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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 08 Call Center Employees: Common Victims of Wage/Hour Violations

On October 11, 2011, a call center worker formerly employed by Stream Global Services filed a class action lawsuit against the ...

Oct 21 Filming of Black Swan Allegedly Violated Wage & Hour Laws

Late last month, two workers involved in the making of the hit film "Black Swan" filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that ...

Sep 27 Riggan Law Firm Sues New Horizons Computer Learning Center For Unpaid Overtime

On September 27, 2011, Riggan Law Firm, LLC, a St. Louis overtime law firm, on behalf of its client, filed an overtime lawsuit ...

Sep 19 Like A Bad Neighbor, State Farm Doesn't Pay Overtime?

In August 2010, former State Farm employee Lisa Nobles sued State Farm for allegedly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act ...

Aug 08 Missouri Call Center Employees Granted Class Certification In Wage and Hour Lawsuit

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