by Girish Anand | Jun 27, 2017 | Minimum Wage Law
A study of the effects of Seattle’s effort to phase in a $15-an-hour minimum wage found that so far, with the minimum wage no higher than $13, low-wage earners have suffered an average loss of $125 a month due to decreased hours and staffing cuts. Specifically,...
by Girish Anand | May 14, 2017 | Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules
A back-pay settlement of $1.25 million has finally been distributed to 90 former cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders. The payout caps a lengthy legal battle that saw the women win their lawsuit in 2014, only to see the settlement tied up in legal tussles until this...
by Girish Anand | Mar 20, 2017 | DOL, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
Walt Disney World in Florida has been hit with wage theft and other allegations and has agreed to pay $3.8 million in back wages to 16,339 of its costume characters, such as Mickey, Goofy and the like. This comes after the Department of Labor (DOL) found that Disney...
by Girish Anand | Nov 1, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law, NLRB, Overtime Rules
For the first time, McDonald’s has ceased fighting a joint employer legal action and agreed to a $3.75 million settlement with franchisee employees over a wage dispute. The burger corporation was facing a lawsuit in San Francisco and a battle with the National...
by Girish Anand | Sep 21, 2016 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law
Complying with its legal mandate of announcing minimum wage increases for businesses operating on federal contracts at least 180 days before they take effect, the Department of Labor (DOL) has set 2017 minimum wages at $10.20 an hour, up from $10.15, and at $6.80 an...
by Girish Anand | Sep 13, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, State Labor Law
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed landmark legislation granting farmworkers overtime pay after 8 hours of work in a single day or 40 hours in a workweek. The current standard is 10 hours a day and 60 hours in a week before overtime kicks in for farmworkers....