Unpaid Wage and Overtime Claim Blog
FairLaw Firm Tip Case Against Kiki on the River
In September 2022, FairLaw Firm filed a federal lawsuit for Octavio Collado against 450 North River Drive, who operates Kiki on the River, along with RJ River and Roman Jones, alleging that they were his “employers” who failed to properly tips in violation of the Fair...
FairLaw Firm’s Recent Federal FMLA Trial Victory
The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”) is a federal employment law that applies to businesses with over 50 employees and to employees who work more than 1250 hours in a year. The FMLA provides eligible employees and certain relatives (husbands, parents,...
FairLaw Firm Overtime Cases Against Medx / NoMi Health
In 2022, FairLaw Firm filed a federal lawsuit against MedX Staffing and NoMi Health because of their failure to pay the overtime wages required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §201, et seq., on behalf of one of our clients. In that lawsuit, FairLaw...
FairLaw Firm Successfully Enforces Noncompete Against Former Employee
This is a follow-up to our last blog post. We previously reported that a franchisee of an insurance agency retained FairLaw Firm to represent it to enforce a noncompete agreement signed by a formerly employed insurance agent. Since FairLaw Firm had assisted the...
FairLaw Firm Wins Temporary Injunction For Employer To Enforce Non-Compete
FairLaw Firm recently filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on behalf of one of its clients who owns an insurance agency against a former employee and her subsequent employer (who happens to be a direct competitor). The lawsuit sought injunctive relief and...
The Significance of Time Records
Many minimum wage and overtime cases come down to the existence or absence of time records. When accurate records exist that show when an employee arrives at work, takes a meal break, and finishes for the day, figuring out if any wages are owed becomes a function of...
5 Things NOT To Do Once Served With A Lawsuit From An Employee
Being served with a lawsuit from an employee can trigger a lot of emotions ranging from anger about being sued, to disappointment after having treated that employee so well, to fear about what could happen as a result of the lawsuit.A process server is responsible for...
FairLaw Firm Obtains Defense Judgment In Employment Discrimination Case
The FairLaw Firm took over the defense of an employer in a sex discrimination from a large law firm while the case remained pending with the EEOC. We immediately coordinated with the employer to obtain all of the records relating to this employee, which not only...
Ending Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The Act will become federal law once President Biden signs it, which is expected to occur soon. Once signed, this law will invalidate any...
Why Employers Hire FairLaw Firm
Most people know FairLaw Firm for our representation of employees, the way that we handle claims, and the successes that we obtain for our clients in employment-related matters. At FairLaw Firm, we also devote a good portion of our practice to counseling and...