Kelly Services Accused of Overtime Pay Violations
A complaint (attached below) filed against Kelly Services Global, LLC in Texas last week alleges that the staffing giant violated federal and state wage hour laws by paying the plaintiff and others on an hourly "straight time" basis, regardless of the number of hours worked.
TEKsystems Battling Recruiter Class Actions on Both Coasts
On February 13, 2024, California U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley certified a class of California TEKsystems recruiters in a wage/hour overtime case against the Allegis Group subsidiary.
Class Action Against Staffing Firm Points to Client's Faulty Timekeeping System
Last week we warned that: "Staffing firms are especially vulnerable to clients that control the timekeeping systems, and this can include the time entry systems of vendor management or managed service companies." And right on cue, we have a California class action that illustrates the point.
Staffing Firm Owner and Manager Hit With $1.4 Million in Fines by Massachusetts AG
Many business owners are not aware that they are potentially subject to personal liability under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for wage/hour violations. Some states impose personal liability as well.
EEOC and Department of Labor Team Up in Seach for Violators
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division have entered into a historic agreement to combine forces in the search for employers who violate the law in their respective enforcement areas. The agreement, called a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), recites
What's Worse Than a Wage-Hour Class Action?
Maryland staffing firm and its owner find out the hard way
A class (or collective) action for overtime pay is certainly unpleasant for the employer, but a wage-hour investigation by the United States Department of Labor can be far worse for a non-compliant employer. This is because the Department of
US Department of Labor Sues Staffing Firm and its CEO for Overreaching Employment Agreements
The US Department of labor has filed an enforcement action against Advanced Care Staffing, a Brooklyn, NY firm that focuses on healthcare staffing. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, also names Advance Care's CEO, Sam Klein, as defendant.
Kelly Services Cases Provide Valuable Lessons in Assignment Suitability, Client Selection, and Receivables Management
A wage-hour class action lawsuit recently filed in California seems to be a good example of a job assignment that staffing firms should simply say "no" to.
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OBTAINS JUDGMENT TO RECOVER $9.3M IN BACK WAGES FOR 1,756 WORKERS MISCLASSIFIED BY PHILADELPHIA STAFFING COMPANY
US Healthcare and its owner admit to not paying overtime to healthcare workers and agree to Consent Judgement
