January 25, 2017
DirecTV must face two consolidated lawsuits from former satellite technicians who claim they were misclassified as independent contractors, the Fourth Circuit held Wednesday after finding that a lower court incorrectly concluded that the entertainment provider wasn't a joint employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
July 01, 2015
DirecTV dodged two consolidated lawsuits from former technicians claiming they were wrongly classified as independent contractors, when a federal judge found Tuesday that their relationship with the company did not establish it as a joint employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
October 17, 2014
A group of DirecTV Inc. technicians on Thursday asked to consolidate 11 Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits accusing the satellite provider of misclassifying them as independent contractors to avoid wage-and-hour laws, arguing that the factual issues in the cases are nearly identical.