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On Labor Laws: Is T-Mobile Engaging In Double Standards?

December 11, 2009 at 10:09 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

A recent report conducted by the American Rights At Work Education organization exposed T-Mobile and its parent company Geutsche Telekom's (DT) active campaign to discourage U.S. workers from forming a union. 


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Former Amazon.com Employee Files Lawsuit Against Company For Failing To Pay For All Hours Worked

December 3, 2009 at 9:38 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

A former Amazon.com employee in Las Vegas is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit claiming the company's warehouse workers nationwide have been shorted on overtime pay because of the company's practice of rounding time to the quarter hour.   


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Tyson Foods Found Violating Labor Laws

November 6, 2009 at 9:09 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

On Industry Week, it was reported that Tyson Foods, the poultry producer, was found in violation of the FLSA for failing to pay employees at an Alabama plant for activities required by the company. 


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Dell Company Settles Lawsuit On Overtime Pay

November 3, 2009 at 10:35 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

Dell Inc. has settled a federal lawsuit alleging its call center employees in Roseburg, Oregon, and four other states were forced to work "off the clock."
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Wells Fargo IT Staff Have Been Given Green Light For Class Action In Unpaid Overtime Wages

November 3, 2009 at 10:11 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

Current and former Wells Fargo technical support staff who installed, maintained and supported the bank's software and hardware, filed a complaint in 2008 charging that they should have been paid overtime for hours worked over 40 per week.


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Lawsuit Filed Against Bank Of America For Failure To Pay Overtime and Earned Wages

November 3, 2009 at 9:42 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

The lawsuit alleges that telephone dedicated call center employees were required to perform essential preparatory and related work activities before and after their paid shifts.  These activities were integral and indispensable for them to perform their duties. 
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Wal-Mart Settles Overtime Lawsuit For $11 Million - It Plans On Settling 63 Similar Lawsuits

October 15, 2009 at 9:00 am by Jill Hernandez | Profile

A class-action lawsuit filed eight years ago in Clinton County, Iowa accusing Wal-Mart of intimidating employees into working overtime without pay has been settled, the company will pay $11 million. 
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