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Tyson Foods Inc. must continue defending against the majority of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations at one of its processing plants. A federal court recently ruled that a worker plausibly alleged that interrupted meal breaks and automatic time deductions resulted in unpaid wages, allowing several key claims to move forward.

According to the lawsuit, workers were expected to take 30-minute meal breaks, but those breaks were frequently interrupted by supervisors for work-related ...

Fitapelli & Schaffer has filed a lawsuit against KNOWiNK LLC alleging that the company misclassified Technical Service & Support Specialists as exempt salaried employees and failed to pay them overtime wages. KNOWiNK provides electronic poll book technology and election support services to jurisdictions nationwide, including in New York. According to the complaint, Support Specialists performed primarily non-managerial, technical support and training duties while working extensive hours during election cycles and preparation periods.

The lawsuit alleges that these ...

GEICO has agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company failed to properly pay call center employees for all hours worked. A federal judge in Georgia recently gave final approval to the settlement, bringing an end to claims that workers were required to perform unpaid work before and after their scheduled shifts.

The lawsuits alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, or “FLSA”, which requires employers to pay overtime when employees work ...

A proposed collective action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Performance Food Group Inc., alleging that the company improperly classified warehouse supervisors as overtime-exempt salaried employees, even though their job duties did not meet the legal requirements for exemption under federal wage law.

According to the lawsuit filed by Fitapelli & Schaffer LLP and Wage and Hour Firm, supervisors regularly worked long hours, often around 60 hours per week, but were not paid overtime ...

New York State’s minimum wage will rise again on January 1, 2026, as part of the state’s multi-year plan to gradually increase wages for low-income workers. Under the updated rates, workers in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County must be paid at least 17 dollars per hour. Workers in the rest of New York State must be paid at least 16 dollars per hour. These increases reflect another 50 cent raise from the 2025 rates and continue a ...

New York City has reached a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks after investigators found the company committed violations of the city’s Fair Workweek Law. This is the largest worker-protection settlement in NYC history and will provide payments to more than 15,000 hourly employees from 300 Starbucks’ locations.

City officials found that Starbucks routinely failed to give workers predictable schedules, cut hours without proper justification, and made last-minute scheduling changes, all which is illegal under the Fair Workweek ...

A federal judge in Idaho has granted preliminary approval to a $2.1 million settlement resolving wage claims against a group of Papa John’s franchise operators. The agreement will benefit nearly 3,000 current and former pizza delivery drivers who alleged that the company’s pay policies led to violations of both federal and state labor laws.

The lawsuit, first filed in 2017, claimed that the franchisee deducted unreimbursed expenses from drivers’ pay, such as costs for mileage, gas, and vehicle maintenance. This ...

On October 24, 2025, a former rig supervisor filed a class and collective action lawsuit against Apex Well Servicing USA Inc. in federal court. The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to properly pay overtime wages to hundreds of Oilfield Workers, including Rig Supervisors, Rig Operators, and similar hourly positions across the United States. Apex Well, headquartered in Williston, North Dakota, is a Canadian-based oil and gas service company that provides rig, pressure, and maintenance services to oil well owners ...

A reality TV lawsuit was recently filed in California Superior Court against Netflix, Kinetic Content, and Delirium TV (“Defendants”), the producers of the hit reality series Love Is Blind. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of all reality show contestants who participated in the show within the past four years, as well as others involved in similar reality television productions.

The complaint alleges that Defendants failed to pay contestants legally required wages and subjected them to “inhumane ...

A former Journeys employee in Queens has filed a lawsuit against Genesco Inc., the company behind the popular shoe chain. The Store Manager claimed she was wrongfully fired just days before giving birth and only one day before she was set to begin her maternity leave.

The complaint, filed by Attorney Armando Ortiz in the Eastern District of New York, alleges that the company discriminated against the plaintiff based on her pregnancy, failed to provide reasonable accommodations, retaliated against her for ...