Author: Peter Clinton
Wage Theft Hits Immigrants – Hard
Our wage theft lawsuit on behalf of workers at a Wayfair warehouse in New Jersey was noted by the Center for Public Integrity in its
Cheesecake Factory Sued For Bi-weekly Pay Violations
Our recent lawsuit against The Cheesecake Factory restaurants was reported in Eater NY. The lawsuit was reported on Eater NY. The lawsuit alleges that employees were paid on a
Court Holds That Exotic Dancers were Misclassified as Independent Contractors
A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that a group of exotic dancers qualified as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. And therefore were
Bi-Weekly Pay Can Violate New York’s Late Payment Law
The New York Labor Law requires “manual workers” to be paid weekly, never later than seven calendar days after the end of the week in
Chipotle Sued for Sexual Harassment by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Fast food chain Chipotle Services LLC and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., violated federal law by subjecting young female employees to egregious and ongoing sexual harassment
New Jersey Construction Company Ordered to Pay $711K for Overtime Wage Theft
A federal court in New Jersey ordered an electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning company based in Union, New Jersey, and its owners, to
Cleaning Workers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Recover $129,000 for Wage Theft Violations
BMS Cat, a Texas-based company specializing in disaster recovery, and two subcontractors have paid former cleaning workers $129,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the
Hotel Worker Recovers $30K for Overtime Pay During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In a case handled by Pechman Law Group, Hillside Hotel in Jamaica, Queens, has paid $30,000 to a former housekeeping employee, to resolve a federal court
Prevailing Wage Law in New York’s Construction Industry
Prevailing wage law can be difficult to understand even for practitioners experienced in wage-and-hour laws. It is not always clear what the law requires of
National Labor Relations Board Will Ensure Rights and Remedies for Immigrant Workers
In a new memorandum to all field offices released today, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced critical policies to ensure that