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Patterson Harkavy files class action alleging that recovery treatment centers exploited residents for unpaid labor

October 8th, 2018
Patterson Harkavy and co-counsel, the NC Justice Center and Outten & Golden LLP, filed a class and collective action lawsuit on behalf of individuals struggling to overcome substance abuse and addiction who assert that they were exploited by a lo… Read More
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Tags: Class Action, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Wage and Hour

Patterson Harkavy Wins in Fourth Circuit for Underpaid Workers

January 24th, 2011
In Simmons v. United Mortgage and Loan Investment, LLC, the Fourth Circuit ruled for plaintiffs and reversed the district court in this wage and hour case. The plaintiffs are Charlotte-based Junior Asset Managers for a mortgage company who were not p… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm
Tags: Ann Groninger, Appeals, Burton Craige, Charlotte, Class Action, Collective Action, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, NCWHA, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, Overtime, Results, Wage and Hour, Wages

Ninth Circuit Rejects Tip-Pooling Claims of Servers Making More than Minimum Wage Before Tips

June 16th, 2010
In a case that appears to one of first impression at the federal appellate level, the Ninth Circuit ruled in Cumbie v. Woody Woo, Inc., that there are no tip-pooling claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for restaurant employees who are pa… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Class Action, Collective Action, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Minimum Wage, NCWHA, Ninth Circuit, Tip Credit, Tip Pooling

Reply Brief Filed for Simmons Appeal in Fourth Circuit

May 17th, 2010
In Simmons v. United Mortgage and Loan Investment, LLC, we have filed this reply brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in this wage and hour case. See here for a summary of the case. Ann Groninger, Burton Craige, and Narendra Ghosh are repre… Read More
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Tags: Ann Groninger, Appeals, Briefs, Burton Craige, Class Action, Collective Action, FLSA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, NC Wage and Hour Act, Overtime, Wage and Hour

Brief Filed for Underpaid Workers in FLSA Appeal to Fourth Circuit

April 22nd, 2010
In Simmons v. United Mortgage and Loan Investment, LLC, we have filed this opening brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in this wage and hour case. The plaintiffs are Charlotte-based Junior Asset Managers for a mortgage company who were not… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Ann Groninger, Appeals, Burton Craige, Class Action, Collective Action, FLSA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, Overtime, Wage and Hour

4th Circuit Rules for Class Certification in Racial Discrimination Case

August 10th, 2009
In Brown v. Nucor Corporation, the 4th Circuit reversed the district court on the question of class certification. Under Title VII, the plaintiffs had brought racial discrimination claims of disparate treatment and disparate impact with regard to pro… Read More
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Tags: Case Commentary, Class Action, Discrimination, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Title VII