Lawsuits filed by wait staff over tips
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A former waiter has filed a class-action lawsuit against a prestigious West Newton country club, contending that his employer illegally withheld thousands of dollars in tips from him and other servers.
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A federal class-action lawsuit filed in Boston yesterday on behalf of Massachusetts smokers demands that Philip Morris USA Inc. pay for computerized chest scans for its customers in an effort to detect early-stage lung cancer.
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special coverage Court ruling casts pall over software maker's customer bash. Also: How to boost employee morale?
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Five federal-employee unions announced yesterday that they will file a lawsuit next week in U.S. District Court challenging parts of the Defense Department's new personnel system.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is being sued in a federal court by a job applicant who says it discriminates against black employees seeking work as truck drivers, according to court documents filed on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that it has filed employment discrimination suits against the Atlanta Bread Co. restaurant chain, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. and auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc.
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Domino's Pizza is facing fresh allegations of staff abuse after claims in August that pay had been illegally witheld.
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Nearby hotels cater to those seeking to offset frustrations, offering a spa treatment or a workstation for the delayed traveler.
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A class-action lawsuit filed yesterday in Middlesex Superior Court alleges that one of the largest roofing companies in Massachusetts withheld an estimated $1 million in overtime pay and regular wages from Brazilian workers over the last several months while paying the Americans who worked beside them higher wages and time-and-a-half when they logged more than 40 hours per week.
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The United Steelworkers union on   Wednesday filed an unfair labor practice complaint on behalf of   a non-union employee who was fired, in part, for calling   replacement workers "scabs."
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A class-action lawsuit was filed yesterday in King County Superior Court on behalf of people who have used the anti-arthritis drug Vioxx.
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Customers will have to wait to use its gift cards.
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Jessica Simpson has been sued by a California cosmetics company that claims it is still owed nearly &#36;200,000 for products it supplied for the "Dessert" beauty line the singer endorses.
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Ailing ground zero workers are going to court to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care.
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The union representing Northwest  Airlines Corp.'s flight attendants has filed a federal lawsuit  against the airline, demanding that employees be allowed to sit  in on contract negotiations.
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A firm providing phone and TV services to hospital patients has been accused of pressurising vulnerable people.
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Electronic transfer delay blamed A case of unfair dismissal was not heard by an Employment Tribunal because the application was received nine seconds too late. The late submission was made by a law student charging Â£120 per hour.â¦