay when they...
Wage and hour violations can cost workers thousands of dollars in rightful overtime pay every year. There are many ways employers seek to skirt state and federal wage laws to deprive their employees of overtime. Some cases involve misclassification, which can arise in...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed significant changes to federal overtime regulations that will increase the rights of workers. Under the proposed rules, the salary basis needed to qualify for white collar exemptions has more than doubled. This means...
