Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Employment Law
Joseph Gauthier, a field engineer has filed a $10 million class action lawsuit against Trican Well Service Ltd, an oil and gas well company, for misclassifying the field engineers as exempt employees in an attempt to deny them overtime wages. If the allegations are true, Trican would be in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). (Case No. 6:13-cv-00046) […]
Employment Law
Dawn Drago, the former nanny for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ twin daughters, has filed a lawsuit against their mother, Kim Porter and Combs’ company, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group for battery and wrongful termination. According to Drago, she was originally hired her as a personal chef. However, after Porter fired their previous nanny, Drago became the chef, house manager and full-time nanny for […]
Personal Injury
Pamela Maxwell has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc., Maximino Arellano and Rudolph Mazin Jr. following a collision allegedly caused by one of its bus drivers. (Case No. B194-202) According to their website, Greyhound Lines is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,800 destinations with 13,000 daily departures across […]
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 […]
Consumer Rights
A lawsuit against Commercial Recovery Systems Inc., has been filed by Cody Osterberg, claiming the CRS called and threatened him with a court summons in an effort to collect on a debt in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Case No. 2:13-cv-00096 According to Commercial Recovery has attempted to collect an alleged consumer debt from Osterberg by […]
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 […]
Consumer Rights
Several former commissioned employees, including Edward LaMonica, Ashley LaMonica, Lara Harrison, have filed a lawsuit against their employer, RMCN Credit Services, Inc a credit repair business, for failing to pay overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the plaintiffs they worked in excess of 40 hours per week while employed by the defendants, but […]
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 […]
Consumer Rights
Rapper Gucci Mane, 33, was jailed on Wednesday for allegedly hitting a fan in the head with a champagne bottle at a nightclub earlier this month. Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, turned himself in to authorities late on Tuesday, according to Fulton County Sheriff’s Department records. Mane, faces an aggravated assault charge after causing a […]
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 […]
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