Always On Call: An Employee’s Right to Overtime Pay for After Hours Company Cell Phone and Computer Use
August 18, 2013
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Over the past few decades, advances in technology have made iphones, blackberries, and droids commonplace, subsequently blurring the lines between home and work. While these high tech gadgets have allowed employees to become more accessible to employers and co-workers, employers have
Continue Reading →Michigan Hospital Grants Horridly Discriminatory Patient Request: The Reality of Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Field
August 17, 2013
Imagine the shock and dismay experienced by nurse Tonya Battle when she was reassigned because of a father’s racial hatred. Ms. Battle, a neonatal nurse at a large Michigan hospital, was told she would no longer be taking care of her tiny patient because the baby’s father had request
Continue Reading →Roaches, and Bed Bugs, and Rats! Oh, My: A California Federal Judge Grants Conditional Class Certification to Professional Exterminators for Overtime Claims
August 17, 2013
The average New Yorker is no stranger to the fact that bugs and pests run rampant in our boroughs. According to bedbug.com, Brooklyn has the largest bed bug infestation in all of NYC. However, what is truly disconcerting is actually seeing one of these critters in your own home. Aft
Continue Reading →A Case Study in Tech Worker Misclassification: Was Edward Snowden Eligible for Overtime Pay at Booz Allen?
August 06, 2013
While whistle blowing is considered the highest of callings by the civic-minded and scrupulous, when a contracted tech worker named Edward Snowden released highly classified information to the public, it generated conflicting feelings for many in an era where secrecy, particularly whe
Continue Reading →Happy 50th Anniversary to the Equal Pay Act of 1963
August 06, 2013
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the EPA, a landmark act that has been an effective tool for working women in asserting their equality in the workplace. The Act’s provisions have been particularly invaluable in industries where women have been historically under
Continue Reading →Employees in New York State, Are You Legally Entitled to Rest and Meal Breaks?
August 05, 2013
At the start of July, Dollar General employees filed a class action lawsuit against the company in a Tennessee federal court for violations of the FLSA and state labor laws. The employees alleged that during their meal breaks, they were not allowed to leave store premises, meaning tha
Continue Reading →Overtime Claims Brought Against National Grid Post Superstorm Sandy: Case Update
August 05, 2013
Anyone who was in New York or New Jersey during Hurricane Sandy can easily recall the devastation that resulted in the loss of homes and historical landmarks. In the storm’s aftermath, millions of New York and New Jersey residents sat in the dark eagerly waiting for power companies to
Continue Reading →Overtime Pay and Financial Representatives: New Jersey Court Provides a Second Chance at Class Certification
August 03, 2013
Last week, a New Jersey federal judge ruled that a group of Prudential Financial Inc. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America financial representatives will be given a second change to argue for class certification in bringing overtime pay claims. When the motion for class certificati
Continue Reading →An Independent Federal Agency Finds the Americans with Disabilities Amendment an Early Success
August 03, 2013
The Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act (ADAAA) was passed in 2008 in an effort to more effectively enable disabled employees to seek legal protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Just last week, the National Council on Disability released its analysis of cas
Continue Reading →Blowing the Whistle on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud: Why it Pays do the Right Thing
August 03, 2013
A Florida hospice provider has officially agreed to pay $1 million to settle a Florida False Claims Act lawsuit brought by two former employees. The two employees, Heather Numbers and Greg Davis, contend that non-profit hospice provider, Hernando-Pasco Hospice Inc., defrauded the U.S
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