Virginia & Ambinder in the Press

"Besides neglecting to pay the security guards for “all earned overtime” work, Arroyo said the health care system requires security guards to perform a number of tasks before and after shifts for which they aren’t compensated."

“We believe it could encompass about 1,000 people,” she said. “We’re obviously happy with the decision.”

"That’s more than 1,000 employees who could join the lawsuit, Kara Miller, an attorney for the Lululemon employee who filed the lawsuit, told Bloomberg Law Aug. 13."

“The law changed drastically for these individuals” between the filing of the cases in 2015 and the settlement, which was reached late last year, said LaDonna Lusher, a lawyer for the interns. “When the case was first filed … it seemed that they had a better opportunity to try to prove their claims in court, then several decisions came down that diminished their chances significantly.”

"The suit states that they agreed to leave their jobs with the defendant in exchange for a specified category of free D2 travel pass privileges for the rest of their lives. They allege the defendant stopped providing these passes and instead gave them an inferior category of pass privileges known as D-2R beginning in September 2014 in breach of the contract."

"The state minimum-wage law requires workers to be paid for all the hours they work, including those when they are on call, lawyer LaDonna Lusher told the rally, but the Department of Labor has “singled this industry out” as an exception."

"A New York magistrate judge on Friday recommended the confirmation of a $2.27 million arbitration award entered against a construction company that allegedly failed to make contributions to a carpenter union’s benefit funds that were required by collective bargaining agreements."

“In addition, employees working on non immigrant visas have temporary authorization to work in the United States and worry that their employment will not be renewed if they speak out, and thus their ability to remain in this country will be compromised.”

"As a Sabbath-observant Jew, you fear that an employer who learns about an applicant’s need for scheduling accommodations may opt to offer the position to a similarly qualified candidate to avoid the inconvenience."

LaDonna Lusher, Valia’s attorney at Virginia & Ambinder LLC, says the document “reads just like the briefs we’ve seen from the industry.”

"The suit alleges that the clubs and their owner, William Pyliaris, failed to pay dancers minimum wage and overtime while illegally withholding tips and charging dancers fees to perform in the club — all alleged violations of the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act."

"But lawyer Lusher thinks that holding club owners accountable can lead to broader improvements for the quality of work in the industry."