Family Dollar Stores Held to Owe $35 Million to Store Managers for Overtime Misclassification

See Family Dollar hit for misclassifying store managers as exempt

Walmart to Settle 63 Cases for Failure to Pay for Off the Clock Work

See Walmart to settle 63 suits over wages, NYT, 12/24/08, at A1

-at least $352 million

Long Deng grocery store to pay $750k to settle overtime allegations

See "370 grocery workers bag 750G award," NYDN, 12/10/08, at 37

Wal-mart Agrees to Pay $54 Million to Settle Suit over Off the Clock Pay, Meal Breaks

See"Wal-mart to pay $54 million to settle suit over wages," NYT, at B7

-56000 employees affected, Walmart has faced 70 suits of this nature across the country

Hopsital Workers' Federal FLSA Suits fo Unpaid Meal Breaks Not Preempted by Grievance and Arbitration Procedure

See "Workers' federal suits against hospitals over unpaid breaks go forward," NYLJ, 12/9/08, at 1

See Hinterberger v. Catholic Health, WDNY

Cut in Hours and Pay Proposed as Atlernative to Mass Layoffs

See Are cuts in hours and pay an alternative to mass layoffs?, NYT editorial, 12/6/08, at A20



-1933 Senate 30 hour bill during Great Depression followup idea

Airport Van Drivers Held Not to Fall Under Taxicab Exemption

11th Circuit finds that Southern Shuttle Services van drivers do not fall under taxicab exemption under FLSA