Olsen Twins’ the Row, Gearing up for a Legal Row

August 13, 2015 Legal Team
Child stars turned producers turned fashion gurus won't be turning into labor attorneys anytime soon. The Olson Twins have been served a class action lawsuit of forty current and previous interns for unpaid wages. The suit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court and names Dualstar Entertainment, the umbrella company for the Olsen fashion labels,...
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Breaking down New FLSA Regulations, What Does It Mean?

July 6, 2015 Legal Team
Every employee should know what their rights are, especially when it comes to their wages and salary. The federal government just released new proposed regulations that will make more than 5 million employees eligible for overtime pay. So, starting from the beginning, who creates these regulations? Why is overtime a good thing? How will...
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Companies Burn out Employees See Disastrous Consequences

June 29, 2015 Legal Team
Goldman Sachs runs an annual summer internship program that spans across company lines to Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays Bank. This year, the companies took an impressive 2,900 summer interns. The internship, which is infamous for being tough and unsympathetic, had to take a close look at itself after one intern, a...
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Sexually Harassed Female Farm Workers Resolve Suits

June 25, 2015 Legal Team
The Fresno office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has reached an agreement with agricultural giant Zoria Farms regarding four sexual harassment lawsuits filed through the commission. Collectively, Zoria Farms will pay $333,000 to the four plaintiffs who alleged they were sexually harassed by two supervisors.According to the suit, these two supervisors approached the...
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A Whole New Meaning to Swabbing the Poop Deck Genetic Non-Discrimination Act Violation

June 24, 2015 Legal Team
Georgia storage company, Atlas Logistics Group asked employees to swab—then got sued. An employee (or possibly employees) for the company began “habitually defecating” in their Atlanta warehouse. Atlas attempted to figure out who it was, but eventually got slapped with a hefty price tag for their methods.Atlas had some employees undergo a cheek swap...
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