Class Action Attorneys Blog

A lawsuit has recently been filed against H&R Block Inc. for its refusal to pay its tax professionals for mandatory training sessions between tax seasons pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Because the lawsuit was filed as a nationwide collective action, other similarly-situated H&R Block tax professionals may be eligible to join the lawsuit to recover their unpaid wages.

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A handful of lawsuits have been filed in California federal courts against Google, a Delaware corporation with a California headquarters, alleging that the company has been violating a variety of consumer protection and federal wiretapping laws since 2007.

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Goldline – the California-based company that proclaims itself a “leader in gold investing” – is under investigation for allegedly ripping off customers.

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Over the course of the last year, there have been numerous reports regarding the rise of hospital-acquired infections and the relative ease in preventing these infections. I have written numerous times about the risks and causes of hospital-acquired infections (see most recently "Veteran’s Affairs Hospital Infection Scandal”and "Hospital-Acquired Infections Still a Huge Threat to Patients” on this blog. There can be no dispute that hospitals are on notice regarding this epidemic and should have already implemented basic policies and standards to prevent these preventable infections. That is why a recent hospital employee survey, reported in the Washington Post yesterday, is so disturbing. The survey, taken by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology addressed the high number of hospital-acquired infections every year, and pointed the finger at the failure of hospital administrators to set standards and focus their attention on catheter-related bloodstream infections or CRBSIs.

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A múlt héten, július 8-án, 2010, a város tulajdonában lévő uszály futott át, és felborult egy csónak túra a Delaware folyó Philadelphia, ömlött 37 embert a folyóba. A fedélzeten volt néhány magyar diák turista, aki utazott itt az utazásszervező által rendezett Marshallton United Methodist Church West Chester, Pennsylvania. Két turista - 16 éves Dora Schewendtner és 20 éves Szabolcs Prem - továbbra is hiányzik idején az első blog Tragikus, jelentések már megerősítette, hogy mind meghaltak a vizekben a Delaware, a testük végén vissza a múlt héten.

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Last week, on July 8, 2010, a city-owned barge ran over and capsized a tour boat on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, spilling 37 people into the river. On board were a number of Hungarian student tourists, who had traveled here on a tour hosted by Marshallton United Methodist Church of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Two of the tourists – 16-year old Dora Schewendtner and 20-year old Szabolcs Prem – remained missing at the time of our first blog. Tragically, reports have now confirmed that both died in the waters of the Delaware, as their bodies were recovered late last week.

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Pogust Braslow & Millrood is investigating Comcast Corporation and TriWire Engineering Solutions, Inc, for possible violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws. It is believed that Comcast contracts with companies, including TriWire Engineering Solutions Inc., to perform telecommunications installations and repairs for residence and business customers of Comcast. The individuals performing such work may have been misclassified as "independent contractors." At times, companies misclassify employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying them overtime wages, reimbursing them for work-related expenses, or providing them with health insurance and other benefits of employment. Although these "independent contractors" are paid through a third party, TriWire, instead of by Comcast, these workers should be designated as employees if they receive their work orders from Comcast or TriWire, cannot negotiate independently with customers, and can only install Comcast services.

If you would like to discuss this investigation or have any questions, please contact us.

Two people are still missing after a Philadelphia tourist boat was struck by a barge, spilling its passengers into the Delaware River. According to local reports, there were 37 passengers on the boat. All except for 2 – a 16 year-old girl and 20 year-old man, both Hungarian tourists – have been rescued as of the time of this blog.

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Két ember még mindig hiányzik után a Philadelphia turista hajó volt, ütött egy uszály, ömlött az utasokat a Delaware folyó. A helyi jelentések, volt 37 utas a hajón. Mind, kivéve a 2 - egy 16 éves lány és 20 éves férfi, mind a magyar turisták - már megmentette, mint az idő ebben a blogban.

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