October 28, 2022
Federal law preempts two workers' wage claims under Louisiana law, a federal judge ruled, trimming the workers' suit alleging that a company specializing in disaster aftermath work and its subcontractor stiffed them on minimum wage and overtime.
August 30, 2022
A Louisiana federal judge declined to toss claims that a company specializing in disaster cleanup and restoration stiffed laborers on Fair Labor Standards Act minimum or overtime wages, ruling that the workers sufficiently alleged that the company was a co-employer alongside a subcontractor.