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Company Reaches a Settlement of $2M in Unpaid Overtime Wage Lawsuit
In the Peterson v. ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. case, Laura Peterson filed a lawsuit, on behalf of herself and similarly situated employees, against Alaska Communications Systems Group (ACS). Peterson and the other employees worked as client account managers for ACS. Peterson claimed that ACS violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (AWHA) by misclassifying them as overtime-exempt salaried employees. This resulted in the failure to...
Explore case ->Employee Fails to Prove Willful Misconduct in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
In the case of Bey v. Dynamic Computing Services (DCS) Corp., Debra Bey filed a complaint against DCS for failure to compensate her and other employees for working overtime. Bey was hired by DCS to work at Alaska Regional Hospital as a consultant on a medical software transition project. DCS sought summary judgment against Bey’s allegations. DCS argued that Bey’s claim was time-barred and that she was exempt from overtime pay as...
Explore case ->Dispute Over Interpretation of Alaska Statutes on Payment for Overtime
Ganz v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. is a legal dispute over overtime pay under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (AWHA). Employees working in Prudhoe Bay claimed they were entitled to overtime for hours exceeding 40 per week or 10 per day, while Alaska Airlines argued they were exempt under statutory provisions.
Explore case ->P.A.M. Transport Inc. Ordered to Pay Truckers $4.75 million for Denying them Overtime Pay and Making Illegal Wage Deductions
In 2022, 7,965 truck drivers won a class action case against their employer P.A.M. Transport Inc. The truck drivers alleged that their employer failed to compensate them for all the hours they were on the road. As a result, they were denied overtime pay for working beyond the standard 40 hours a week between January 2020 and July 2022. In addition to computing their hours inaccurately and denying them overtime pay, the truckers...
Explore case ->Consulting Company Ordered to Pay Over $1.6 Million for Breaking Time Tracking Laws
In Acosta v. Fire & Safety Investigation Consulting Servs, LLC, the U.S. Department of Labor investigated Fire & Safety Investigation Consulting Services (Fire & Safety), a private investigation firm in West Virginia, after an anonymous consultant filed a complaint alleging the company had failed to pay overtime for hours worked beyond 40 per week. The investigation revealed that Fire & Safety not only neglected to pay proper overtime wages but also failed to maintain...
Explore case ->California Employer Ordered to Pay $99K for Overtime Violations Involving a Former Salaried Employee
In the case of Morales v. Factor Surfaces LLC, the California Court of Appeal ruled against Factor Surfaces LLC (Factor) for failing to pay overtime wages to a former employee, Byron Jerry Morales (Morales). Morales regularly worked shifts exceeding 40 hours per week and was promised a fixed daily rate. However, the employer failed to pay him overtime or maintain proper employment records. After Morales requested overtime compensation, he was terminated. The court found that Factor...
Explore case ->Beverage Company Settles Gender Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit for $300K
Nestlé Waters North America, a bottled water company, paid $300,000 to settle a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for gender discrimination. The suit claimed the company failed to promote Dawn Bowers-Ferrara, a 20-year employee, because of her gender and subsequently selected her as the only one among 14 Florida zone managers to be terminated during a consolidation. Despite her experience, a less qualified male was chosen for a...
Explore case ->Florida Restaurant Pays $200,000 to Settle Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit Involving Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
In 2012, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against the owner/operator of a Hurricane Grill and Wings franchise in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The lawsuit alleged that the business allowed its female employees to be sexually harassed by a customer, who was a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy. The harassment reportedly included inappropriate touching and sexual comments, along with propositions for sexual activities. After one of the female servers sought legal assistance...
Explore case ->Jury Awards $8.1 Million to Former Store Manager for Wrongful Termination After Cancer Diagnosis
In November 2010, Kara Jorud, a former store manager for Michaels Stores, Inc., filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination after being dismissed in October 2008 following her breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent medical treatments, including a double mastectomy and chemotherapy. Jorud claimed that Michaels interfered with her medical leave rights, demanding her premature return to work, and harassed her during her recovery. Despite her high performance, she was terminated, resulting in...
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