A recent federal appeals court ruling could be a critical component in whether a massive verdict on behalf of Missouri correctional officers is allowed to stand. The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on April 22 in a $113.7 million verdict ...

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Plaintiffs filed a class-action suit against defendants, seeking compensation for unpaid wages allegedly earned during off-duty time spent on short rest breaks and while plaintiffs were resting in their trucks’ sleeper berths. Following a trial, the jury awarded plaintiffs more ...

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A group of Buffalo Wild Wings franchises in seven states — including Missouri — has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit against it alleging violations of federal and state minimum-wage laws. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough ...

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A federal judge on May 10 doubled to $6 million a jury award to 286 current and former Steak ’n Shake managers who had won a wage-and-hour lawsuit earlier this year. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross in St. Louis ...

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  Where a plaintiff sued his former employer claiming that he was terminated in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Minnesota Whistleblower Act as retaliation for his legal action against the company, summary judgment for the defendants is ...

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The district court granted Werner’s motion for summary judgment and rejected the putative class’s assertion that certain payments Werner made to drivers to compensate them for traveling expenses should not be included in its minimum-wage calculation under federal and state ...

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Garrison v. ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods (MLW No. 69562/Case No. 15-1177 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bough, J.)

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Acosta v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (MLW No. 68251/Case No. 14-1582 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Gomez v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (MLW No. 68253/Case No. 13-3500 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Beauford v. ActionLink, LLC (MLW No. 67572/Case No. 13-3265 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)

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A federal judge accepted a nearly $2 million class action settlement against the city of Kansas City.

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