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PPP Agent Fees: A Guide for Accountants, Attorneys, and Consultants

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The troubles affecting the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have been well documented. One critical issue is the fact that, while PPP lenders have been receiving their fees, PPP agents have not....more

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No Fees For You: Second Circuit Holds Expert Fees Are Not Recoverable Under FLSA

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Expert witness fees are not recoverable under the FLSA. So held the Second Circuit in a decision that highlights a strategy we have previously discussed for employers to fend off class/collective actions....more

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California District Court Rejects Class Action Settlement Due To Fee, Enhancement, and Other Issues

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Do your homework before you seek approval of a class action settlement! Meals on airlines have all but disappeared for anyone other than those in first class, but the company Sky Chefs contends on its website that it...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Are Courts Becoming More Willing to Carefully Scrutinize Claims for Fees?

In Ellis v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., C.A. 2nd/1, DAR p. 10497, plaintiffs counsel, after settling a class action, initially requested over $24 million in attorneys' fees. However, the court not only denied...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Action Coupon Settlement Because Attorneys Were Awarded Fees Based on Hours Worked Rather Than Coupon...

On May 15 a Ninth Circuit panel reversed the district court’s approval of a class action settlement, holding that attorney’s fees awarded in connection with a coupon for the class members must be tied to actual redemption of...more

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