

July 29, 2020
BlogBurlington Coat Factory has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to end two lawsuits brought by assistant store managers who say they were misclassified as exempt employees and were not paid overtime wages they were owed.
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July 27, 2020
BlogFour security guard companies based in Puerto Rico, and their owners have been ordered to pay a total of $715,685 in back wages and damages to 400 employees for their willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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July 24, 2020
BlogAs part of a national day of action for Black Lives and Essential Workers in more than 100 cities, workers at a luxury residential building in Jersey City, joined by Jersey City Council member James Solomon, Freeholder Bill O’Dea, Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano, protested to demand the compensation and protections they deserve from their employer and from the Senate.
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July 23, 2020
BlogAfter an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, a concrete contractor has paid $92,290 in back wages to 27 employees for violating prevailing wage requirements on a bridge rehabilitation project.
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July 2, 2020
BlogEight former servers, cooks, and dishwashers at Montebello Restaurant in Manhattan have been paid $127,500 to settle a wage payment lawsuit based on the restaurant’s alleged failure to pay the workers minimum and overtime wages, and other labor law violations.
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June 26, 2020
BlogTwo former counter and delivery workers at Geordanes Neighborhood Market, a deli in Irvington, New York, have been paid $80,000 to settle a wage theft lawsuit.
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June 22, 2020
BlogThe U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit alleging that a trucking company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by misclassifying drivers, as independent contractors.
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June 11, 2020
BlogTen scaffolding and construction workers employed by Ceprine Scaffolding and Cerina Construction in Long Island City, Queens reached a $75,000 settlement of a lawsuit for unpaid overtime wages and other labor law violations.
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June 4, 2020
BlogA construction company is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for violating federal law because it fostered a work environment rife with racist comments and discriminatory work conditions at its Ravena, New York location.
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May 29, 2020
BlogThe COVID-19 health crisis has led to mass unemployment and economic instability for many workers, across every industry. Although most employees are “at-will” and can be fired for any reason, or no reason at all, this does not mean that there is no legal recourse for terminated employees.
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