In New Jersey, the difference between being classified by an employer as an employee as opposed to being classified as an independent contractor can make a world of difference regarding the scope of a person’s legal rights. Unlike independent contractors whose rights are established by mutually agreed terms contained in…
America takes pride in its history of being a beacon for the labor class. Throughout its history, America has attracted waves of immigrants believing they could start a better and more prosperous life working in a thriving economy. Many of America’s greatest success stories began as a result of people…
After two years of litigation in federal court, U.S. District Court Judge Peter Sheridan ordered Wawa, Inc. (Wawa) to pay $1.4 million in order to settle a class action lawsuit filed against it by assistant store managers called “Assistant General Managers” (AGMs) who alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards…
Plaintiffs attempting to sue Strategic Delivery Solutions LLC (SDS) in a class action suit over a myriad of violations of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (WPL) and New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (WHL) must bring their claims individually through opaque private arbitration rather than as a class in…
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“NJWHL”) protect the wages of New Jersey’s hourly workers. They do this by requiring employers to compensate hourly wage employees for each hour worked at a minimum wage rate (in New Jersey the minimum wage…
New Brunswick, N.J., November 1, 2016 – Brent Carter, Robert Haynes and Kenneth Cuoco, filed a class action lawsuit in Middlesex County Superior Court against Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBB) on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated current and former employees who worked in BBB stores located in…