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The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision reinforcing that all workers—regardless of their race, sexual orientation, or membership in a majority or minority group—are entitled to the same legal standard when pursuing employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The Court struck down a prior ruling from the Sixth Circuit that required majority-group plaintiffs to provide additional “background circumstances” evidence to support their claims. According to the justices, this extra evidentiary hurdle improperly imposed ...

A Washington-based steel manufacturer has agreed to pay $6.15 million to resolve claims that it failed to fully compensate its hourly employees for all hours worked.

A federal judge recently approved the settlement, which ends a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of nearly 200 current and former hourly steel workers at the company’s Kalama, Washington facility. The lawsuit alleged that employees were paid only for their scheduled shifts, rather than the actual time they spent performing ...

In a significant decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that commissions qualify as wages under state law. This ruling is a major victory for employees who rely on commissions as part of their earnings, including a former sales manager who claimed she was owed $1.3 million in unpaid commissions after selling over $32 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The case involves a former senior enterprise sales manager ...

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Fitapelli & Schaffer filed a class and collective action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Grovehouse Hospitality, LLC (“Grovehouse” or “Defendants”). The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all servers, runners, bussers, bartenders, barbacks and other “Tipped Workers” who work or worked at Misi or Lilia, owned and/or operated by Grovehouse Hospitality, LLC, Grovehouse Hospitality Holdings, LLC, Woodfire Collision LLC, Misi Domino LLC, Melissa Robbins, and ...

On March 20, 2025, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class and collective action lawsuit against Campbell Soup Company and Snyder’s-Lance Inc. (collectively “Campbell Soup”). The lawsuit alleges that Campbell Soup misclassified its Production Supervisors as exempt from overtime pay, resulting in unpaid wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Wisconsin state labor laws.

The lawsuit claims that Production Supervisors at Campbell Soup regularly worked 14.5 to 15-hour shifts, often exceeding 40 hours per week, without receiving ...

On March 26, 2024, Fitapelli & Schaffer filed a class action lawsuit against a Taco Bell franchise in NYC, MHF Ralph LLC and related entities (“Taco Bell”). The lawsuit claims that Taco Bell violated the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) and New York City’s Fair Workweek Law by failing to compensate hourly employees properly. The lawsuit alleges that Taco Bell failed to pay employees for “spread of hours” shifts, did not provide extra pay for “clopening” shifts, and failed to ...

A former Wendy’s employee has filed a class action lawsuit against NY Bacon LLC, which operates several Wendy’s franchises in New York City. The lawsuit claims that NY Bacon LLC violated the New York City Fair Workweek Law by not providing predictable work schedules, adequate notice of schedule changes, and other required protections for fast food workers. Specific issues include not giving a written estimate of work schedules, changing schedules without proper notice or consent, not offering new shifts to ...

On August 8, 2021, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action against Endeavor Air, Inc., a regional airline, for unpaid wages. This lawsuit represents similarly situated current and former manual workers under the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) to recover untimely wages. Manual Workers for Endeavor Air have alleged the airline paid them on a bi-weekly basis instead of a weekly basis as required for manual workers under the NYLL. Affected workers may include all current and former Manual Workers who worked for Endeavor Air since June 12, 2024 who were paid on ...

A California state judge has largely rejected an attempt by Apple to dismiss a proposed class action alleging consistent pay disparities affecting female employees. The lawsuit claims that women in various divisions of the company have been consistently underpaid compared to their male counterparts, violating the California Equal Pay Act and Fair Employment and Housing Act.

In a recent ruling, a judge in San Francisco County Superior Court denied Apple’s motion to strike significant portions of the case. Apple had ...

A new wage and hour class action lawsuit accuses Staples of violating California labor laws by forcing employees to work off-the-clock, skip legally mandated breaks, and perform tasks without pay. The complaint, recently moved to federal court in California, follows similar claims filed by Staples employees in the past year.

The plaintiff, a former Staples employee, alleges that the company failed to pay minimum wages and overtime, and required workers to clock out before completing tasks. According ...