NEW KENSINGTON, PA – A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a New Kensington landscaping company and its owner to pay $150,000 in back wages and penalties after a U.S. Departmen...

On February 9, Governor Newsom signed SB 114, reviving the mandate that California employers provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) for COVID-19-related absences, which previously expired on...

The legal landscape is ever-changing, as new laws are passed or existing laws are interpreted or enforced differently. Brooks Pierce attorneys have identified some of the biggest potential legal ...

As workers mail in ballots for a second union vote in Bessemer, Amazon has convinced some that collective bargaining could worsen their circumstances. When Kylee Rancour relocated from Massachuse...

On Feb. 22, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas denied the Restaurant Law Center and Texas Restaurant Association’s much-watched emergency motion seeking to enjoin nat...

American Made Bags LLC misclassified workers as independent contractors, failed to pay overtime, maintain wage records, pay back wages as agreed YOUNGSTOWN, OH – A federal judge ordered American ...

Over the past 10–15 years, we have seen an explosion of legislative activity related to restrictive covenants. This activity is happening not only in state legislatures but on the federal level a...

This past month, the most notable lawsuit alleging independent contractor misclassification was an ERISA claim. ERISA lawsuits by workers alleging independent contractor misclassification can pote...

The lawsuit seeks $36,971 in back wages and liquidated damages after investigators found that the shop and owner violated the retaliation, overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor ...