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An IHOP restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The issue of wage theft in hospitals was highlighted in two recent lawsuits against hospitals in Chicago and Florida.

Super Car Wash Systems, based in Michigan, has paid $83,741 in back wages and damages to 60 current and former employees at nine Detroit metro-area car wash locations. The investigation found the car wash violated overtime provisions Fair Labor Standards Act.

A group of California restaurants have agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed on behalf of both male and female kitchen staff, following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Effective January 1, 2020, the New Jersey state minimum wage rose to $11.00 per hour.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the State Department of Labor is issuing an order eliminating the subminimum wage for 'miscellaneous' industries statewide.

A Long Island, New York restaurant will pay $100,000 to settle a race harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

After an investigation by the U.S Department of Labor, a Motel 6 and Super 8 motel in Wyoming, will pay $189,466 to three employees for wage theft violations of the overtime and minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Pechman Law Group recently won a ground-breaking decision in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision in Yu v. Hasaki Restaurant, Inc. is expected to have a significant impact on the way that minimum wage and overtime cases are resolved in federal court.

The U.S. District Court of California has certified four classes of detained immigrants who allege claims of forced labor and wage theft against GEO Group, one of the country's largest for-profit prison companies.