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Employment Law
Irving Head, a former employee of Luper Self Storage facility has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was not paid the federal minimum wage and overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Case No. 9:13-cv-00032) The FLSA establishes minimum wage and overtime pay in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered […]
Employment Law
Ayrton Stenovitch filed a lawsuit against Action Powersports Inc., claiming the company violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not paying him overtime wages even though he worked over 40 hours in a week. (Case No. 6:13-cv-00253) According to the FLSA, non-exempt employees must be paid overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a work-week at a rate of at least time and […]
Employment Law
Rowena Martin has filed a lawsuit claiming St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Corp, fired her because of her numerous health problems. (Case No. 4:13-CV-718) According to Martin the defendants discriminated against her as well as failed to accommodate her disability before terminating her. Martin worked as Senior Interviewer for the Admissions Department at St. […]
Employment Law
Cheryl Odom has filed a lawsuit against College of the Mainland (COM) in Texas City for alleged wrongful termination. According to her the College fired her shortly after she underwent brain surgery. (Case No. 3:13-CV-0074) Court documents state that Odom was employed by COM as a Program Coordinator II in its Teacher’s Certification Program when she exercised her rights under the Family […]
Employment Law
Rebecca Bowden claims in her lawsuit, she lost her job as a deputy constable of Precinct I in Jefferson County after the newly-elected Precinct I Constable Nick Saleme was elected to office. (Case No. B194-038) Before Saleme was elected to office, he allegedly talked to the incumbent Precinct I Constable, Charles Wiggins on the phone and revealed his plans […]
Employment Law
Joseph Sciddurlo, a financial examiner for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is claiming that he was fired for detecting a loophole that helps large broker-dealers duck SEC rules and undercapitalize themselves. Sciddurlo starting working for FINRA as a financial examiner in May 2007, and just a year later was promoted to a Level 47 principal examiner. Sciddurlo claims he received high performance ratings his […]
Employment Law
Former Thomson Reuters employee, Mark Rosenblum has sued them for wrongful termination after he blew the whistle on what he believed to be a violation of securities laws. According to Rosenblum, who worked as a Redistribution Specialist, Thomson Reuters gave selected subscribers a 2-second jump on potentially market-moving information, with a 3-tiered release program. In his complaint, Rosenblum states that, the tiered release provides […]
Employment Law
Former NBA player and Director of Player Development for the Rutgers’ Men’s basketball team, Eric Murdock has sued Rutgers, Rutgers President Robert Barchi; Coach Michael Rice; Athletic Director Timothy Pernetti, and Rutgers former President, Richard McCormick. According to Murdock’s lawsuit, after he blew the whistle on mistreatment of the university’s athletes he suffered discrimination and wrongful termination. Murdock claims that his employment […]
Employment Law
Senior Living Properties, LLC, which owns 35 senior assisted living facilities, has reached a $42,500 settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) following allegations of religious discrimination. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Amanda Spalding, dietary services manager at the company’s Sweetwater Healthcare Center, sought to be excused from working on Sundays based on religious observances consistent […]
Employment Law
According to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Presbyterian Healthcare Associates Corp., a private regional medical center that operates Presbyterian Hospital and four other general hospitals, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified job applicant because of an impairment to his knee. As part of a training program at a local community college Donovus Todd […]
Employment Law
Dependable Health Services, Inc. (DHS), a provider of contract workers to United States military facilities, has agreed to a $40,000 disability discrimination settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged that DHS fired an employee when she returned to work after being hospitalized for stroke-like symptoms, because management officials believed she had suffered a stroke. The […]
Employment Law
Gamestop, the self-proclaimed, ” world’s largest video game retailer with over 6600 stores in 15 countries worldwide and online, ” is facing a wage and hour class action lawsuit following allegations that systematically neglected to pay their employees for all hours worked. (Case No. 37-2012-00098353-CU-OE-CTL) According to the plaintiffs, they were required to clock-out, but continue working off the […]
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