Tag: labor
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Labor Department Proposes New Tip-Sharing Rules
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a proposal to allow some employers to use tip sharing among tipped and non-tipped workers, rescinding portions of the tip regulations in the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposal would apply only to employers who pay the full minimum wage to…
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Lawsuit Challenges NYC Deductions Bill
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a New York City law requiring fast-food restaurants to remit voluntary deductions from employees’ wages to nonprofit groups, including “ideological and political organizations with whom those employers may and do disagree.” Rest. Law Ctr. v. City of New York, No. 17-9128 (S.D.N.Y., filed November…
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Burger Chain Faces Food-Safety Allegations from Former Employee
A former employee of Shake Shack Inc. has alleged he was fired after complaining about health and safety violations at one of the company’s New York City locations. Via v. Shake Shack Inc., No. 17-7049 (S.D.N.Y., filed September 14, 2017). The plaintiff alleges that managers of one location fired him after he complained that, among…
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FAO Urges Agriculture Cos. To Combat Child Labor
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has published a guide encouraging agricultural companies to enact child-labor policies to combat abuse in the industry. The guide offers “practical steps to ensure that programmes contribute to safe employment and training opportunities for youth and that activities intended to support vulnerable families do not have the unintended…
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Court Grants Chipotle’s Motion to Decertify FLSA Class Action
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. won decertification of a class action comprising more than 500 management trainees in 37 states when a federal court ruled that there were too many differences in the trainees’ ability to perform managerial duties, causing the action to fail the predominance test. Scott v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., No. 12-8333, (S.D.N.Y.,…
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Brazilian Beverage Co. to Pay Professional Beer Taster for Job-Related Alcoholism
A Brazilian appeals court has reportedly affirmed a lower court’s order to AmBev S/A to pay a former employee about $14,800 for moral damages related to his job as a beer taster, which he alleged led to his alcoholism. AmBev argued that it was not liable because the employee’s beer-tasting activities were voluntary. The court…
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DOJ Sues Potato Company for Alleged Discrimination Against Immigrants
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against two Washington companies—Washington Potato and Pasco Processing—for allegedly discriminating against immigrants during the employment eligibility verification process. United States v. Wash. Potato Co., No. 16-1320 (D.O.J., filed November 14, 2016). The complaint alleges the companies required non-U.S. citizens to submit specific documentation to process the…
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Pizza Delivery Drivers Granted Class Certification in Tips Dispute
A Massachusetts federal court has granted certification to a class of former and current delivery drivers for Domino’s Pizza Inc. who allege that they should have received the delivery charge paid by customers. Mooney v. Domino’s Pizza, Inc., No. 14-13723 (D. Mass., order entered September 1, 2016). The plaintiffs also asserted that they should have been…