As cases continue to take shape against Philadelphia-headquartered Urban Outfitters and Panera Bread, these household names that are known to millions have now become known for reasons they’d very much like to avoid. In an age where public perceptions can shift with a single public Facebook post, the impacts and public backlash on companies caught in labor and wage disputes can be severe.
The Panera ...
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Another retailer finds itself defending its classification of “management-level” employees.
Two former assistant managers for Panera Bread have joined forces to file a class-action lawsuit against the fast-casual food chain. Hailing from Washington, D.C. and Alabama, the plaintiffs allege that they were “unlawfully classified as exempt from overtime protections.” As such, even though each was regularly working over 40 hours per week, they were not being paid overtime as ...
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