- Comprehensive Settlement in Case Alleging ThinkDirect Marketing Group’s Failure to Pay Overtime - Sommers Schwartz attorney Rob Ash, along with co-counsel, secured a settlement in lawsuit claiming that Florida-based ThinkDirect Marking Group violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by unlawfully withholding overtime compensation. The plaintiffs, employees working as Home Agent Sales Associates for the company, argued that the defendant failed to pay them for off-the-clock work comprised of... Read More
- Appeals Court Affirms $6.55 Million Class Action Wage & Hour Settlement for Déjà Vu Dancers - Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson prevailed on an appeal involving a $6.55 million class action settlement on behalf of exotic dancers who alleged they were not paid a minimum wage while working at Déjà Vu gentlemen’s clubs. The plaintiffs are current and former exotic dancers at defendant Déjà Vu-affiliated clubs across the country, and earned... Read More
- $385,000 Employment Settlement over Statutory Violations and Breach of Contract - Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah successfully obtained a $385,000 settlement for the CEO of a local home healthcare company in an employment litigation dispute involving violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and breach of an employment contract.
- $320,000 Settlement for Police Officer Terminated in Violation of Whistleblower and Family & Medical Leave Laws - Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah successfully obtained a $320,000 settlement for their client, a police officer wrongfully discharged from a local municipality, in an employment litigation dispute involving violations of the Michigan Whistleblower Protection Act, the Michigan Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
- $175,000 Settlement for a Supply Chain Planner in an Employment Dispute Involving Family and Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Violations. - Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah secured a $175,000 settlement on behalf of a supply chain planner at a national cereal producer. The employment litigation dispute alleged that the company violated the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- $167,000 Severance Agreement for a Former Law Firm CIO - Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah secured a $167,000 severance package on behalf of their client, a former Chief Information Officer terminated by a local law firm.
- $80,000 Severance Package for Terminated Human Resources Executive - Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah successfully negotiated an $80,000 severance package on behalf of their client, a former human resources supervisor terminated by a local automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
- $75,000 Severance Package for Company Engineer - Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah secured a $75,000 severance package for their client, a former utility company engineer.
- Grant of Summary Judgment on Behalf of Deceased Employee’s Estate in ERISA Life Insurance Benefits Dispute - A federal court judge granted Sommers Schwartz attorneys Dan Swanson and Tad Roumayah’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Church Chicken’s breached its fiduciary duty to a now deceased employee by materially misrepresenting her life insurance coverage while accepting her ongoing premium payments. The lawsuit, brought by the woman’s elderly parents, alleged that Church’s and its insurer, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, denied the plaintiffs’... Read More