Blog posts in August, 2011

In mid-August, 2011, a federal judge in Florida approved a settlement between Starbucks and a group of 553 of its store managers. This settlement ...

A recent lawsuit alleges that the automotive parts retailer AutoZone terminated one of its employees for participating in a class action overtime suit ...

Recently, fitness managers and sales counselors employed by the health club 24 Hour Fitness filed two lawsuits (first lawsuit; second lawsuit) against ...

Earlier this month, two security guards employed by Sterling Mets, L.P., the owners/operators of Shea Stadium/Citi Field, filed a lawsuit alleging ...

Last month, a federal judge in California approved a settlement between Aon Corporation and over 500 of its current and former employees. This ...

On August 17, 2011, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis employment law firm, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on behalf of its client, Tracy Evans, ...

Recently, a federal judge in California approved a settlement between Burlington Coat Factory and hundreds of its current and former employees. This ...

Recently, a Florida federal judge dismissed a portion of Lilli Morse's lawsuit against international finance company JP Morgan Chase & Co. In her ...

Call centers (central, telephone-based customer service operations) are frequent violators of minimum wage and overtime laws . The U.S. Department of ...