by Brian Pollock | Mar 9, 2016 | News, Wage and Overtime Law
The FairLaw Firm recently filed a putative collective action lawsuit against VHU Express, Inc. and its owners, Lisa Bythewood and Craig Bythewood, for failing to pay their employees at least a minimum wage for all time worked and for also failing to pay them overtime...
by Brian Pollock | Apr 6, 2015 | News, Wage and Overtime Law
The FairLaw Firm first took the case of Oscar Bermudez Rodriguez to trial against Demolition King, Inc. and Guillermo Gonzalez before United States Magistrate John J. O’Sullivan on February 17-18, 2015. Mr. Bermudez claimed that he was misclassified as an...
by Brian Pollock | Feb 4, 2014 | News, Wage and Overtime Law
On January 30, 2014, the FairLaw Firm filed a lawsuit against Zuni Transportation, Inc. and Handy Wash, Inc. d/b/a Independent Drivers Association. A copy of the Complaint can be found here.The Plaintiff in the Zuni Transportation lawsuit claims that she and others...
by Brian Pollock | Nov 12, 2013 | News, Wage and Overtime Law
The Florida Minimum Wage is set to increase again. As of January 1, 2014, the Florida Minimum Wage will increase by $0.14 to $7.93 per hour. This also means that tipped workers, such as waiters, waitresses, bartenders, barbacks, bussers, hostesses and others who...
by Brian Pollock | Nov 8, 2013 | News, Wage and Overtime Law
Wage Theft was in the news again, this time appearing on WSVN Channel 7 in Miami on Help Me Howard:WSVN-TV – 7NEWS Miam Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, DecoI think that Howard may have been a little mistaken. The only laws that would allow Melissa to get double...
by Brian Pollock | May 15, 2012 | News, Wage and Overtime Law
Workers have it tough these days – which are not much different than any other day(s). But, there is a bright spot for those who lose their jobs. Courts are now trending towards holding employers to their agreements to NOT contest unemployment benefits. There...
