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28 MAR

BofA Settles Overtime Lawsuit

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Bank of America, the second largest national bank, has settled a class action overtime lawsuit for $14,000,000. The lawsuit alleged the bank failed to pay its Financial Advisor Trainees in the Merrill Lynch unit their overtime pay. The trainees claim they were working 60 hours or more per week and were not compensated at time and a half what their hourly rate would be for overtime.

Approximately 9,500 trainees nationwide will be benefiting from this settlement if approved by the court. ...

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18 MAR

Energy Corporation Settles FLSA Lawsuit for 4.95 M

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An oil-field services company, SandRidge Energy Corp. has agreed to pay up to almost $5 million to settle an FLSA lawsuit alleging unpaid overtime and owed wages. Sixteen employees rallied together in a class action lawsuit filed back in July 2013. They believed the company was shortchanging them on their hours worked and ultimately did not pay them for their overtime hours allegedly violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Like many other workers in this industry or those ...

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18 MAR

The NY Times Settles Another Wrongful Termination Case

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Last year in June of 2015, 51-year-old Tracy Quitasol filed a wrongful termination case against the online and news print mogul, The New York Times. Quitasol was terminated after complaining about the repeated sexist behavior of a male subordinate and also believes her dismissal was part of a larger purge by her boss. The lawsuit alleges that a top Times executive eliminated several dozen older workers of color and replaced them with mostly white employees under the age of 40.

The ...

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4 MAR

Buffalo Wild Wings Sued by Tipped Workers

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The popular casual dining and sports bar franchise, Buffalo Wild Wings, is being sued by two former tipped workers for unpaid wages. The plaintiffs, represented by Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP, allege that Buffalo Wild Wings failed to pay the proper minimum wage and overtime to servers, bussers, bartenders, and other tipped workers as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). Additionally, the class action lawsuit seeks to recover damages for uniform-related expenses, ...

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17 FEB

Understanding Vacation Pay in Illinois

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Understanding what you are entitled to receive with regards to your vacation pay is very important especially when it comes to leaving your place of employment. In that regard, laws vary greatly from state to state. For example, in Illinois under the Wage Payment and Collection Act, you have rights as an employee if you’ve been provided with paid vacation. Generally speaking, you must be paid by your employer for any unused vacation days you have left at the end ...

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5 FEB

Domino’s Drivers File FLSA Lawsuit

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Delivery drivers are often faced with unfortunate working conditions such as bad weather, no tips, deadlines, ungrateful customers, and unsafe neighborhoods. However, many drivers do not realize that they may also be getting taken advantage of by their own employers. On February 5th, 2016, a class action FLSA lawsuit was filed by Fitapelli & Schaffer against Domino’s franchises and subsidiary owners MSK Management, LLC and Mohammad S. Khan. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all delivery drivers who work ...

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3 FEB

The NY Jets Cheerleaders Score FLSA Settlement

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In the last couple of years NFL cheerleaders across the nation have challenged NFL teams to resolve issues of unfair pay and treatment. Following in the footsteps of cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills, the cheerleaders for the New York Jets will finally see a resolution to their fight for better pay. The cheerleaders, also known as the Flight Crew claimed that the Jets violated the FLSA by improperly classifying them as independent contractors ...

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28 JAN

Marina Ice Cream Wage Lawsuit Filed By F&S

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On January 28, 2016, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Marina Ice Cream Corp. and Selinger Ice Cream Corp., who together do business as “Marina Ice Cream” in New York City. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all delivery drivers who work or have worked for Marina Ice Cream Corp. located at 133-14 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York 11418; 424 East ...

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21 JAN

Restaurant Worker Rights: Eliminating Tips Backfires

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Is Eliminating Tips a Good Idea?

Last year, a restaurant owner in San Francisco, Thad Vogler, took the initiative to eliminate tipping in both of his restaurants in a search to increase restaurant worker rights. Such a move in the restaurant industry is expected to have a positive impact on its tipped workers as well as back of the house workers. With tips eliminated, wages were set increase to benefit its workers. This pay raise was made possible by ...

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13 JAN

Buffalo Bills Cheerleaders Charge On for Better Wages

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Professional cheerleaders for the NFL around the nation are pushing for their rights. Some of these side line entertainers and half time performers for the Buffalo Bills are stepping forward and demanding an increase in wages and better treatment as employees. The main issue in their push for better wages stems from how cheerleaders are categorized by the Buffalo Bills and the NFL in general. It has become common practice in the industry to categorize cheerleaders as independent ...

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