Posts in 2011

Dec 20 What's Cooking at Bimbo Bakeries: Wage and Hour Violations?

On November 28, 2011, an Illinois federal judge denied Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution Inc.'s ("BF") attempt to dismiss or ...

Dec 13 Steak 'n Shake Now Serving Wage and Hour Violations

In late November 2011, two Steak 'n Shake employees filed suit in a Georgia federal court against the Stake 'n Shake restaurant ...

Dec 06 Riggan Law Firm Sues Panera for Racial Harassment

Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri employment law firm, working in connection with Weinhaus & Potashnick, has filed a racial ...

Nov 29 GEICO Overtime Lawsuit Moves Forward

In October 2011, a federal judge in New York upheld a magistrate's decision to certify a collective action lawsuit brought on ...

Nov 23 Riggan Law Firm Obtains Conditional Class Certification for Customer Service Representatives in FLSA Case

As indicated in a blog post in September 2011, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri overtime law firm, working in connection with ...

Nov 23 The Origins of Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights

Currently, federal and state laws establish minimum wage and overtime protections for employees. The most prominent example of ...