COOK et al v. DIRECTV INC. et al

  1. June 21, 2016

    DirecTV, Pa. Technicians' FLSA Fight Headed To Trial

    A worker misclassification suit between DirecTV Inc. and a group of repair and installation technicians is headed to trial after a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday denied both sides' requests for early judgment and efforts to strike bits of evidence used in those pretrial motions.

  2. January 06, 2016

    DirectTV Says Strike Attempt Is 'Vindictive' In FLSA Case

    DirecTV urged a Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday to refuse an attempt by a group of repair and installation technicians to block the use of certain documents in their Fair Labor Standards Act case, saying they were clearly aware of the materials and even used similar evidence in their own arguments.

  3. December 22, 2015

    DirecTV, Techs In Fervor To End FLSA Case

    DirecTV Inc. and a group of repair and installation technicians both slammed each other's competing bids for judgment Monday, in a Pennsylvania federal court suit accusing the satellite TV company of misclassifying the technicians as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime.

  4. December 07, 2015

    DirecTV Owes Back Pay After Misclassifying Techs, Court Told

    A group of DirecTV repair and installation technicians asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday to find that the satellite television giant owes them back wages after classifying them as independent contractors instead of full-time employees resulted in underpayment.

  5. August 24, 2015

    Court Says DirecTV Techs Amply Pled Employment Status

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday granted in part DirecTV Inc.'s motion to dismiss a consolidated Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit filed by a group of television repair technicians, saying the plaintiffs had not all sufficiently alleged the company violated minimum-wage laws but have adequately pled an employment relationship.

  6. October 17, 2014

    DirecTV Technicians Ask To Consolidate FLSA Suits

    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.