fair labor standards act (FLSA)

federal appeals court upholds $35.6 million judgment against Family Dollar

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $35.6 million judgment against Family Dollar Stores Inc. originally handed down by a Tuscaloosa, Ala., federal jury in 2006. The jury said the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by wrongly classifying employees as store managers in order to deny them overtime pay.

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() laws guarantee pay for employees who work over 40 hours a week

() laws require compensation be paid (at time and one-half) for all “hours worked” over a prescribed “threshold” (typically 40 hours per week), for “nonexempt” employees. FLSA lawsuits typically seek recovery for unpaid or underpaid back wages, plus double damages (called “liquidated damages”) and attorneys’ fees.

Beasley Allen has recently filed a number of cases on behalf of employees of have been improperly denied rightful payment of benefits at their job. These cases are typically filed as “collective actions” on behalf of a group of employees.

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In addition to the , many states have their own causes of action that mirror the protections provided under the federal scheme – in some instances the states offer greater protections. We are certainly interested in reviewing any case where an individual is routinely working in excess of 40 hours a week and has little or no discretion in many of their daily activities, or is performing the same type tasks as employees who are paid hourly.

We are also interested in reviewing cases where individuals work long hours but end up not receiving compensation for certain hours worked, or make less than the equivalent federal minimum wage for certain hours worked.

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If you or a loved one feel you are a victim of unfair wage practices, you may be entitled to compensation for unpaid or underpaid back wages under federal guidelines.

Please contact our FLSA lawyers today by filling out the brief questionnaire, or by calling our toll free number (1-800-898-2034) for a free, no-cost, no-obligation legal evaluation of your case.

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Northwestern Mutual reps sue company for FLSA violations

nmlinc hq 100x100Three former Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company employees who filed a $200-million class-action against the company claim they were deprived of minimum wages and overtime pay. The plaintiffs filed the in federal court in San Diego, alleging Northwest Mutual misclassified them and hundreds of other employees as independent contractors to save money.

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New Orleans is ‘Ground Zero’ of national wage theft epidemic

katrina 100x100Hurricane Katrina, a powerful storm surge, and a system of inadequate levies teamed up in 2005 to create an unprecedented level of disaster in the United States. In the wake that followed, New Orleans (along with many other coastal communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) resembled a sea of destruction. New Orleans relied heavily on day laborers to clean up, repair, and rebuild. Sadly, however, recent surveys found that 80% of the Hispanic workers had been cheated out of compensation.

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New York bill to protect farm laborers stalls

farm laborers 100x100 The Times Union of Saratoga, New York, published an editorial calling attention to a bill that has stalled in the New York legislature as the state’s Senate fights over which party leads the chamber. The Farmworkers Omnibus Labor Standards Bill seeks to secure some of the most basic labor rights to migrant laborers and other agricultural workers – rights that have protected workers in other industries since the Fair Labor Standards Act established a 40-hour work week and a minimum wage more than 70 years ago.

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