December 15, 2023
Counsel for workers claiming a packaging supplies manufacturer didn't pay minimum wage and overtime failed again to clear up doubts about their competence, a New York federal judge said Friday, denying a renewed bid to approve a $840,000 deal.
August 15, 2023
Workers claiming a manufacturer of packaging supplies didn't pay minimum wage and overtime asked a New York federal judge again to approve an $840,000 deal to end their suit, about a month after the judge questioned their counsel's integrity.
July 31, 2023
Weeks after a New York federal judge scuttled a would-be settlement in a proposed wage class action due to questions over class counsel's "competence and integrity" in a separate case, the attorneys have returned to "humbly apologize" to the court, offering to drop their fee bid from 33% to 20%.
July 05, 2023
An attorney cannot adequately represent a class of workers in a wage suit due to his conduct in a separate case in which he pursued high fees without regard to client welfare or court oversight, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday, scuttling a proposed $840,000 settlement.
June 16, 2023
A Construction and General Building Laborers business manager will tell a New York federal judge during oral arguments on Friday to toss defamation claims from a union staffer, contending he made accurate comments in saying the staffer had failed to open voicemail messages. Here, Law360 looks at this case and other major labor and employment cases in New York next week.