Protecting Employee Rights
In a prior blog post, I wrote about the case of Brown v. New York City Department of Education. In Brown, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit determined that a volunteer intern for a public school was exempt from coverage under
On December 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, a case involving a challenge under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) brought by warehouse workers who worked for Amazon.com. As an anti-theft measure, Amazon.com required
Although not as prevalent as they once were, donning and doffing cases are still being hotly contested around the country. Recently, a donning and doffing case from Indiana found its way to the United States Supreme Court. Initially, I should explain what donning and doffing
An Oakland Raiders cheerleader has filed a proposed class action lawsuit challenging the way in which cheerleaders are compensated by the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. The lawsuit alleges the team compensates its cheerleaders in the amount of $125.00 per home game, which comes out to $1,250.00