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Miami Bar Accused of Taking Tips from Tipped Employees While Claiming Tip Credit

By Florin Gray |

The former bar staff at Doral’s Shoma Bazaar are accusing their bosses of underpaying them by $225,451 by dipping into their tips while paying them under the minimum wage. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in Miami federal court by 11 employees against Shoma Group, LLC. If the plaintiff’s claims are accurate, that works… Read More »

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Ex-Employee Sues SeaWorld for Unpaid Overtime

By Florin Gray |

A retired SeaWorld employee has filed an FLSA lawsuit in federal court accusing the theme park of not paying employees overtime for working on their lunch breaks and before their shifts to cut labor expenses. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit seeking class-action status in the U.S. District Court’s Orlando division. The plaintiff is suing… Read More »

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Supreme Court to Weigh in on Legal Test for FLSA Exemptions

By Florin Gray |

The U.S. Supreme Court recently took up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, to clarify a split decision regarding the standard of proof that employers must meet to show that specific employees are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA… Read More »

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Do Workers Have to be Paid to Boot Up Computers? Question Goes Before the Ninth Circuit

By Florin Gray |

Does the FLSA require employers to pay workers to boot up and shut down their computers? While the question may sound ridiculous, it’s at the center of a long-running FLSA dispute that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard for the second time. In this article, we’ll talk a bit about the case and… Read More »

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EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Asphalt Paving Systems for Racial Harassment and Discrimination

By Florin Gray |

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems, an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Tennessee. The agency will force the company to pay $1.25 million in damages and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit. According to the… Read More »

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Tampa Company J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle Claims of Racial Harassment and Discrimination

By Florin Gray |

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled a lawsuit against a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor. The EEOC forced the company to pay $1.6 million and provide other equitable relief to settle a race and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic company employees. Under… Read More »

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Florida State Attorney Sued for Firing That Occurred During Maternity Leave in Violation of FMLA

By Florin Gray |

A recent lawsuit accuses Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain of violating the Family and Medical Leave Act when he fired the office’s chief of staff while she was on maternity leave. According to the lawsuit, Keisha Mulfort began working as the State Attorney’s chief of staff and director of Public Affairs in January 2021… Read More »

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U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $60,000 for Employee Denied Protected Medical Leave

By Florin Gray |

The U.S. Department of Labor recently filed suit on behalf of a former employee after a Bradenton Beach restaurant forced them back to work the same day they were discharged from the hospital, despite doctor’s orders not to return to work for three days. The employee was terminated less than a week later. Investigators… Read More »

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B&H Photo Pays Settlement for Discrimination Against Blacks, Women, Asians, and Hispanics

By Florin Gray |

B&H Photo has agreed to pay a settlement discriminating against  Blacks, women, Asians, and Hispanics. This is the second large settlement they have been required to pay in under a decade. The last occurred in 2017. The current settlement addresses discriminatory hiring practices that B&H made between 2011 and 2021. The settlement could be… Read More »

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Cedar Point Pays $50,000 to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit

By Florin Gray |

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit filed against Cedar Point’s parent company, Cedar Fair. Cedar Fair is responsible for paying a former employee $50,000 for unlawful discrimination against the employee. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Cedar Fair provided housing for out-of-town seasonal employees at below-market rates…. Read More »

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