Palmela Watkins v. Elwyn, Inc.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a US law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting most private and public employees. Violations of the FLSA can result in significant penalties, including civil mone... More...    $0 (07-10-2025 - NJ)

Plaintiffs, Tymeco Jones, Iesha Bullock, and Teairra Pizzarro, are certified nursing assistants who bring this action against their employer, SCO Silver Care Operations (“Silver Care”) for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and related New Jersey state wage and hour laws. The plaintiffs claim that Silver Care underpaid them for overtime in two ways. First, Silver Care failed to in... More...    $0 (05-23-2017 - NJ)

This suit was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by Wal-Mart cleaning crew members who are seeking compensation for unpaid overtime and certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), civil damages under RICO, and damages for false imprisonment. The workers – illegal immigrants who took jobs with contractors and subcontractors Wal-Ma... More...    $0 (08-14-2012 - NJ)

The Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, N.J.S.A. 34:21-1 to -7 (the New Jersey WARN Act or the Act), generally provides that under certain conditions employees are entitled to notice, or alternatively, severance pay, in the event of a transfer or termination of operations, or a mass layoff by an employer. This appeal requires us to consider the novel question of whether the... More...    $0 (06-14-2011 - NJ)

Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor Relations - On March 8, 1996, Brooks (Plaintiff) commenced an action alleging that the defendant Village violated the FLSA by failing to pay him and other Village police officers for the time they spent outside regular work hours caring for Village-owned police dogs. He later amended the complaint to include a second claim, alleging that the Village violated the F... More...    $0 (07-21-1999 - NJ)