13 results for 'cat:"Employment" AND cat:"Contract" AND cat:"Labor"'.
J. Starr refuses to dismiss a pilot’s claims Ameriflight’s training program, in which it requires pilots to reimburse it up to $30,000 for training if the pilot resigns or is fired for cause within a certain timeframe, is an illegal kickback and an unenforceable penalty. She has sufficiently alleged her claims for illegal kickbacks, unpaid wages, unlawful contract in restraint of trade and for a declaration the training repayment is an unenforceable penalty.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Starr, Filed On: March 19, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv1757, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, contract, labor
J. Suttell finds that the trial court improperly granted summary judgment to a firefighter who retired after sustaining a work-related injury because he failed to provide the necessary text of the collective bargaining agreement to demonstrate that the term "monthly net pay” unambiguously supported his position.
Court: Rhode Island Supreme Court, Judge: Suttell, Filed On: February 16, 2024, Case #: 22-348, Categories: employment, contract, labor
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J. Humetewa grants an independent contractor's motion for summary judgment concerning voluntary payment claims against a consulting company. The independent contractor, a director of recruiting, sufficiently showed in court that the company is not entitled to reduce her commissions for overpayment.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Humetewa, Filed On: January 30, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv573, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, contract, labor
J. Broomes rules the U.S. Department of Labor may pursue overtime violations against a restaurant. The restaurant employees, both servers and line cooks, sufficiently showed in court that the restaurant operator failed to pay overtime wages at the correct rate.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Broomes, Filed On: November 17, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv1004, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, contract, labor
J. Jones denies the attorney's motion to withdraw and to substitute and remove the original named plaintiff from this fair labor standards collective action alleging that the gentlemen's club has failed to pay wages. Though counsel claims that it has become impossible to represent the worker because she revoked his power of attorney, and she concedes that she made such a revocation, she has also indicated that she did not do this freely and wishes to continue working with the attorney. Counsel's reason does not support his motion for withdrawal. Another worker is also added as a named plaintiff.
Court: USDC Nevada, Judge: Jones , Filed On: September 18, 2023, Case #: 3:19cv598, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, contract, labor
J. Copperhite declines to find in favor of a restaurant on the workers' claim that the restaurant did not properly inform them about how much tip credit they were to get and ultimately underpaid them. A material issue of fact exists as to whether the restaurant provided proper tip notification to the workers and, therefore, whether the restaurant properly offset its minimum wage obligations.
Court: USDC Maryland, Judge: Copperhite, Filed On: September 18, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv2453, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, contract, labor
J. Cook finds the trial court properly ruled in favor of a community college’s breach of contract motion against an employee who refused to resign after failing to show a “fit-for-work” certificate after having had knee surgery, as was initially agreed upon between the two parties. Affirmed.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Cook, Filed On: August 25, 2023, Case #: SC-2023-0098, Categories: employment, contract, labor
J. Joseph grants a request by a Georgia-based bakery and its Louisiana subsidiary, dismissing overtime pay claims by three bread truck drivers. The deliverymen’s claims are excluded by an exemption, under federal wage laws.
Court: USDC Western District of Louisiana , Judge: Joseph, Filed On: May 17, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv3566, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, contract, labor