Deloitte & Touche sued by auditors. Court authorizes notice to class!

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | December 19, 2011

On December 16, 2011, Judge Richard M. Berman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New… Continue reading Deloitte & Touche sued by auditors. Court authorizes notice to class!

Connecticut Federal Judge Rejects “Chinese Overtime”

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | October 5, 2011

Yes, I know, it is a racist term, but it isn’t mine. Some courts and some companies actually use this… Continue reading Connecticut Federal Judge Rejects “Chinese Overtime”

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | September 16, 2011

A federal judge in New York recently ruled that Mr. John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of the Gristedes grocery store… Continue reading Billionaire owner of Gristedes grocery stores held personally liable for wages!

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | September 12, 2011

In Symczyk v. Genesis HealthCare Corp., 2011 U.S. App. Lexis 18114 (3d Cir. 2011) the Third Circuit Court of Appeals… Continue reading Third Circuit: Employer Can’t Moot Collective Action with Offer of Judgment

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Discrimination, Gender, Wage / Hour | July 6, 2011

The Second Circuit has just issued a ruling on the hot topic of whether or arbitration agreements can bar class… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: SECOND CIRCUIT ALLOWS CLASS ARBIRTATION OF EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | June 9, 2011

I’ve written recently that wage / hour class and collective actions may soon be a thing of the past. I’ve… Continue reading Wage / Hour class actions: Dead or Alive?

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | June 7, 2011

When they don’t have management as their primary duty – thats when. In yet another good case for employee rights… Continue reading When is a Manager not a Manager?

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | June 1, 2011

Contrary to the prediction I made in my last post, there are those who believe that wage / hour class… Continue reading The death of wage hour class actions might have been exaggerated!

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | May 26, 2011

I hate to write this piece. Really. I hate to spread the word about such an awful and harmful decision,… Continue reading The end of wage / hour class actions?

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour | March 18, 2011

In a lawsuit recently filed in Connecticut Superior court, a man is challenging his employer’s practice of paying overtime wages… Continue reading Lawsuit challenges “Chinese Overtime” in Connecticut