Flooring Co. Faces Trafficking, Forced Labor Suit In Ga.
An Oregon-based flooring manufacturer has been sued in Georgia federal court by a group of Chinese nationals who allege they were brought to the U.S. to work at a flooring manufacturing facility in Cartersvill... (more story)
DOJ Says Justices' Ruling Backs Nursing Exec's Conviction
The U.S. Department of Justice is pointing to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to bolster its fight against a new trial being sought by a convicted Nevada nursing home executive, saying that the new high cou... (more story)
NJ Firm Loses Bid To Toss Worker's Wage Suit
A New Jersey personal injury law firm will not be able to escape a former employee's lawsuit alleging she was paid less than men and harassed while pregnant, a state court judge ruled, saying that she fulfille... (more story)
Fla. Ambulance Co. Must Make Missed Payments In OT Deal
An ambulance service will have to shell out the remaining $42,500 it owes to a group of emergency medical technicians and paramedics to settle their overtime after having missed payment deadlines several times... (more story)
Vail Ski Instructors Can't Expand Collective In Wage Suit
Snow sport instructors cannot revisit previous court orders denying class treatment in their wage and hour lawsuit against Vail Resorts, a Colorado federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the case will proceed i... (more story)
University Of Utah Claims Immunity From Boot-Up Pay Suit
The University of Utah is an arm of the state and is therefore shielded against a proposed class and collective action accusing it of failing to pay customer service workers for the time they spent booting up ... (more story)
Miner's OT Suit Stays Alive On Joint-Employment Grounds
A coal miner claiming unpaid wages failed to show how a mining company directly employed him, but supported his allegations that the entity could have jointly employed him with a subsidiary, a West Virginia fe... (more story)