December 2009 - Morgan & Morgan Blog Archive

Date: December 10, 2009 By: Richard Celler

Greetings again:

As 2009 continues to wind down, I continue to spend time looking at the most common industries that repeatedly violated the wage and hour laws during these unusual economic times. What I discovered, was that we saw a large number of claims arise in the construction, financial services, and insurance industries. Specifically, we assisted thousands of construction managers, builders, laborers, and carpenters who, due to the downturn in the homebuilding markets, had their wages cut, did not receive their properly due overtime, and/or who were fired on the verge of co
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Date: December 9, 2009 By: Richard Celler

Our department as a whole has seen certain trends develop during these hard economic times- In recognition of these trends, we currently are pursuing numerous claims for, among others, the following issues:

Home building- We are representing numerous Construction Managers, Customer Service Representatives, Superintendents, etc. who were paid a salary, but only supervised subcontractors, not employees. We have taken the position that these individuals are entitled to overtime.
Drivers- If you drive a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Ratin
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Date: December 8, 2009 By: Richard Celler

Greetings:

My name is Richard Celler and I am the department head of Morgan and Morgan's national Labor and Employment Department. Needless to say, the economy over the past 18 months has created absolute havoc, uncertainty, and despair for millions of workers around the country- many of whom have seen their jobs get eliminated, wages get cut, and had "tightening of the employers' belts" at the employees' expense. In light of these circumstances, the number of employers violating the fundamental wage and employment laws of this country have increased resulting in substanti
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Date: December 4, 2009 By: H. Scott Bates

On Oct. 26, 2009, Ford recalled 4.5 million cars to fix cruise control deactivation switches, which shut off the cruise control when the driver presses on the brakes. The switch is located by the brake reservoir fluid, creating a very thin membrane between the flammable brake fluid and the electrical parts of the deactivation switch. Several fires have resulted from a crack in the membrane between the switch and the brake fluid reservoir, permitting the flammable liquid to leak into the electrical components. More than 500 fires have resulted from the faulty Texas Instrument cruise control
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