Wage & Hour Case Insights

	Meal and Rest Violations
	The Claim: Cashiers at a retail chain alleged that their meal periods were short and interrupted because they were regularly called back to work before the end of their break. The time clocks were set up so that once an employee clocked out for a meal, she could not clock back in for at least 30 minutes, making it impossible for the time clock data to reflect these violations. Read More

	Off the Clock Work
	The Claim: Cashiers at a retail chain alleged that their meal periods were short and interrupted because they were regularly called back to work before the end of their break. The time clocks were set up so that once an employee clocked out for a meal, she could not clock back in for at least 30 minutes, making it impossible for the time clock data to reflect these violations. Read More

	Misclassification
	The Claim: A food service company was charged with misclassifying its managers as exempt employees. Plaintiffs claimed that their job function was similar to non-exempt employees. Read More

	Time Shaving and Record Keeping Violations
	The Claim: Employees at a national fast food chain claimed that managers removed overtime from time records to cut costs. Read More

	Benefit Payment Disputes
	The Claim: Employees at a leading manufacturer of printers and related supplies alleged that the firm’s use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy was not valid, and the Courts upheld the challenge. Read More