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Company and its officers sued for unpaid wages

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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November 12 2012

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor sued a New Hampshire painting and construction company and its president, vice-president and treasurer in their individual capacities to recover unpaid wages and liquidated damages for 57 employees

Outback Steakhouse agrees to pay $19 million to settle sex discrimination

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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January 4 2010

On Tuesday, December 29, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that Outback Steakhouse (“Outback”) agreed to pay $19 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against thousands of women at hundreds of corporately-owned restaurants

FMLA applies to non-traditional family arrangements

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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June 28 2010

On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the US Department of Labor ("DOL") released Administrator's Interpretation No. 2010-3 (the “Interpretation”) which is intended to clarify the definition of “son and daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”

There is no such thing as FMLA light duty

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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March 6 2013

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer in a case where an employee filed suit contending

More enforcement is the result of DOL budget

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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May 18 2009

Recently, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis unveiled the Administration’s fiscal year 2010 budget for the Department of Labor ("DOL"

Illinois construction firm settles class-action discrimination claim for $630,000

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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June 1 2009

On Friday, May 29, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it settled a race and retaliation lawsuit against Area Erectors, Inc, a Rockford, Illinois-based construction company (“the Company”

Male same-sex harassment costs Dillard’s $110,000

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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June 15 2009

On June 11, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that Dillard’s, Inc. will pay $110,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a same-sex harassment lawsuit involving its male employees

Age bias layoffs are costly; claims are increasing dramatically

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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June 15 2009

Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that Providence Alaska Medical Center (“Providence”) has agreed to pay $220,000 and provide other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of five (5) workers who were laid off and denied rehire because of their age

Holiday parties are fraught with danger

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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December 14 2009

Layoffs, reduced workweeks and pay reductions have certainly taken their toll this year

Taking a shower every day may not be compensable

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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December 14 2009

On November 25, 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Dotmar Industries Inc. (the “Company”) when it held that the time spent changing clothes and showering at the end of each work day was not compensable under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the applicable Wisconsin statue