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A Washington federal judge ruled that a group of U.S. Bank branch assistant managers can pursue their claims as a collective in a suit alleging the company didn't pay them for off-the-clock work.

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Justin M. Swartz of Outten & Golden LLP, which represents Kim, said Friday that he is glad other workers will be able to join the suit and fight for their rights.

"This is how the statute is supposed...

Management-side attorneys frequently advise clients to review their wage and hour policies to ensure they comply with legal requirements, or at least minimize gray areas.

Periodic self-audits are a common strategy...

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Melissa Stewart, a partner at Outten & Golden LLP who represents workers in wage and hour cases, said employers that point to a self-audit as a sign of their good faith should know...

Cost of living variation is a valid justification for gender-based pay disparities, but the recent revelation that Google plans to cut pay for remote workers in less costly areas ups the...

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Menaka Fernando, a partner at worker-side firm Outten & Golden LLP, said that while employers can justifiably adjust compensation based on geography, they might open a Pandora's box if they stray from such an analysis and...

Outten & Golden, LLP is proud to announce that Amy F. Shulman was elected to the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law (LEL) Section Council. The ceremony took place Saturday, August 7, 2021, during the ABA's Annual Meeting.

"I am honored to join the Section's governing body," said Ms. Shulman, a partner in the New York office of Outten & Golden, the premier law firm representing employees, executives, and partners in employment...

New York State’s new human rights law was exactly what New York needed. But it can’t work if it isn’t followed. That was what Nina R. Frank of Outten & Golden said to those attending NYSBA’s webinar Friday on “Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Law.”

On Aug. 3, Attorney General Letitia James unveiled her 165-page report  that found that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo engaged in conduct constituting sexual harassment under federal and New York State law. The governor announced his...

The Procter & Gamble Co. and thousands of job and internship applicants with temporary work authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program asked a Florida federal judge to approve...

Activistas proinmigrantes dan un paso más en la ampliación de una demanda colectiva que desafía la política de un banco nacional, que le niega servicios a los beneficiarios de DACA (Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia), así como a otros inmigrantes.

En julio de 2020, MALDEF (Fondo Educativo y de Defensa Legal México-Americano) presentó una demanda colectiva contra Discover Bank en un tribunal estatal de California impugnando la denegación por parte del banco de préstamos estudiantiles y otros servicios relacionados a solicitantes que no son ciudadanos estadounidenses o...

• The app encourages ‘hyper superficiality’ in hiring
• Age discrimination also a top-line concern for attorneys

Employers like Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., and Target Corp. are turning to TikTok to recruit and hire workers, raising concerns among employment law attorneys who advise that the practice isn’t all fun and games.

TikTok, the popular video-based social media platform, debuted a pilot program this month with its own website for applying to jobs via the app, which provides resources, tips, and examples of quality...

Outten & Golden LLP, By Tammy Marzigliano, Pawanpreet Dhaliwal, and Brittany Arnold

Daryl Woodruff was an interim superintendent and contender for a leadership position at PG&E. He was fired for fabricated performance issues after he spoke his conscience twice. First, he stood up for himself and his colleagues by complaining of race discrimination to the company’s human resources department. Second, he reported his good faith belief that other PG&E leaders had failed to inspect defective, potentially explosive electrical transformers and lied about it,...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday said it was doing away with a Trump-era joint employer rule for determining when multiple employers are jointly liable for labor law violations, months...