Wage Law

Are You an Independent Contractor? For years, employers have attempted to skirt employment laws by classifying workers as “independent contractors.” In recent years, workers have started to fight [...]

Pizzeria Wage Violations A group of pizza delivery drivers at Pat’s Select pizzerias in New Jersey recently announced plans to pursue a class action lawsuit against the pizza company on the basis [...]

Marijuana Retail Workers Pursue Claims for Overtime Violations Earlier in December, the marijuana retailer MedMen became subject to a class action lawsuit from former MedMen workers who claim [...]

At the end of October, 2018, a lawyer in Massachusetts filed a wage lawsuit complaint on behalf of nine workers at Happy Lamb Hot Pot in Cambridge, Massachusetts alleging that the restaurant [...]

Woman Claims Restaurant Company Violated Wage Laws A woman in Portland recently initiated legal action against the Cha Cha Cha company related to claims of gender discrimination. According the [...]

Blue Apron Wage Lawsuit  Workers have filed a class-action wage lawsuit against meal-delivery company Blue Apron alleging the company failed to pay workers for overtime. More specifically, the [...]

Restaurant Wage Theft An Oregon restaurant was recently ordered by the court to pay a million dollars to former workers for violating minimum wage laws and wrongfully withholding tips. This court [...]

Federal Law Protects Workers’ Wages Several thousand current and former Pizza Hut delivery drivers are now scheduled to receive compensation after a Wisconsin division of the company agreed [...]

Violations of Wage Laws A three-judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered whether McDonald’s should be held liable for violations of wage laws. McDonald’s workers [...]

Sleep Time Compensation In accordance with a new court ruling, federal wage laws may require trucking companies to compensate truck drivers for every hour spent on the job, which includes time [...]