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Posted on Sep 6, 2014
On March 20, 2014, I had the pleasure of speaking about employment class actions at the ABA Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee Midwinter meeting in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I spoke ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2013
If your employer presents you with a contract or employee handbook that has an arbitration clause and class action waiver, be very careful about signing or accepting. These clauses can prevent you ...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2013
On July 25, 2013, two employees of Apple, Inc. who worked as hourly employees at Apple Stores in California and New York, filed a nationwide Fair Labor Standards Act collective action against Apple. ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2013
One of the first things I tell my clients is: Don't post anything about your job, your case, or your employer on Facebook or any other social media site, and don't write any posts during ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2013
In Ribby v. Liberty Healthcare, a federal judge in Ohio granted the plaintiff's motion for "conditional certification" under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2013
On July 3, 2013, a federal judge in Massachusetts determined that former FedEx pick-up and delivery drivers were misclassified as independent contractors. This decision was rendered under a ...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2013
On June 26, 2013, the New York Court of Appeals made two important pronouncements about tip pooling. To summarize, the Court said: (1) Employees who have some managerial responsiblity may share in a ...
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