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Managers Individually Liable for Unpaid Wages Despite Employer’s Bankruptcy

By Dennis Westlind on July 29, 2009
Posted in FLSA, Labor

A recent case should strike fear into the hearts of all upper-level managers and human resources professionals:  in Boucher v. Shaw, the Ninth Circuit ruled that individual managers were liable for their subordinates’ unpaid wages, even though the employer company filed for bankruptcy. 

In Boucher, a group of former casino employees sued the…

Washington Supreme Court Decides Morgan v. Kingen – Bankruptcy is No Defense

By Jim Shore on July 2, 2009
Posted in Washington

The Washington Supreme Court issued a decision today in Morgan v. Kingen, holding that bankruptcy is not a valid defense to a willful withholding of wages under RCW 49.52.070.  The plaintiffs in this case worked at Funsters Grand Casino in SeaTac, Washington.  The casino was not a success and the owners voluntarily filed…

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