{"id":71006,"date":"2019-08-28T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-wilshire-law-firm-reaches-settlement-in-firefighter-flsa-suit\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T01:09:01","slug":"wilshire-law-firm-llega-a-un-acuerdo-en-demanda-de-bombero-bajo-la-flsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wilshire-law-firm-llega-a-un-acuerdo-en-demanda-de-bombero-bajo-la-flsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilshire Law Firm Reaches Settlement in Firefighter FLSA Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 22, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Wilshire Law Firm is happy to announce that senior attorney <span class=\"xn-person\">Justin F. Marquez, Esq.<\/span> and lead employment attorney <span class=\"xn-person\">Nicol Hajjar, Esq.<\/span> have secured a successful settlement for Retired Division Chief <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronald Pelham<\/span> in his Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) suit against the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Monrovia, California<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg2757left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg2757left\" title=\"   \" border=\"0\" alt=\"   \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/537344\/Wilshire_Law_Firm_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Pelham, a former firefighter who risked his life serving for the <span class=\"xn-location\">Monrovia<\/span> Fire Department, was allegedly misclassified by the department as an overtime-exempt, white-collar employee during a three-year period stretching from 2015 to 2018. Following an exhaustive investigation and thorough review of the city&#8217;s timekeeping and payroll records, Wilshire Law Firm determined that Pelham&#8217;s misclassification resulted in nearly 4,000 hours and more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$80,000<\/span> worth of unpaid FLSA overtime.<\/p>\n<p>The city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Monrovia<\/span> argued (and continues to argue) that Pelham&#8217;s designation as a Division Chief rendered him ineligible for overtime pay, a finding contrasted by Wilshire Law Firm&#8217;s contention that FLSA regulations regarding white-collar exemptions do not apply to firefighters, regardless of their rank or pay level.<\/p>\n<p>Following a month-long negotiation process, Wilshire Law Firm (led by Founding President and Managing Attorney <span class=\"xn-person\">Bobby Saadian, Esq.<\/span>) and the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Monrovia<\/span> reached a settlement agreement for the total amount of <span class=\"xn-money\">$115,000<\/span>, with Pelham receiving <span class=\"xn-money\">$72,969.40<\/span> directly. In spite of the challenges presented by the case, the damages paid out per person in Pelham&#8217;s case <span class=\"xn-money\">($115,000)<\/span> vastly outpace other California FLSA settlements in cases involving firefighters\u2014<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=1461215238&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firefighterovertime.org%2F2018%2F12%2F27%2Fcalifornia%2F&amp;a=similar+cases+have+settled\" rel=\"nofollow\">similar cases have settled<\/a> for anywhere between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=10416587&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firefighterovertime.org%2F2019%2F06%2F02%2Fsanta-clara-2%2F&amp;a=%241126+and+%2420%2C759\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-money\">$1126<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,759<\/span><\/a> per person in damages.<\/p>\n<p>A proven employee advocate, <span class=\"xn-person\">Nicol Hajjar, Esq.<\/span> represents employment law clients in cases involving workplace harassment, workplace discrimination, wage &amp; hour claims, wrongful termination, workplace retaliation, and other employment law matters for Wilshire Law Firm. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Justin F. Marquez, Esq.<\/span> specializes in high-stakes class action litigation, whistleblower actions, and employment claims and is a recognized leader in data privacy and consumer protection class actions.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Wilshire Law Firm<br \/><\/b>Founded in 2007 by\u00a0Bobby Saadian, Esq., Wilshire Law Firm is an award-winning personal injury, employment law, and class action law firm. To date, our team of over 100 legal professionals has recovered more than\u00a0$380,000,000\u00a0for our client family, providing exceptional service every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about our firm, visit Wilshire Law Firm:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=3530615927&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2519985-1%26h%3D3692710739%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.wilshirelawfirm.com%252F%26a%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.WilshireLawFirm.com&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.WilshireLawFirm.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.WilshireLawFirm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=1275856099&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fwilshirelawfirmplc%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%40WilshireLawFirmPLC\" rel=\"nofollow\">@WilshireLawFirmPLC<\/a><br \/>Twitter: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=3472483432&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FWilshireLawFirm&amp;a=%40WilshireLawFirm\" rel=\"nofollow\">@WilshireLawFirm<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=3731146234&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWilshireLawFirm%2F&amp;a=%40WilshireLawFirm\" rel=\"nofollow\">@WilshireLawFirm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2558895-1&amp;h=2830484803&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F537344%2FWilshire_Law_Firm_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F537344%2FWilshire_Law_Firm_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/537344\/Wilshire_Law_Firm_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Wilshire Law Firm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 22, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Wilshire Law Firm is happy to announce that senior attorney <span class=\"xn-person\">Justin F. Marquez, Esq.<\/span> and lead employment attorney <span class=\"xn-person\">Nicol Hajjar, Esq.<\/span> have secured a successful settlement for Retired Division Chief <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronald Pelham<\/span> in his Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) suit against the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Monrovia, California<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}