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Federal Court awards overtime to O’Brien client

On February 28, 2014, federal Judge Sam Sparks awarded an O’Brien Law Firm client $36,900 for unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages.  The client worked as a short-haul truck driver for the employer for many years, and was paid on a per-load basis.  Unfortunately for the employer, the driver was not exempt from the provisions of the federal overtime law – the Fair Labor Standards Act – and had worked a significant number of 40+ hour work weeks without getting paid any overtime.  During the case, O’Brien obtained a sanctions order against the employer for failing to turn over the driver’s employment records. That case is Rivera v. Eloy Herrera d/b/a Herrera Trucking, A-12-CA-1080-SS, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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O’Brien Law Firm sues global SAP consulting firm Cognitus Consulting for former employee’s substantial unpaid commissions and profit share

On April 5, 2023, the O’Brien Law Firm filed suit against Cognitus Consulting, LLC, a global firm specializing in SAP consulting (Systems, Applications, and Processes) for companies to help those companies find and implement the software applications that are right for their operations. O’Brien’s client T.S. is a highly-skilled consultant and practice manager whose compensation […]

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