The New York Law Journal reports that the national strip club chain Rick’s Caberet International, Inc. faces a wage and hour class-action lawsuit by its dancers for allegedly failing to pay wages and requiring the dancers to earn all monies through tips. The New York federal court where the…
We here at Lubin Austermuehle often represent our clients in federal court, and our practice includes handling wage and hour disputes so we keep an eye on such cases filed in Illinois. In re AON Corp. is the consolidation of a New York case with an action filed in Illinois…
USA Today reports that companies in order to save money in this economic downturn are treating employees as “independent contractors” in name even though the employer is controlling all aspects of their employment in order to skirt federal and state wage and overtime laws and to avoid paying withholdings.…
As a firm that focuses on class-action litigation, and wage and hour class-actions in particular, our attorneys are always mindful of judicial rulings that may affect our clients. Early this year, a case in Federal Court in the Northern District of Illinois’ Eastern Division addressed a couple of issues…
The website Can My Boss Do That sets down in plain english your rights as an employee. The website has a great section on http://www.canmybossdothat.com/category.php?id=6. It explains when you are entitled to get paid. This website is a great resource for finding out your legal rights as a employee.…
Wal-Mart Janitors Try Again to Bring Class Action Suit Over Wages, Hours By Charles Toutant After a federal judge de-certified a class action alleging that Wal-Mart took advantage of illegal aliens and failed to properly pay them by locking them into stores and requiring them to work overtime without,…
Our Chicago attorneys are experienced in handling all kinds of employment litigation for individual and class action lawsuits including race and sex discrimination cases as well as unpaid overtime and wage claims. In our work as nationwide and Chicago wage and hour attorneys, we frequently see workers who have been…
In our work as Illinois and nationwide wage and hour attorneys, we frequently see workers who have been misclassified as exempt from overtime. Whether this was an honest mistake or an intentional attempt to save money, it effectively “steals” wages from the misclassified employees. Lubin Austermuehle stands up for the…
In our work as Chicago overtime attorneys we frequently see workers who have been misclassified as exempt from overtime. Whether this was an honest mistake or an intentional attempt to save money, it effectively “steals” wages from the misclassified employees. Lubin Austermuehle stands up for the rights of workers…
Market Watch reports that two Dollar Tree employees have brought a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act for alleged failure to pay overtime and minimum wages. To view the full article click here. If you believe you might be part of a class of employees forced to…