Tag: Exemption
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Employment Law Expert Witness’ Opinion Regarding the Application of the MCA Exemption Excluded
Plaintiffs, currently or formerly employed by Defendants as lawn and landscape workers, bring this class and collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and state law, alleging that Defendants failed to pay overtime compensation for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. Defendants have retained Brian Farrington to provide an expert…
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Testimony of Labor and Employment Expert Witness Regarding Applicability of 7(i) Exemption of FLSA Rejected
The Plaintiffs, including Kelli Salazar, Wayne Carpenter, Rodney Lopez, and Gregory Hanna who were either current or former drivers for Defendant, The Driver Provider (“DP”), initiated legal proceedings under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They contended that the Defendants misclassified them and did not adequately compensate them, contravening the FLSA regulations. Specifically, the Plaintiffs…
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Expert’s opinion need not rely on admissible evidence to be admissible; Court deems a motion to bar forensic accounting expert witness premature
Justin Guy, a former employee of Absopure where he worked as a driver transporting products within the state of Michigan, had filed a collective action lawsuit on behalf of himself and 25 opt-in Plaintiffs, alleging that Absopure violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not paying overtime for hours worked in excess of 40…
