September 20, 2024
The bag fees caddies received from golfers were tips, not service charges, a New York federal judge ruled, denying a course operator's bid to toss the workers' suit claiming unpaid minimum wage and overtime under federal and state law.
November 13, 2023
Golf caddies alleging a golf course operator stiffed them for all hours worked urged a New York federal court not to toss their Fair Labor Standards Act claims, arguing they clearly and specifically alleged their compensation did not account for overtime work.
September 22, 2023
The operators of a New York golf course urged a federal court to toss caddies' claims for unpaid minimum wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, arguing that caddies are not employees and that they earned well over the federal minimum via tips from golfers.
January 23, 2023
The Hudson National Golf Club is being accused in a proposed class action suit by its caddies of evading the costs and responsibilities of employing them by misclassifying them as independent contractors.