Josh Newville
Supreme Court Lets Stand $188 Million Award Against Wal-Mart
In a win for employees, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review an award to a class of plaintiffs against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc...
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Josh Newville
- Feb 3, 2016
Lyft Settles Employee Misclassification Lawsuit
Last year, we wrote about two class action lawsuits on behalf of Uber and Lyft drivers who were classified as independent contractors....
Josh Newville
- Aug 17, 2015
Are College Athletes Employees? NLRB Dodges Question
In a much-anticipated and long-awaited decision released today, the National Labor Relations Board dodged answering the question of...
Newville PLC
- May 17, 2015
Wal-Mart Sued for Failing to Pay Wages and Provide Breaks
Retail giant Wal-Mart is being sued by a group of former employee pharmacists who say they were required to work outside the stores but...
Newville PLC
- May 9, 2014
May 2014: Newville Files Class Action Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Against Lab Companies
On Friday, May 2, Joshua Newville filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The...
Newville PLC
- Apr 24, 2014
April 2014: Joshua Newville Retained to Challenge South Dakota Same-Sex Marriage Ban
–For Immediate Release– MAYOR HODGES TO MARRY SOUTH DAKOTA COUPLE WHO WILL CHALLENGE STATE’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN Minneapolis, April 24,...
Josh Newville
- Mar 18, 2014
Changes to Overtime Regulations Expand FLSA Coverage
Last week, in a move that will lead to millions more employees being eligible for overtime wage rates for hours worked over 40, President...
Newville PLC
- Jan 8, 2014
Failure to Treat Exotic Dancers as Employees a Liability
Historically, owners and managers of strip clubs have adhered to a business model that classifies exotic dancers (often called...
Newville PLC
- Oct 17, 2013
October 16, 2013: Newville Files Overtime Class Action Against Lessors, Inc.
Lessors, Inc. is a national trucking company based in Eagan, Minnesota. On October 16, 2013, on behalf of current and former Lessors...
Newville PLC
- Jul 23, 2013
July 2013: Court Certifies Class of Regency Admissions Representatives Seeking Unpaid Overtime
Attorneys Ashwin Madia and Joshua Newville filed a class and collective action lawsuit in February against Regency Beauty Institute (a...
Josh Newville
- Jul 2, 2013
MN Payment of Wages Act Amended; Employees with Unpaid Wages Have More Protection
A bipartisan unanimous vote by the Minnesota House of Representatives and a nearly unanimous vote by the Minnesota Senate resulted in a...
Newville PLC
- Jun 20, 2013
Effective E-Discovery in Employment Law Litigation
In employment lawsuits, preserving, finding, and utilizing electronic evidence can mean the difference between winning, winning big, or...
Josh Newville
- Jun 19, 2013
Whistleblower Law: Increased Protection For Minnesota Employees
On May 24, 2013, Governor Mark Dayton signed HF 542, a bill adding additional protections for whistleblowers. The Minnesota Whistleblower...
Josh Newville
- Jun 3, 2013
Problems With Caps on Damages in Employment Law Suits
Early last month, a federal jury in the Southern District of Iowa awarded a $240 million verdict to 32 mentally disabled men that...
Josh Newville
- Mar 24, 2013
March 2013: Overtime Class Action Lawsuit Against Regency Beauty Institute
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal law that, among other things, prohibits employers from failing to pay overtime to its...
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