Lawsuit Claims Employees Exposed to Radiation

Employees of Exxon Mobile have filed a lawsuit against their employe.  The lawsuit alleges the employers were exposed radioactive material in used oil drilling pipes.  The plaintiffs allege Exxon knew of the risk of radiation since the 1930s, but recklessly put profits ahead of safety.  The plaintiffs are asking for $17 million in damages.

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Administrative Assistant Files Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime Pay

An administrative assistant has filed a lawsuit against her employer for unpaid overtime pay.  The administrative assistant claims her employer, Blackstone Group LP, required her to work 45-50 hours per week and owes her almost 2 years worth of overtime pay.

Her employer claims she was an “exempt” employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) because she was in a management position.  The plaintiff claims she was misclassified her as management and is due overtime pay.

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If you have worked more than 40 hours in one week for you employer and you have not received overtime pay (time and a half), you may be entitled to money damages. 

Workers File Lawsuit After Plant Explosion

Workers at a Kleen Energy power plant filed a lawsuit against contractor after an explosion occurred during the gas line purge.  The explosion occurred on February 7, 2010. 

According to the Hartford Courant, th workers conducting the gas line purge were poorly trained and used gas fueled torches at the time of the blast.  The plaintiffs suffered severe head injuries when they were thrown against the wall.

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Oil Rig Workers File Lawsuit in Mississippi

Indian oil rig workers recruited to work on oil rigs in Mississippi post-Katrina, have filed multiple lawsuits alleging civil rights violations against Signal International, according to the New York Times, 

The lawsuit alleges the oil rig workers were subjected to a discriminatory labor environment and forced to work in harsh working conditions in exchange for visas and green cards.

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$20 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS COMP FRAUD

The LA Times is reporting a temporary agency has settled a workers compensation fraud lawsuit filed by the California Insurance Commission for $20 million.  The Insurance Commission alleged the temporary agency, Staffing Services Inc., misrepresented the number of its employees and their job duties in order to pay less in insurance premiums.  The regulators filed the lawsuit in November 2008 and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office prosecuted the case. 

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CINTAS TO PAY $6.5 MILLION FOR UNPAID WAGES

The LA Times is reporting Cintas Corp. has settled a California wage lawsuit.  According to Patrick J. McDonnell, Cintas will pay $3.3 million to more than 500 hundred employees for back wages, plus interest. 

Cintas Corp. denied any wrongdoing but agreed to settle the class action lawsuit after five years of litigation “in order to avoid the additional expense and distraction of ongoing litigation.”

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