Cases

Settlement Vox Media, Inc. Wage and Hour Litigation, Nos. 17-cv-1791, 19-cv-160, 20-cv-1793 (D.D.C.)

$4 Million omnibus class/collective action settlement covering over 500 class members in three related independent contractor misclassification suits brought under the FLSA and California and New Jersey law

$2,488,474.62 United States ex rel. IBEW Local Union No. 98 v. Farfield Co., No. 5:09-cv-04230 (E.D. Pa.)

United States ex rel. IBEW Local Union No. 98 v. Farfield Co., No. 5:09-cv-04230 (E.D. Pa.) (judgment of $2,488,474.62 on behalf of Relator and United States in False Claims Act lawsuit premised on Davis-Bacon Act wage violations; judgment affirmed on appeal, United States ex rel. IBEW Local Union No. 98 v. Farfield Co., 5 F.4th 315, 322 (3d Cir. 2021)).

Settlement Behrens v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P., No. 1:18-cv-03077 (S.D.N.Y.)

$1.4 Million class/collective action settlement under FLSA and New York Labor Law, for Plaintiff and a class of over 200 employees for whom Plaintiff alleged Defendant did not properly compensate for all overtime hours worked

1,150,000 Carusillo et al. v. FanSided, Inc., et al., No. 1:20-cv-04766 (S.D.N.Y.)

Carusillo et al. v. FanSided, Inc., et al., No. 1:20-cv-04766 (S.D.N.Y.) ($1.15 Million class/collective action minimum wage/overtime settlement under FLSA and New York Labor Law, for Plaintiffs and classes of over 200 workers for whom Plaintiffs alleged Defendants misclassified as independent contractors);

$475,000 Chase v. Kriger Construction, Inc., No. 21-cv-5174 (Pa. Comm. Pl., Lackawanna Co.)

Chase v. Kriger Construction, Inc., No. 21-cv-5174 (Pa. Comm. Pl., Lackawanna Co.) ($475,000 class action unpaid overtime settlement under Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, for Plaintiff and a class of 190 employees for whom Plaintiff alleged Defendant improperly excluded from the regular rate of pay for overtime purposes, cash fringe payments made for work on public works projects);

$400,000 eyes v. G.E.C. Restaurant Management & Design, et al., No. 2:18-cv-01115 (E.D. Pa.)

Keyes v. G.E.C. Restaurant Management & Design, et al., No. 2:18-cv-01115 (E.D. Pa.) ($400,000 settlement in FLSA/Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act case, for Plaintiff and a class of over 140 restaurant employees for whom Plaintiff alleged Defendants did not properly compensate due to tip credit violations)

$400,000 United States ex rel. IBEW Local Union No. 126 v. Joseph B. Fay Co. et al., No. 3:20-cv-00232 (W.D. Pa.)

United States ex rel. IBEW Local Union No. 126 v. Joseph B. Fay Co. et al., No. 3:20-cv-00232 (W.D. Pa.) ($400,000 settlement for Relator and United States in False Claims Act lawsuit premised on Davis-Bacon Act wage violations);

$382,500 Albertson et al. v. Intelligent Hardware, Inc., et al., No. 5:21-cv-05371 (E.D. Pa.)

Albertson et al. v. Intelligent Hardware, Inc., et al., No. 5:21-cv-05371 (E.D. Pa.) ($382,500 settlement in FLSA/NJ Prevailing Wage Act case, for 11 Plaintiffs alleged to have not been paid the prevailing wage and overtime on public works projects in various states)

$337,000 $337,000 settlement in FLSA arbitration

$337,000 settlement in FLSA arbitration on behalf of four emergency responders who were classified as overtime-exempt by their employer.