March 19, 2024
A group of some 200 paralegals in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office may pursue claims of unpaid overtime compensation as a collective but not a class, a Pennsylvania federal court held, finding a proposed class of representatives lacked evidence of a common injury.
October 05, 2023
The city of Philadelphia urged a Pennsylvania federal court to deny collective certification to paralegals in its district attorney's office who are bringing unpaid overtime claims, saying the lead plaintiffs had not shown the alleged violations encompassed all paralegals in the office.
September 21, 2023
Paralegals working for Philadelphia in its district attorney's office performed similar jobs and should collectively pursue claims against the city that they were misclassified as overtime-exempt, a current and a former employee said, urging a Pennsylvania federal court to grant certification in their suit.
April 17, 2023
The city of Philadelphia can't escape a paralegal's lawsuit alleging that it misclassified her as overtime-exempt, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying state law is broad enough to consider the city an employer.