Injunctive relief is infrequently sought in wage-and-hour litigation, which typically focuses on whether an employer properly paid wages for time periods which already transpired, as well as for any period after the filing of an action where the challenged practice means unchanged. However, injunctive relief can be available in FLSA cases. In a prime example
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Federal Judge Enjoins Alleged Retaliatory Group Termination of Warehouse Workers
By Noel P. Tripp on
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This space has discussed the circumstances under which a company can be, or can be alleged to be, the “joint employer” of workers under the FLSA. Often, these allegations arise where a large company contracts out a specific function to a third party vendor, and particularly where the company is the sole or a primary…