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Employment Law
BMO Harris Bank, one of the largest banks in the Midwest serving personal, commercial and affluent customers will pay $400,000 to 14 former employees under a consent decree resolving a disability discrimination case brought by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Case: EEOC v. Harris Bank, Civil Action No. 12-cv -7793 According to the […]
Employment Law
If your employer has give you the title of “Manager,” but you spend almost no time managing people, you may be eligible for overtime pay. As a cost-cutting measure, many employers use job titles, such as “Manager” for their lower level employees to avoid paying them overtime. This being said, employees in these job titles who do not regularly supervise 2 […]
Employment Law
Merck & Co., one of the world’s seven largest pharmaceutical companies, is being sued by Kelli Smith, a Merck sales representative for at approximately $100 million. In her claim Smith alleges that Merck does not give women equal opportunities for advancement and punishes female employees for taking maternity leave. According to Smith, she won awards for her work but was unfairly demoted after taking […]
Employment Law
A three-year investigation conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that clothing retailer, Wet Seal Inc., favored a caucasian workforce. Additionally, the EEOC found that Wet Seal’s upper level management had discriminated against Nicole Cogdell, a former store manager by removing her from her manager’s role. Nicole Cogdell and two other former managers filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company alleging an […]
Employment Law
Dynamic Medical Services, Inc., a medical and chiropractic services company is being accused, in a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) of violated federal law by requiring employees to attend Scientology courses. (Case No. 1:13-cv-21666). According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the Dynamic Medical required employees, including Norma Rodriguez, Maykel Ruz, Rommy Sanchez, Yanileydis Capote to spend approximately half […]
Employment Law
Bank of America is facing an “unpaid overtime” class action lawsuit on behalf of approximately 850 Mortgage Origination Employees including (but not limited to) Retail Sales Managers, Account Executives, LoanLine Sales Manager, Sales Leader, Manager NCS Production, LoanLine Sales Assistant Manager, Renovation Loan Originator, Home Loans Manager, and Mortgage Loan Associates. (1:12-cv-8681) This is the second employment lawsuit […]
Employment Law
According to a recent San Francisco Chronicle report, “as a result of a federal audit by the U.S. Labor Department, The San Francisco Giants baseball team has agreed to pay approximately $700,000 in back wages and penalties to 74 batboys, cooks, clubhouse attendants and other employees for alleged improper salary practices.” The Giants were allegedly paying these employees a flat game rate, even though, according to […]
Employment Law
Former Image Dry Cleaner and Laundry, Inc., employee, David Greer has filed a lawsuit against the company claiming he was not properly paid for overtime work in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Case No. 4:11-cv-00827) According to Greer, during his employment, he was improperly classified and paid as an exempt employee. Many companies […]
Employment Law
The GEO Group, Inc., a prison management company, that runs over 100 private prison facilities across the country, has reached a $140,000 settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Arizona Civil Rights Division (ACRD). According to the EEOC and ACRD, GEO Group had an extreme tolerance for sexual harassment. Specifically, the EEOC and ACRD alleged that male managers at GEO […]
Employment Law
It seems, as long as there have been waiters, waitresses and other service industry workers, there has been tip-pooling. For the protection of these service industry employees, California legislature passed a law in 1929, prohibiting employers from taking any portion of their employees’ tips. However, the law did permit employers to credit tips against employees’ wages, i.e., use tips in […]
Employment Law
Merrill Lynch has reached a $12 million settlement, ending an unpaid overtime class action brought by their employees who provided support services to brokers. According to the lawsuit, Merrill Lynch client associates were allegedly paid overtime based on an incorrect and low regular rate of pay and that Merrill Lynch failed to properly record and account for all […]
Employment Law
The California Labor Commissioner, Julie Su has filed a lawsuit against several Los Angeles area hospitals, claiming they owe their employees $9 million in wages, and the State of California $52 million in damages. Federal and state laws require most employers to pay overtime. The overtime premium is 50% of the employee’s usual hourly wage. This means an employee who […]
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