Wage And Hour Law

Former employees of Sweet Fish Sushi Bar, Inc., Leny Cepeda, Lizette Coronado, and Marcel Tillman filed a wrongful termination lawsuit alleging employment discrimination and retaliation and violations of California labor and wage laws. The case was filed in the

On June 10, 2019, Kelly Standorf filed a labor and employment lawsuit against a strip club for failing to pay her wages. She claimed violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Arizona wage laws. The case was filed in the United States District Court, Arizona (Phoenix Division). Judge John T. Tuchi presided over this case. [Case number: 2:19cv4700] Plaintiff Kelly Standorf worked for several years at Defendant Christie’s Cabaret of Glendale, LLC (“Christie’s Cabaret”) in G

On April 20, 2017, Plaintiff Christopher Ferguson filed an FLSA Overtime Lawsuit in the Texas State, District Court of Waco Division (Case number: 6:17cv111). Judge Derek T. Gilliland presided over the case. Christopher Ferguson worked as an Agency Manager for the Texas Farm Bureau and several affiliated insurance companies from June 2009 to December 2017. The defendants, including Texas Farm Bureau Business Corporation, Texas Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, and others, classified Ferguson and 120 to 160 other Agency Managers as independent contractors. Agency Managers were paid solely on commission with no base salary or overtime pay, despite regularly working over 40 hours per week. Their overtime hours typically ranged from 5 to 20 hours weekly. District Sales Managers employed by the defendants closely supervised Agency Managers. The