On September 26, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas conditionally certified a collective action of all Account Services Managers (“ASM”) and/or people holding similar job titles, duties, and compensation structures at any time between September 26, 2015 through the Present. If you were an ASM of Staples Contract & Commercial,…
Pursuant to a recent court order, more than 1,400 current and former Freightquote employees were notified of their right to join a lawsuit for unpaid overtime and 401(k) benefits. All Account Representatives, Customer Activation Specialists, and Truckload Coverage Representatives (collectively “Covered Employees”) who have worked at any time between March 18, 2012 and the Present…
Kansas Federal Court Conditionally Certifies Class Overtime Claims of Installation Technicians against Mill-Tel, Inc.—Knight et al v. Mill-Tel, Inc., Case No. 11-CV-1143-EFM-KGS (Dist. Kan.) On July 12, 2012, the Honorable Judge Eric F. Melgren conditionally certified a class of current and former Mill-Tel, Inc. cable Installation Technicians who have worked for Mill-Tel, Inc. at any…
Healthcare workers provide an invaluable service to our nations sick and elderly. In recognition of that service, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) has pledged to investigate compensation practices throughout the health care industry after finding that many hospitals and nursing homes were not properly paying their health care workers in violation of the Fair…
In 1937, President Roosevelt said that the Fair Labor Standard’s Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and overtime laws are intended to ensure that “all out able-bodied working men and women [receive] a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” Those same provisions also promote job growth by discouraging employers from over-working their employees by putting…