Our attorneys have represented employers in scores
of wage and hour class actions, including claims involving unpaid overtime, off the clock work, vacation pay, payroll deductions, commission disputes, waiting time penalties and meal and rest period violations.
We're helping employers fight the flood of class action litigation filed in recent years, particularly in the areas
of wage and hour and equal employment opportunity.
Kristen's litigation experience includes representing individual and corporate clients in cases involving claims of breach of contract, consumer fraud, unfair trade practices, violation of federal and state credit reporting laws, violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, professional negligence, business torts, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, violation
of wage and hour law, and violation of non-competition and confidentiality agreements.
She represents employers in federal and state litigation matters, including class action and individual claims
of wage and hour violations, sexual harassment, age, disability, race and sex discrimination, failure to accommodate, whistleblower and public policy wrongful discharge.
Her practice focuses on defending employers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies against claims
of wage and hour violations, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination.
He litigates in multiple areas of employment law and defends against individual and class action lawsuits alleging violations
of wage and hour laws, discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, breach of contract, labor code section 132a claims, and other related matters.
After successfully demurring, negotiated favorable resolution
of wage and hour representative action on behalf of a major television network.
«Laura is well known to our labor and employment team for her leadership in the defense
of wage and hour claims, especially claims brought under PAGA.
The number
of wage and hour lawsuits and U.S. Department of Labor investigations has increased exponentially in recent years, spurred by actual and proposed legislative and regulatory changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as the evolving requirements of a growing workforce of independent contractors and other non-traditional employees.
Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Swafford - Harris practiced as an associate at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, where she focused on representing employers in the defense
of wage and hour class and collective actions arising out of alleged violations of the California Labor Code and / or the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Her practice includes the defense
of wage and hour proceedings, including class and mass actions alleging violations of overtime and other wage and hour laws in both state and federal court.
Workers in California's technology industry face numerous California labor violations, including violations
of wage and hour laws and misclassification as independent contractors.
The number
of wage and hour related disputes and lawsuits as significantly increased over the past few years.
Call us for a free initial consultation to discuss the details
of your wage and hour claim.
He practices in the area of labor and employment law, with a particular emphasis on class action litigation, especially in the area
of wage and hour laws.
We have over 130 active cases and growing, primarily in the practice
of wage and hour law inclusive of class actions and we are looking for additional counsel to handle the expanding workload.
Shannon has more than 20 years of experience and has successfully defended employers before federal and state courts and agencies against claims including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, violations
of wage and hour laws, and violations of leave laws.
Given the complexity
of the wage and hour regulatory scheme, litigation and governmental enforcement actions in this area have become increasingly common in recent years.
Successfully represented private insurance brokerage agency in defense
of a wage and hour action brought by a broker under federal and state law.
Given our litigation experience, we also routinely advise our clients in pre-litigation audits
of wage and hour compliance.
Seminar topics will range from how to legally and practically address steering, to getting ready for transitioning your business to a lean model; understanding and performing OEM recommended repairs to finding out how «quirky» customers can be your most valuable resources; and how a lack of understanding
of wage and hour compliance could devastate your business, to a look at how to drive business to your door through social networking media.
Seminar topics will include how to legally and practically address steering; getting ready for transitioning your business to a lean model; understanding and performing OEM - recommended repairs; finding out how «quirky» customers can be your most valuable resources; how a lack of understanding
of wage and hour compliance could devastate your business; and a look at how to drive business to your door through social networking media.
She provides consulting and customized training for clients on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment prevention, conducting internal workplace investigations, effective documentation and performance management practices for managers, managing employee medical leaves and disability accommodations requests, and compliance with the myriad
of wage and hour laws.
Not exact matches
Several hundred marched near Disney World in October
and in December Orlando workers rejected a company proposal to boost the lowest
wage by $ 1 over two years to $ 11 an
hour because it would still leave new hires at $ 10, according to Jeremy Haicken, president
of Unite Here Local 737, which represents food
and housekeeping workers.
To stay compliant with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers need to show the U.S. Department
of Labor's
Wage and Hour Division when the changes were made,
and why.
Consider whether the person's services are «an integral part
of the organization's activities»
and whether the relationship is «permanent or indefinite, rather than for a determinable time,» suggests employment lawyer John Thompson on the
Wage and Hour Laws.
While some startups, such as Taskrabbit, have attempted to address some
of the inequity invovled in being a contract worker, for example by setting a
wage floor
of $ 11.20 an
hour — higher than the proposed national minimum
wage of $ 10.10 —
and providing some discounts for health care
and transportation, contractors clearly need a lot more.
Sanders echoed his own presidential campaign's message by noting that American people are «tired
of working longer
hours for lower wages,
of seeing decent paying jobs go to China
and other low -
wage countries.»
And it follows a move by McDonald's to raise its average minimum wage to more than $ 10, and to give employees with a year's service 20 hours of paid time o
And it follows a move by McDonald's to raise its average minimum
wage to more than $ 10,
and to give employees with a year's service 20 hours of paid time o
and to give employees with a year's service 20
hours of paid time off.
The Fight for $ 15, a worldwide effort to raise wages
and strengthen unions, has successfully led to better pay in many places since its launch in 2012,
and a proposed federal minimum
wage of $ 15 an
hour was part
of the Democratic Party platform in 2016.
The Fair Labor Standards Act, passed in 1938 as part
of the New Deal, ushered in such innovations as the 40 -
hour workweek, overtime pay,
and the minimum
wage.
Some are, as five states, including Mississippi
and Louisiana, have no official minimum
wage,
and two more, Georgia
and Wyoming, have a minimum
wage of $ 5.15, or about $ 10 less an
hour than full - time employees would need to make to be able to afford a two - bedroom.
By contrast, states such as Connecticut
and California mandate that even entry - level workers receive about $ 10 an
hour, while cities
and, increasingly, states such as Illinois
and New York are phasing in a new minimum
wage of $ 15 an
hour.
A study from 2009 now getting buzz on the blogosphere explored the role marriage plays in the lesbian
wage premium,
and found that women who don't expect to be part
of a traditional family spend more time investing in labour participation through on - the - job training
and working longer
hours than household skills.
Going forward her waiters would get $ 25 an
hour,
and other workers like dishwashers would get a starting
wage of $ 15.
Even fans
of wage hikes acknowledge that they must be done in steps — say, an $ 1.00 per
hour jump the first year,
and 75 cents the second.
A $ 15 - per -
hour wage will put some people on more solid economic ground but at the same time make it harder for thousands
of others to find work
and get started on a career.
The key driver
of these income trends, besides lower employment
and hours in the aftermath
of the financial crisis, has been
wage stagnation over the last dozen years.
The complaints include
wage and hour violations, charges
of sexual harassment,
and allegations
of unfair labor practices.
The Broadbent Institute estimates that these investments from both government
and business could create 186,000 three - month full - time co-op positions, paid internship or summer job placements that pay a
wage of $ 15 per
hour.
In it, David Weil, then - Administrator
of the DOL's
Wage and Hour division, stressed the need for a narrower definition
of independent contractor to tackle growing problems with employee misclassification.
With 8,954
wage and hour lawsuits filed in 2015 alone, there are literally thousands
of other examples like this.
Under federal
wage law, employers who pay the tipped minimum
wage, which is lower than the standard minimum
wage of $ 7.25 per
hour, can't pool
and share tips with non-tipped workers.
For example, in the Poughkeepsie, N.Y. area, you need to earn $ 16.40 per
hour and in New York City $ 22.90 per
hour to afford an efficiency (or small studio) apartment, according to Looking Up at the Bottom Line author Richard Troxell's calculation
of the universal living
wage.
«It's a very high turnover because
of that,» Ivette Vigano, assistant director
of the Labor Department's
Wage and Hour Division office in Philadelphia, told the Inquirer.
In stepped Heidi Shierholz, a former Labor
Wage and Hour staffer who is now senior economist
and director
of policy at the left - leaning Economic Policy Institute.
On Saturday, workers voted in favor
of including civil disobedience in their efforts to reach a $ 15 - per -
hour minimum
wage and the right to form a union without fear
of retribution from employers.
The federal minimum
wage is $ 7.25 per
hour, but 30 states
and the District
of Columbia have higher state minimum wages that go as high as $ 11 in Washington state,
and $ 11.50 in the District
of Columbia, according to Lordan
and Neumark.
Just imagine instead
of spending eight
hours working for an hourly
wage or at your day job, you spend eight
hours researching various arbitrage opportunities
and pulling the trigger.
The top - code is such that the product
of usual
hours times usual hourly
wage does not exceed an annualized
wage of $ 100,000 before 2003
and $ 150,000 in the years 2003 forward.