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Outten & Golden Obtains Consent Decree and Monetary Relief in Wage Theft Case Against Work-Based "Recovery" Program

PR Newswire

On September 29, 2021, Outten & Golden obtained court approval of a settlement agreement and consent decree that prohibits the individuals who allegedly ran an unlicensed, worked-based "recovery" program with multiple citations from the Department of Labor, from operating or directing a rehabilitation program in the state of North Carolina. The settlement and consent decree enforcing it follow Outten & Golden's recovery of $805,000 through settlements with the businesses that contracted with the recovery program. Plaintiffs are also represented by the North Carolina Justice Center...

Public Relations Tech Giant Cision Faces a Collective Action Lawsuit over Overtime Pay

Business Insider—Sean Czarnecki

A court has awarded collective action status to an unpaid wages suit against public relations technology giant Cision.

Three former sales representatives sued Cision in January, as first reported by Bloomberg, alleging the company didn't compensate them for overtime.
According to a May order from US District Court, New York's Southern District, the former employees alleged they often had to work more than 40 hours...

Twenty-three Outten & Golden Attorneys Selected for the 2020 Edition of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

PRNEWSWIRE—OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP

Outten & Golden LLP, a premier law firm focused exclusively on representing employees, is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys from the firm's New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., offices have been named to the 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. All of the honorees have been previously selected.

PwC Strikes $12M Deal To End Job Applicants' Age Bias Suit

Law360—Vin Gurrieri

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has agreed to pay nearly $12 million to a group of unsuccessful job applicants to close the book on a California federal suit accusing the accounting firm of age discrimination.

Twenty-Eight Outten & Golden Attorneys Named to the 2019 Lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

PRNewswire—Outten & Golden LLP

Outten & Golden LLP, a premier law firm focusing exclusively on representing employees, is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys across the firm's four offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., have been recognized in the 2019 editions of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Seventeen Women Attorneys at Outten & Golden LLP Named to the 2019 Class of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

PRNewswire—Outten & Golden LLP

Outten & Golden LLP, a premier law firm representing employees and executives in labor and employment matters, is delighted to announce that seventeen women attorneys were named to the list of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2019.

PwC Applicants' Age Bias Collective Action Gets Green Light

Law360 - Danielle Nichole Smith

A California federal judge has granted conditional collective action status to unsuccessful job applicants accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of bias against older candidates, saying the problems that led him to refuse to certify the collective in July had been fixed.

Transpo Worker Ruling A Rare Blow To Arbitration Pacts

Law360— Linda Chiem

The U.S. Supreme Court's Tuesday ruling that transportation workers, regardless of whether they're employees or independent contractors, are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act chipped at the shield some employers have long relied on to insulate themselves from legal attacks, experts say. 

Employment Lawyers Conference in the #MeToo Era

Fordham Law News—Nate Svogun

The event, organized by the New York affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA/NY), focused on current issues in employment law, and was attended by over 100 legal professionals, scholars, and students.

Outten & Golden is Recognized with 28 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2018

PRNewswire—Outten & Golden LLP

Outten & Golden LLP, which focuses exclusively on representing employees, is pleased to announce that 28 of its attorneys have been recognized as being among the top lawyers in the 2018 editions of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

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