March 25, 2024
Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania coal company earned conditional certification and did not violate soliciting rules for a collective action accusing management of violating overtime rules by not compensating time spent attending to gear before and after shifts, a federal judge ruled.
January 09, 2024
A Pennsylvania coal company facing an overtime compensation suit is accusing the plaintiffs' counsel of circumventing the court by soliciting other employees for the collective action claim before gaining certification, according to a brief filed Monday.
December 14, 2023
Two energy companies accused of failing to pay coal mine employees for the time they spent putting on and taking off protective gear asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to ditch the suit, arguing that the workers hadn't shown that both companies were their employers.
November 20, 2023
Two energy companies failed to pay coal mining employees for the time they spent donning and doffing their personal protective equipment, a worker said in a proposed collective action in Pennsylvania federal court claiming Fair Labor Standards Act violations.