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.
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