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Employer's Attempt to Coerce Employees In Overtime Suit BackfiresAn employer's coercion of employees to sign statements undercutting their overtime pay suit backfired as a federal judge ruled the statements could not be used.
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Police Settle Overtime SuitPresent and retired Richmond, Virginia police have settled an overtime suit for $7 million.
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Outside Salesmen Exemption Applicable to Drug Company Sales RepsThe Supreme Court in divided 5-4 decision ruled in Christopher v SmithKline Beecham that drug company sales reps are outside salesman not entitled to overtime.
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Police Officers Sue for Overtime CompensationPolice officers in Camden, New Jersey have filed suit against the city for unpaid overtime compensation.
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Supreme Court Hears Drug Reps Overtime CaseThe Supreme Court on Monday heard argument in the case that will decide whether drug company reps are entitled to overtime compensation.
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Overtime Suits Up 32% Since 2008Suits for overtime compensation have spiked up 32% since 2008 as employers have increasing skirted the law
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Drug Sales Rep Overtime Case Goes Before Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case where drug company sales reps claim that they are entitled to overtime compensation.
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Financial Advisors' Suit for Overtime Against Merrill Lynch Certified As Class ActionA suit for overtime compensation by financial advisors against Merrill Lynch has been certified as a class action.
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Ashland Settles Overtime Claims With FirefightersThe City of Ashland has reached a settlement agreement with 59 of its firefighters as to their overtime claims.
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Supreme Court To Decide Whether Drug Sales Reps Are Entitled to Overtime PayThe United States Supreme Court will decide whether drug company sales reps are entitled to overtime pay or are exempt under the outside sales exemption.
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States, Labor Department & IRS To Cooperate on Wage & Overtime EnforcementLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell represents employees seeking the wages or overtime they have earned; contact him at 859-254-7076
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Are Insurance Adjusters Entitled to Overtime Compensation?Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell represents employees seeking the overtime compensation owed them; contact him at 859-254-7076.
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Drug Sales Reps' Entitlement to Overtime Pay Ruling Allowed to Stand by Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has allowed to stand a court ruling last year that sales reps for pharmaceutical companies were not exempt from overtime pay requirements. The misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime is a common violation. If you have been misclassified as exempt from overtime or not been paid overtime you have earned, contact Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
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Settlement in Dick's Sporting Goods Wages & Overtime CaseThe class action lawsuit against Dick's Sporting Goods seeking wages and overtime compensation for employees that worked off the clock and through their breaks has been settled tentatively.
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Bank Branch & Call Center Employee Suit Moves ForwardA suit claiming that Bank of America retail branch and call center employees were forced to work off the clock and denied overtime pay as moved closer to trial. A federal judge denied the banks attempt to have the case dismissed. If you have been forced to work off the clock and denied wages or overtime you have earned, contact Lexington, Kentucky wages and overtime lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
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Retaliation Protections for Employees Considered by Supreme CourtThe federal Fair Labor Standards Act protects employees from retaliation for complaining of overtime pay violations. The Supreme Court is considering whether the protected complaints must be in writing or if an oral complaint is also protected.
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Overtime Suit For Busdrivers Advances - Kentucky Overtime LawyerBusdrivers claiming they were not paid overtime for time spent on training, cleaning buses and voluntary field trips was advanced by a federal judge.
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Overtime Suits For On-Call Time On the RiseWhether an employee on-call must be paid for their time depends on circumstances; employee suits for overtime and wages are on the increase for on-call time.