Duane Reade Settles FLSA Collective Action for $13.5 Million—But Can’t Make Plaintiffs’ Counsel Keep Quiet About It?
Posted on May 17, 2017
Posted in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Overtime
the situation A group of employees brings a FLSA collective action against an employer, claiming they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime pay over a number of years. After many years of litigation, the employer is able to reach a resolution, agreeing to pay the plaintiffs millions. Of course, the lawyers who represented the […]
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