Some employers have begun to pay employee wages through issuing debit cards, rather than cash, check or direct deposit. Recently, the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed a class action challenge by McDonald’s employees to the practice of paying...
Ozimkoski v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2016-228 (December 19, 2016) - Mrs. Ozimkoski (Suzanne) represented herself in this Tax Court case. She may also have represented herself in the final days of settling the litigation brought by her...
The SEC has become “Sky Pilot” (borrowed from the rock song sung by Eric Burden and The Animals) in an effort to fret out financial fraud. In the past evidence of financial fraud may have come from a whistleblower. Staff accountants might have combed...
A California appellate court ruled this week in Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture, LLC (No. B269657, filed February 28, 2017) that employees paid on commission are entitled to separate compensation for rest breaks. In a decision that frustrates...
According to a recent report of the Eversheds Sutherland firm, 2016 was a banner year for FINRA-assessed fines. FINRA collected a record $176 million in 2016. So what gives? The increase in fines was attributable to two things. First, a...
On March 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unexpectedly announced that it will temporarily suspend its premium processing service for all H-1B petitions received on or after April 3, 2017. The premium processing program...
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed its 65-page brief in its case against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, for the FAA’s failure to address privacy risks in its final small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) rule...
On March 3, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Eastern District’s exercise of jurisdiction and dismissal on the merits of a headline-grabbing environmental law tort suit against 97 oil and gas companies,...
ABOUT THE 2017 CARLTON FIELDS CLASS ACTION SURVEY For the second consecutive year, class action spending is up, and the rise in spending is expected to continue in 2017. The potential exposure for companies currently managing class actions has...
