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$20 Sexual Harassment Settlement for Fox’s Gretchen Carlson
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Faulty Background Checks Prompt Multiple Class Action Lawsuits
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Is Your Personal Trainer Being Worked Over by their Employer?
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Personal Trainers File Whistle-blower Lawsuit Against Lifetime and Seek Class Action Status For Wage Claims
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No minimum wage or overtime for minor league baseball players?
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Discrimination in the workplace based on Military Service
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CCA in hot water for understaffing, again.
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Uber Settles Driver Rights Lawsuit for $100 Million
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Female soccer players file wage complaint against U.S. Soccer
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employees in Class Action Suit Against Tyson
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Domino’s Drivers File FLSA Lawsuit
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Lawmakers Seek Federal ‘Oversight’ Of Workers’ Compensation As States Limit Benefits
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Red Garter Club Faces Lawsuit Over Unpaid Wages
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EEOC files lawsuit accusing Landis Homes of discriminating against pregnant employee
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“Wage Theft” by misclassification- independent contractors and interns
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Court Awards Employees of Home Health Care Companies Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights
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Tennessee HOA pays $156,000 to settle disability-discrimination lawsuit
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If I am an “independent contractor” – am I entitled to overtime and minimum wage?
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Whose tips are they anyway???
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Sirius XM Radio to pay $1.3M to settle suit over unpaid internships
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EEOC Rules Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination Already Illegal Under Federal Law
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President Obama to raise wages for millions
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Why are FMLA Lawsuits on the Rise?
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Employers May Face Investigation if they are not paying their Employees Properly for Overtime
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Protections for Same-Sex Spouses
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Get your hands off my Tips!
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Are “Independent Contractors” entitled to overtime?
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Ex-UPS Worker’s Pregnancy Discrimination Case Is Going To The Supreme Court
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EEOC Sues Restaurant for Pregnancy Discrimination
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Publix Super Markets Inc. to pay $6.8 million to job applicants
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Is Refusal to Provide Light Duty Work a Violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
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Most Common Overtime Pay Myths
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Tennessee’s New Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014
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What Does it Mean if Your Case is Chosen for Mediation at the EEOC
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Computer Professional Exemption and Overtime
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Overtime- Am I Exempt? The Computer Professional Exemption
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Tennessee Is an At Will Employment State. So what does that mean?
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Equal Pay for Equal Work … Seems Fair, Right?
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Genetic Information Discrimination
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Class-Action Settlement Protecting Female Workers
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Independent Contractors vs. Employees
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FLSA Exemption: Motor Carrier Exemption
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Employment At-Will, What Does It Actually Mean?
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): One Hurdle Passed
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Choosing the Right Employment Lawyer For You
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The Higgins Firm’s Newest Addition
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Amazon Workers Settle FLSA Lawsuit
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Attorney Jim Higgins Discusses Age Discrimination Case
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U-Haul Agrees to Pay $750,000 to Settle Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit
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Murfreesboro Amazon Workers File Suit for Unpaid Wages
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When Do You Need an Employment Lawyer?
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Fair Labor Standards Act and Potential Issues in Dental Offices
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Alleged Age Discrimination by Texas Roadhouse
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Anti-Gay Graffiti Leads to Likely a Large Settlement with Metro Nashville
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Law Professor Files Wage-Bias Case Against Law School
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Tennessee Employment Lawyer Discuses Rise in Overtime Pay Lawsuits
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Were VUMC Executives Forthright on Layoffs?
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Strip Club Discrimination Lawsuit Settles
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Tennessee Company Accused of Not Paying its Employees Overtime
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Are internships great experience for students or just free labor?
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Report: Pregnant Workers Routinely Face Discrimination
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Top 5 Things to Look for When Hiring an Employment Lawyer
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Tennessee Company Dollar General Sued Over Background Check Policy
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Fifth Circuit Holds that Lactation Discrimination is Unlawful
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Fired after requesting FMLA leave? Check those emails!
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Did the beloved Tennessee Goo Goo Candy Maker Fail to pay its Employees for Overtime?
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Can Restaurants Use Tip Credit Wages for Non-Tipped Work?
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‘Price Is Right’ Model’s Pregnancy Lawsuit Verdict Overturned
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Police officers claim checking emails outside of work should be compensated as overtime
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Newspaper Settles Overtime Pay Lawsuit with Reporters
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City Electrical Department Lineman Gets $160,000 Settlement for Federal Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
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Assistant branch managers seek overtime pay
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First ADA ATM accessibility class action lawsuit is filed
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Lawsuit Claims Nashville Hotel Employees were Underpaid and Denied Overtime Pay
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Five Guys Burgers Assistant Managers File Alleged Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
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The Tennessee Legislature is moving rapidly to take away injured worker’s rights
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Protect Tennessee Workers
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United Workers Win WARN Act in ESPN Zone Case
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I AM A SALARIED “MANAGER”, SHOULD I BE GETTING OVERTIME?
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HP sued for allegedly failing to pay some workers overtime pay
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Shoe Show Inc. Store Managers File Class Action Lawsuit over Unpaid Wages
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Public Works Department must pay employee $35,538 in overtime lawsuit
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Labor Attorney, Anne Williams, Discussed Pending Supreme Court Harrasment Case
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Acadia Health Care Violated Non-compete Agreement and Has to Pay $6.9 Million
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Disney Pictures Class Action Overtime Pay Lawsuit could reach Settlement Soon
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Fighting Pregnancy Discrimination in Tennessee
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission obtains $5 million settlement in ADA pattern and practice lawsuit
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City Gear Clothing Retailer Faces Lawsuit for Denying Overtime Pay
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Metro Agrees to Settlement in Sheriff’s Office Overtime pay Dispute
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Chipotle Faces Lawsuit over Failing to pay Overtime
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‘The Price Is Right’ Model was discriminated against according to Jury
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Boys’ Basketball Coach Fired over FMLA Wants Job Back
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Mario Batali’s Restaurant Del Posto Settles Overtime pay Case for $1.15 Million
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Are You Being Paid for the Lunch Period you Worked Through: Dangers of Auto-deduct Policies
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Negotiating Severance Packages in Tennessee
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University of Tennessee Sued For Gender Discrimination
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Wendy’s Restaurant Settles ADA Claim
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Mario Batali’s Restaurant Settles Case For $1.15 Million
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Family Dollar to settle Overtime Pay Lawsuit with Store Managers
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Tennessee Employment Lawyer, Anne Williams, Interviewed
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Court discusses Notice an Employee Must Give for Unforeseeable FMLA Leave
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Tennessee Titan Settles Workman’s Compensation Case
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HCA Settles financial violation Complaint for $16.5 Million
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Important Factors to Consider when Negotiating Severance Packages in Tennessee
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Severance Pay Questions Every Tennessee Employee Should Ask
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The Higgins Firm is Excited to Announce the Addition of a New Lawyer to the Employment Law Section
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Family Video Company to pay $75,000.00 for ADA Violations
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Tennessee ADA case against newspaper makes the headlines
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Gather Ye Rosebuds … Or Not? Sexual Harassment Law Blooms in Tennessee
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Auto Parts Company Agreed to pay $750,000 in Settlement for Tennessee EEOC Lawsuit over Drug Testing
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Jury Awarded $1 million to Police Sergeant in Retaliation Case
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Tennessee Employmen Lawyer, Jim Higgins, Discusses Retaliation Claims
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Gold Gym’s Trainers File Overtime Pay Lawsuit
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Police Officers File Lawsuit against County for Overtime Pay
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Ovetime Pay Lawsuits on the rise in 2012
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$99 Million Settlement Approved for Novartis Sales Representatives Nationwide Overtime pay lawsuit
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Pregnancy Discrimination against Employees and Caregivers Still Tops EEOC’s List
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Employee Awarded $193,000 in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
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Tennessee Supreme Court Eases Statute of Limitations for Workers Comp Cases
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Tennessee Employees File Lawsuit against Sheriff’s Office over Pay
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Home Health Agency Settles Overtime Pay Lawsuit for $1.1 Million
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New Case Impacts Tennessee Disability Discrimination Claims
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Celine Dion Faces Overtime pay Lawsuit from Former Employee
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Court Decides that Racial Workplace Discrimination Suit Can Continue
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Drug Store Chain to Settle Overtime Pay Lawsuits
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Appeals Court Maintains Verdict on Discrimination of Hearing Impaired Applicant
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Living Social Sales Representatives File Lawsuit over Overtime Pay
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6th Circuit Modifies Test for Disability Discrimination
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Four Employees File a Lawsuit against Car Wash over Overtime Pay
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New Tennessee Workers Compensation case may make it harder for Workers to recover benefits.
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Tennessee’s CCA sued for failure to pay overtime to Kentucky employees
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Pizza Hut Delivery Driver Claims Minimum Wage Violations
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Ingles Market Violated Wage and Overtime Pay Laws According to Lawsuit
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Aflac Company agrees to pay former employee almost $17,000 in FMLA Lawsuit
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Supreme Court to Hear Pharmaceutical Representatives Overtime Pay Claims
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What does a Judge consider when ruling on a Tennessee Workers Compensation Case?
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Company Could Face Class Action Lawsuit for WARN Act Violation
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PROPOSED LEGISLATION MAKES EMERGENCY ROOMS ACCOUNTABILITY-FREE
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A Common Worker’s Compensation Mistake: Failure to Seek Medical Attention Soon After Injury:
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White House Proposed Rule for Overtime and Minimum Wage Protections for Home Care Workers
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The Supreme Court Limits Lawsuits Filed Over the Family Medical Leave Act
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Celebrity Chef and Restaurant Owner Mario Batali Agrees to pay $5.25 million Settlement over Employee Tip Lawsuit
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Tyson Foods Reach Settlement in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
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Lawn Care Workers File Federal Lawsuit Over Overtime Pay
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How to Decide if You Need a Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Attorney and How to Choose One
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Another Frequent Mistake Made in TN Workers’ Compensation Cases: Failure to Create and Maintain a Personal Medical File
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More Common Workers’ Compensation Mistake: Being Late For or Missing Medical Appointments
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Technician Files Class Action Lawsuit to Recover Overtime Pay
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Most Common Common Mistakes Made in Tennessee Workers Compensation
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Police Officers Overtime pay Settlement Approved by Federal Judge
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Goldman Sachs to pay $993,831 to Computer Technicians in order to settle Overtime Pay Suit
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Pre-Eligibility FMLA Leave Requests May be Protected
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Former Personal Assistant for Lady Gaga Filed Overtime Pay Lawsuit against the Singer
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Tennessee Wal-Mart Employee Terminated After Cancer Surgery
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Hearing Scheduled in Lawsuit against Sheriff’s Department Concerning Unpaid Overtime
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White House Proposed Rule for Overtime and Minimum Wage Protections for Home Care Workers
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Eleven Tennessee Hotels Receive Fines for Wage Violations
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Supervisors should not Discourage Employees from using their FMLA
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Woman Files Lawsuit over Pregnancy Discrimination
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FMLA can help if you have a Tennessee Workers Comp Claim
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Gas Station Workers to Get Back Wages after Being Cheated out of Proper Pay
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Convenience Store Chain to Pay Settlement in HIV Case
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Our Employment Law Partners discusses new overtime apps
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Truck Driver with Brain Injuries Receives Workers Compensation
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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich Faces Overtime Pay Lawsuit
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K-9 Officer Seeks Overtime Pay in Lawsuit against Village of Park
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Unpaid Interns for “Black Swan” Movie File Lawsuit against Studio over Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
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Restaurant Fined and Ordered to Pay $104,000 in Back Wages
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Court Granted Class Action Lawsuit against AT&T for Overtime Pay
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T.J. Maxx Owner Faces Lawsuit over Overtime Pay
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Starbucks Company Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
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Tennessee Work Comp Law Interview
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Tennessee Security Company Faces Overtime Pay Lawsuit
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Transportation and Energy Storage Business to Pay Back Pay to Workers
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Lawsuit Challenges Overtime Pay Policy
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Wells Fargo Agreed to Pay $105,000 in Overtime Lawsuit Settlement
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Workers Comp Law May provide some relieve for
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Tennessee Labor Attorney, Jim Higgins, discusses new Workers Compensation Laws
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Gaming Company Denies Allegations about Worker Overtime Pay
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Harassment Lawsuit against Ex-Judge Results in $3.2 Million Award
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Tennessee FLSA Lawyer Discusses Illegal Tip Pooling
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Mother of Autistic Child Files a Lawsuit against Employer after Losing Job for Taking Leave
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Hard Rock Restaurant Faces Lawsuit over Tip Pooling
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Tennessee Attorney, Jon Street, discusses overtime claims in Tennessee
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Tennessee Workers Comp and the Federal Employment Laws
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95 Million Awarded in Harassment Suit against Aaron’s Rent to Own Store
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Tennessee Attorney Jon Street discusses overtime issues
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Attorney Jon Street discusses impact of new Supreme Court Case on Employment Law
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U.S. Labor Department iPhone Application Could Reduce Overtime Disputes
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JC Penny Janitors Overtime Lawsuit Proceeds as Class Action Suit in Federal Court
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Hospital Employees win in Overtime Lawsuit
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Supreme Court Ruling to Change the Way Employees can Complain about Overtime Pay
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How Rights are Enforced under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
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How Seniority and Benefits Apply Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
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Levi Strauss Company to pay 1 Million in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
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Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Offers Certain Reemployment Rights to Military Employees
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Interview regarding overtime for medical and pharmaceutical sales reps
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USERRA Allows Military Personnel to Take Leave without Employment Termination Risk
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Court Finds in Favor of Quicken Loan Company in Overtime pay Lawsuit
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Judge approves $1.45 million settlement in overtime lawsuit
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Surgeon Files Lawsuit against Medical Center over whistle-blowing ‘harassment’
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Employees that Took Family Medical Leave File Lawsuit against City Claiming Retaliation
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Some Tennessee Employers try to Escape Overtime by Paying a Salary
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Fault is not to be considered in most Tennessee Workers Compensation Cases
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Robert De Niro Pays $30,000 to Former Nanny in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
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Toshiba Facing $100 Million Lawsuit for Gender Bias
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Madison Square Garden Security Guards Get $1.3million in Overtime Lawsuit
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SoHo Apple Store Facing Lawsuit after Discriminating against an Employee who returned from Medical Leave
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Finish Line Company to Face Discrimination Suit on Ex-Worker’s Behalf
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Drug Sales Reps Entitled to Overtime
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Government Helping Overtime Victims Find Lawyers
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Verdict Reached in Perceived Disability Lawsuit
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The Higgins Firm Interviewed Regarding Recent Tennessee Overtime Cases
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Nearly Two Dozen Paramedics Have Filed a Lawsuit over Being Denied Overtime Pay
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Filipinos at California Hospital File Lawsuit Due to Discrimination over English-Only Rule
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Former pharmaceutical representative Files Lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb for Denying Overtime Pay
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Employee Files Lawsuit against Oak Park after Claiming Harassment over Sexual Orientation
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Overtime 101
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Well known Coffee Company Maxwell House Faced with Equality lawsuit
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Dollar Tree Store Employees File Lawsuit Due to Overtime Pay
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Nonprofit Company that Helps Sight Impaired Workers Faces Discrimination Lawsuit
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Chattanooga City Police Officers Were Not Paid Proper Overtime
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Lawsuits Involving Obesity Discrimination
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Auto Dealers Being Sued for Racial Discrimination
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Cleaning Company Accused of Targeting Immigrants in Lawsuit
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Tennessee Court makes it Easier to File a Lawsuit against an Employer for Illegal Firings
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Furniture Firm faces lawsuit due to failure to pay wages and overtime
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Food Workers in Chinatown Receive Little Pay
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Club Dancers and Massage Therapists Win Lawsuit over Wages and Benefits
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8.1 million Awarded to former employee harassed for having cancer
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Princeton Health Care System Faces Lawsuit for Disability Discrimination
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$1.7M Awarded to Injured Biotech Whistleblower
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Honolulu Television Station Receives $175,000 in FMLA Lawsuit
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Hilton Grand Vacation Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
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The U.S. Department of Labor Expands Employees that Qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act
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Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Entitled to Overtime Pay Rules Federal Appeals Court
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Supreme Court Ruling Allows Public Employees Text Messages to Be Read
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1.5 Awarded to Debtor in Call Collections Center Lawsuit
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Workers of Bank of America sue for Overtime Pay
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Court to determine if Fired Google Manager was victim of Age Discrimination
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Gender Discrimination Case against Novartis is won by Female Sales Representatives
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Pre-Shift Meetings without Extra Pay Leads to Class Action Lawsuit against Harrah’s Entertainment
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Discrimination Charge Filed by Waiter of Ritz-Carlton due to racial prejudice
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Wal-Mart May Face Massive Class Action Suit in Trial
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Tips for Choosing a Tennessee Employment Attorney
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Tennessee State Employees Can Expect Layoff Notices in the Mail
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Illegal Wage & Hour Pay Practices Cause of Numerous Lawsuits
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Tennessee Landscape Company gets a $450,000 back wages bill
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Hospital Kickbacks Basis of Settled False Claims Lawsuits
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Prevailing Wage News20% of TN Construction Workers Underpaid
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Tennessee Migrant Forest Workers Class Action Settles
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Wage and Hour Lawsuits Increase Nationwide
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Sexual Harassment Retaliation Lawsuit against Metro – Update
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Tennessee Overtime Cases on the Rise
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Outback Settles $19M Sexual Discrimination Suit
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Million Dollar Verdict in Whirlpool Harassment Case
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Tennessee Class action filed for automatic lunch deductions
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Tennessee Minimum Wage and Tipping Practices Subject of New Series of Articles
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College Settles False Claims (Qui Tam) Lawsuit
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Car Wash Overtime Lawsuit Seeks $630K in Back Wages
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$40M Returned to Hourly-Paid Wal-Mart Employees in State’s Largest Wage and Hour Settlement
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DOL’s Wage Lawsuits Recovering Backpay for Wage Violations across U.S.
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Sexual Harassment Suit Settled with Cheesecake Factory
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Store to Pay $35,000 for Disability Discrimination
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Qui Tam Lawsuit NewsMassive Fraudulent Billing Overcharges to Military for Food
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Can I be fired for refusing to participate in or remain silent about illegal activities?
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Vegas, Vegas, Vegas, (And the Vulnerability of Tipped Employees for Minimum Wage Underpayment in the Silver State)
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Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace
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Should I be paid for “on-call” time?
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Discrimination of All Types on the Rise
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EEOC statistics show Sexual Harassment as Significant Workplace Problem
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Supreme Court Raises Burden of Proof For Age Discrimination Claims
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Supreme Court Strengthens Rights For Victims Of Workplace Sexual Assault Claims
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Tennessee workers impacted by Supreme Court Decision
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Whistleblowers Reveal Medicare Fraud in 6 Hospitals
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Workers Seeking Unpaid Wages and Overtime with Employment Law Attorneys across the Country
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Whistleblowers Protected and Rewarded for Right Actions by False Claims Act
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Age Discrimination Cases Potentially Impacted by Proposed Law
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Overtime Cases on the Rise in Tennessee
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Tennessee employees who receive tips as part of their compensation
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Nashville, Tennessee Companies Facing Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuits