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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

NC Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Verdict for Employee to Collect Earned Bonuses

June 28th, 2010
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued Kornegay v. Aspen Asset Group LLC, an interesting case that raises and decides some key issues under the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (NCWHA). At issue was whether the employee-plaint… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Attorneys' Fees, Bonus Payments, Breach of Contract, Case Commentary, Earned Wages, Labor and Employment, Liquidated Damages, NC Court of Appeals, NCWHA, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, Wage and Hour, Wage Change Notice

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