Pennsylvania FLSA Law

<h2><br> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff in a class action Fair Labor Standards Act violations.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that Defendant violated the overtime wage provisions of the FLSA, PMWA, and WPCL, and violated unpaid straight-time wages under Pennsylvania common law; conducted necessary discovery to obtain payrol... More...

Joshua Sturtz v. Laurel Medical Supplies, Inc.

<h2><br> Johnstown, Pennsylvania labor law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.<br> <br> ... More...

Tiffany Manzo v. PrimeCare Medical, Inc.

Scranton, Pennsylvania employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law in the United States that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. The FLSA... More...

Michael Phillips v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Allentown, Pennsylvania employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act failure to pay overtime theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting employees in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.<br> <br> The... More...

Don Erb, et al. v. Amazon, et al.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.<br... More...

Stephanie Higgins v. Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.

Scranton, Pennsylvania employment law layers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> <br> Stephanie Higgins and her co-plaintiffs, the appellants before us now, filed a collective action and putative class action alleging that their employer, Bayada Home Care, Inc., made improper deductions from their accumulated paid time off (which, with... More...

Wenlin Xiao v. Schuan Gourmet, L.L.C., d/b/a Sichuan Gormet

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on Fair Labor Standards Act violations.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/pennsylvania/news/pittsburgh/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Pittsburgh</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes min... More...

ARTHUR BEDROSIAN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 to require certain reports and records that ... More...

Jaime Gonzalez v. Owens Corning

This appeal involves a putative class action brought by consumers in four states who alleged that Appellees Owens Corning and Owens Corning Sales, LLC (collectively, Owens Corning) sold defective roof shingles and misrepresented the shingles’ expected useful life. Appellants challenge an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denying class certificatio... More...

Michael Souryavong v. Lackawanna County

This employee-overtime appeal raises questions as to<br> the nature of the evidence that is sufficient to create a jury<br> question on the purported “willfulness” of an employer’s nonpayment<br> of overtime. The question matters because a finding<br> of willfulness expands the limitations period for claims under<br> the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), in effect permitting a<br> plain... More...

Laura Symczyk v. Genesis Healthcare Corporation

Laura Symczyk sought relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 207 and 216(b), on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed Symczyk"s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction after defendants Genesis HealthCare Corporation and ElderCare Resources Corporation extended an offer of jud... More...

Shirley Edwards v. A.H. Cornell and Son, Inc.

Shirley Edwards filed suit against her employer, A.H. Cornell and Son, Inc. ("A.H. Cornell”), and supervisors, Scott A. Cornell and Melissa J. Closterman, claiming that she was terminated in violation of Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA”) and state common law after complaining to management about alleged ERISA violations. The defendants filed a... More...

Paul D. Turner v. The Saloon, Ltd.

Paul Turner worked as a waiter for The Saloon, Ltd. ("The Saloon”), a Chicago steakhouse, and claims he was the victim of several forms of employment discrimination. Turner had a months-long sexual relationship with his supervisor and claims that when he ended it, she persistently sexually harassed him. He also claims The Saloon discriminated against him on the basis of a disability; he suff... More...

Allison Cooper v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

At issue is whether the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTA”) is entitled to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment. In 1991, we determined SEPTA was not an arm of the state. Bolden v. SEPTA, 953 F.2d 807 (3d Cir. 1991) (en banc), cert. denied, 504 U.S. 943 (1992). Now SEPTA contends that subsequent changes in Eleventh Amendment jurisprudence and in SEPTA's st... More...

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/063502p.pdf" target="_new">MELANIA FELIX DE ASENCIO; et al. v. TYSON FOODS, INC.</A>

<P>In instructing the jury in this case brought by poultry workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. ("FLSA" or "Act"), the District Court stated that in considering whether the workers' donning, doffing and washing was "work" under the Act, the jury must consider whether the activities involved physical or mental exertion. The jury decided the issue of work agains... More...

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/061463p.pdf" target="_new">JAMES H. RUEHL v. VIACOM, INC., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION</a>

<P>This is an interlocutory appeal from the District Court's denial of Viacom's summary judgment motion. Viacom seeks to have James Ruehl's complaint under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., dismissed for failure to timely exhaust administrative remedies before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"). The District Court denied su... More...

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/023719p.pdf" target="_new">Melania Felix De Asencio, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.</a>

<P>In a labor dispute over unpaid wages, plaintiffs gained certification of an opt-in class under the Fair Labor Standards Act and then sought certification of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(3) opt-out class under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment & Collection Law. The District Court granted the Rule 23 certification. At issue is whether the District Court should have exercised supplemental jurisdictio... More...

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/012024mo.txt" target="_New">Karen Cononie v. Allegheny General Hospital</a>

Karen Cononie commenced this action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Allegheny General Hospital ("Allegheny") pursuant to Section 15(a)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C.  215(a)(3) (2001), alleging that she was fired from her employment in retaliation for filing a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division of the United S... More...

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/001519.txt" target="_new">William Turner, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, et al.</a>

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court granting summary judgment for the defendants in a class action suit brought by over 200 current and former corrections officers against the City of Philadelphia and the City Prisons Commissioner. The officers, seeking overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for the time they spent changing into and out of their un... More...

<a href="http://vls.law.vill.edu/locator/3d/Jul2001/001561.txt" target="_new">Loughner v. The University of Pittsburgh</a>

This appeal raises a troublesome and recurring problem pertaining to the award of attorneys' fees and costs to a prevailing party under a federal statute and the duty of a district court in dealing with the prevailing party's petition for fees. Catherine M. Loughner ("Loughner") brought an action under, inter alia, the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), against The University of Pittsbur gh ... More...