tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41864791270086457602024-02-20T12:50:15.206-08:00Workplace Wage and Hour BlogThis blog is devoted to issues arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws.Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-643445494517287752011-06-17T22:08:00.000-07:002011-06-17T22:08:05.911-07:00Lenny's Sandwich Shops to Pay $5.1 Million for Wage Violations - NYTimes.com<a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/lennys-sandwich-shops-to-pay-5-1-million-for-wage-violations/">Lenny's Sandwich Shops to Pay $5.1 Million for Wage Violations - NYTimes.com</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-13120694817347760892010-10-17T01:30:00.000-07:002010-10-17T01:30:08.029-07:00Chicago Officer Sues Over After-Hours PDA Use<a href="http://www.wage-hour.net/post/2010/08/28/Chicago-Officer-Sues-Over-After-Hours-PDA-Use.aspx">Chicago Officer Sues Over After-Hours PDA Use</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-82850573989877741252010-04-10T12:54:00.000-07:002010-04-10T12:57:21.810-07:00California Makes Unpaid Interns Easier on EmployersSee<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/business/10interns.html">California Labor Dept. revises guidelines on when interns must be paid, NYT, 4/10/10, at B2</a><br /><br />to be unpaid, should be educational and predominantly for benefit of intern; otherwise must be paid minimum wageBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-11818389338122880212010-02-27T21:41:00.000-08:002010-02-27T21:43:27.780-08:00Waldorf Astoria waiters sue over service charges withheld by managementSee <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/02/25/2010-02-25_waiters_sue_waldorfastoria_for_stiffing_them_on_tips_and_wages.html">Waldorf waiters: stiffed us on tips, NYDN, 2/26/10</a><br /><br />-mgmt charges 21.5 service charge, keeps 6.5 percentBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-75748858664647208072010-02-18T11:46:00.000-08:002010-02-18T11:49:15.631-08:00Companies Using Independent Contractors Misclassification Increasingly as Tax DodgeSee <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/business/18workers.html">A crackdown on contractors as a tax dodge, NYT, 2/18/10, at A1</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-77931773824339605462009-08-03T19:22:00.000-07:002009-08-03T19:23:21.083-07:00New York Traffic Agents Rack Up Overtime with Increased Enforcement<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/nyregion/03overtime.html">As Overtime Increases for New York Traffic Agents, So Do Tickets, 8/3/09, at A16</a><br /><br />-traffic agents in NYC writing parking summonses making record overtimeBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-65898800592796159212009-07-26T22:37:00.000-07:002009-07-26T22:37:55.296-07:00Union Faculty Accepts Furloughs at California Universities<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/us/26california.html">"Union Accepts Furloughs at California Universities," NYT, 7/26/09, at 18</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-66404439642175600892009-07-25T23:12:00.000-07:002009-07-25T23:12:59.626-07:00Minimum wage rises to $7.25 on July 24 , 2009<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/24/news/economy/minimum_wage/index.htm">Minimum wage rises to $7.25 from $6.55 on July 24, 2008</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-24823720093145845582009-06-06T23:43:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:43:08.299-07:00NY State Cracking Down on Wage and Hour Violations in Food Service Industry<a href="http://www.vosizneias.com/32780/2009/06/03/new-york-state-to-crack-down-on-labor-violations/">New York - State to Crack Down on Labor Violations -- VosIzNeias</a><br /><br />-supermarkets, grocers, coffee shops, restaurants being targetedBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-71387646505855340232009-05-31T23:28:00.000-07:002009-05-31T23:28:44.635-07:00USDOL Suspends Bush Regulations on Immigrant Agricultural Guest Workers<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/us/politics/29worker.html">Rule Change for Workers on Farms, NYT, 5/29/09, at A15</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-33389146421207475672009-05-14T22:47:00.000-07:002009-05-14T22:48:18.595-07:00Workers' Protest Briefly Brings the Jumeirah Essex House to a Halt - NYTimes.com<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/nyregion/13essex.html">A Workers’ Protest Briefly Brings the Jumeirah Essex House to a Halt - NYTimes.com</a><br /><br />-protest over failure to pay banquet room staff nearly $2 million in tipsBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-20289604165553426632009-02-19T21:07:00.000-08:002009-02-19T21:08:30.169-08:00Day Laborers Taken Advantage of in New Orleans on Wages, PaySee <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/us/16hispanic.html">Day Laborers are Easy Prey in New Orleans, NYT, 2/16/09, at A1</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-5142909153142358602008-12-27T21:55:00.000-08:002008-12-27T21:58:44.390-08:00Family Dollar Stores Held to Owe $35 Million to Store Managers for Overtime MisclassificationSee <a href="http://www.constangy.com/communications-202.html">Family Dollar hit for misclassifying store managers as exempt</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-20937482660102837932008-12-25T16:31:00.000-08:002008-12-25T16:33:35.145-08:00Walmart to Settle 63 Cases for Failure to Pay for Off the Clock WorkSee <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/business/24walmart.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">Walmart to settle 63 suits over wages, NYT, 12/24/08, at A1</a><br /><br />-at least $352 millionBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-82680645614453021212008-12-10T22:13:00.001-08:002008-12-10T22:15:17.692-08:00Long Deng grocery store to pay $750k to settle overtime allegationsSee <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2008/12/09/2008-12-09_370_grocery_workers_bag_750g_award.html">"370 grocery workers bag 750G award," NYDN, 12/10/08, at 37</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-19719875482279132912008-12-10T21:59:00.000-08:002008-12-10T22:02:15.943-08:00Wal-mart Agrees to Pay $54 Million to Settle Suit over Off the Clock Pay, Meal BreaksSee<a href="http://www.reflector.com/business/wal-mart-to-pay-54-million-to-settle-suit-over-wages-285835.html">"Wal-mart to pay $54 million to settle suit over wages," NYT, at B7</a><br /><br />-56000 employees affected, Walmart has faced 70 suits of this nature across the countryBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-85132037327035954552008-12-09T22:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:25:17.647-08:00Hopsital Workers' Federal FLSA Suits fo Unpaid Meal Breaks Not Preempted by Grievance and Arbitration ProcedureSee "Workers' federal suits against hospitals over unpaid breaks go forward," NYLJ, 12/9/08, at 1<br /><br />See Hinterberger v. Catholic Health, WDNYBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-79286811623606550222008-12-07T04:33:00.000-08:002008-12-07T04:35:52.893-08:00Cut in Hours and Pay Proposed as Atlernative to Mass LayoffsSee <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/opinion/06sat4.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">Are cuts in hours and pay an alternative to mass layoffs?, NYT editorial, 12/6/08, at A20</a><br /><br /><br /><br />-1933 Senate 30 hour bill during Great Depression followup ideaBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-64764197428272541732008-12-03T21:38:00.000-08:002008-12-03T21:40:22.933-08:00Airport Van Drivers Held Not to Fall Under Taxicab Exemption11th Circuit finds that Southern Shuttle Services van drivers do not fall under taxicab exemption under FLSABryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-42622764859048172592008-11-24T22:12:00.000-08:002008-11-24T22:15:15.386-08:00Filipino guest workers say Star One Staffing let off light by NYSDOLSee <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/11/23/2008-11-23_ripoff_firm_star_one_staffing_got_slap_o.html">Ripoff firm got slap on wrist, workers say, NYDN, 11/24/08, at 22</a><br /><br />-70 workers on guest worker visas claim forced to live in squalid houses with deductions from wages while working at exclusive country clubsBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-2338977227142136102008-11-24T22:07:00.000-08:002008-11-24T22:09:09.771-08:00Mexican bracero guest farm workers eligible for backpay from 1942-64See<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/us/24braceros.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">Owed back pay, guest workers comb the past, NYT, 11/24/08, at A1</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-38013811026897120972008-11-23T21:17:00.000-08:002008-11-23T21:18:18.924-08:00NYDN Editorial Calls Obama to End Labor Wage and Hour AbusesSee <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/11/20/2008-11-20_barack_attack_labor_abuses_obama_must_cr.html?print=1&page=all">Barack, attack labor abuses, NYDN, 11/20/08, at 27</a>Bryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-7841018384855386402008-11-23T20:21:00.000-08:002008-11-23T20:23:35.031-08:00Sushi deliverymen at Republic in NYC claim retaliation for seeking OT wagesSee <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11202008/news/regionalnews/sushi_suit_workers_cry_foul_139683.htm">Sushi-suit workers cry foul, NYP, 11/2/08, at 24</a><br /><br />-influenced by Chinese Staff & Workers AssociationBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-22532694003311546552008-11-02T01:36:00.000-07:002008-11-02T01:40:07.677-08:00Iowa Meatpacker Agriprocessors Fined $10 Million For Wage ViolationsSee <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/us/30fine.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">Meatpacker is fined nearly $10 Million, NYT, 10/30/08, at A22</a><br /><br />-illegal uniform deductions, sales tax deductions, failure to give final paychecks<br /><br />-previously child labor, identity theft, document fraudBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186479127008645760.post-83676595799954109352008-10-25T23:15:00.000-07:002008-10-25T23:23:22.659-07:00Canyon Spa Employees To Share in Tips of $14.75 Million SettlementSee <br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/us/24canyon.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">Spa employees to share millions in gratuities, NYT, 10/23/08 </a><br />-waiters, massage therapist, yoga instructors owed back tips and 18% gratuities withheldBryan D. Glass, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14981751703175378227noreply@blogger.com0