On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the preliminary injunction issued…
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Former Party Clowns Sue Clowns.com to Challenge Misclassification, Recover Stolen Wages
Plaintiffs Brayan Angulo, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio, and Xander Black, former clowns and entertainers for Clowns.com, Inc., filed a lawsuit in federal court today alleging Clowns.com, Inc. and its owners Adolph Rodriguez and Erica Barbuto engaged in years of worker misclassification and violations of federal and state wage-and-hour law, failing to pay workers for many of the hours that they worked.
Federal Judge Halts Weaponized Arbitration Proceeding Involving Employer-Driven Debt
Arbitration threatened worker, a nurse from the Philippines, with tens of thousands of dollars of debt as punishment for leaving…
Law360: Cost-Splitting Arbitration Clauses Threaten Workers’ Rights
Our Hugh Baran writes in Law360 about how provisions that require employees to bear half the costs of arbitration effectively…
New York Nursing Home Nurse Files Lawsuit to Stop Predatory Arbitration Seeking Tens of Thousands of Dollars Because He Left His Job
For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2022 Contact: David Seligman (david@towardsjustice.org) & Hugh Baran (hugh@kakaleclaw.com) New York Nursing Home Nurse…
Our Hugh Baran writes in Slate about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/06/viking-river-cruises-supreme-court-arbitration-wage-theft.html
Welcome Anthony, Nathan, and Nirali!
We are pleased to welcome Nirali Vyas, Nathan Ford, and Anthony Damelio to Kakalec Law for the summer. Nathan Ford…
Veterinary Information Network News: Veterinary pathologist sues Zoetis for pay discrimination
VIN News reports on our client Dr. Yvonne Schulman’s Equal Pay lawsuit against international animal health company Zoetis: “Dr. Yvonne…
Kakalec Law Files Discrimination Complaint Alleging Persistent Sexual Harassment by McDonald’s Franchise Manager
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Daymari Negron Rosado, represented by Kakalec Law PLLC, sued MicDavis LLC and Giovanni Pillco in…
Law360: The High Stakes of Arbitration And Interstate Commerce
Daniela Porat at Law360 interviews Kakalec Law attorney Hugh Baran in reporting on the debate over who counts as a…