SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The San Diego employment law attorneys at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against Marriott International, Inc., alleging that the company violated The Private Attorney General Act by allegedly failing to lawfully calculate and pay their employees correct wages. The class action lawsuit against Marriott International, Inc., is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court, Case No. 37-2020-00024021-CU-OE-CTL. To read a copy of the Complaint, please click here.

The lawsuit filed against Marriott International, Inc., alleges the company, failed to reimburse and indemnify the PLAINTIFFS and the other AGGRIEVED EMPLOYEES for required business expenses. Additionally, as a result of their rigorous work schedules, PLAINTIFF and other AGGRIEVED EMPLOYEES were periodically denied their proper meal and rest periods. PLAINTIFF and other AGGRIEVED EMPLOYEES forfeited minimum wage and overtime compensation by working without their time being accurately recorded and without compensation at the applicable minimum wage and overtime rates.

PAGA is a mechanism by which the State of California itself can enforce state labor laws through the employee suing under the PAGA who do so as the proxy or agent of the state’s labor law enforcement agencies. An action to recover civil penalties under PAGA is fundamentally a law enforcement action designed to protect the public and not to benefit private parties. The purpose of PAGA is not to recover damages or restitution, but to create a means of «deputizing» citizens as private attorneys general to enforce the Labor Code. As a result of their rigorous work schedules, «PLAINTIFFS and other AGGRIEVED EMPLOYEES were from time to time denied their proper rest periods by DEFENDANT and DEFENDANT’s managers.»

For more information about the class action lawsuit against Marriott International, Inc., call (800) 568-8020 to speak to an experienced California employment attorney today.

Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP is a labor law firm with law offices located in San Diego County, Riverside County, Los Angeles County, Sacramento County, and San Francisco County. The firm has a statewide practice of representing employees on a contingency basis for violations involving unpaid wages, overtime pay, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and other types of illegal workplace conduct.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Six attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been named to the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global and U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Alison Elko Franklin was named to the U.S. guide, while Peggy Hunt, Annette Jarvis, J. Gregory Milmoe, Nancy A. Peterman, and Keith J. Shapiro were named to the Global guide.

According to the publication, the recognized lawyers «bring remarkable skills in financing, structuring, litigating and creating a pathway forward.»

Franklin, a shareholder in the firm’s Atlanta office, focuses her practice on advising debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees, and creditors in corporate reorganizations, municipal reform, creditors’ rights litigation, and distressed transactions.

Hunt, a shareholder in the firm’s Salt Lake City office, focuses her practice representing clients in complex bankruptcy and receivership proceedings, and in related litigation.

Jarvis, a shareholder in the firm’s Salt Lake City office, represents banks, financial institutions, and other parties on matters related to Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and out-of-court workouts and cross-border insolvency cases.

Milmoe, a shareholder in the firm’s Boston office, has experience on a broad range of corporate matters, including in-court and out-of-court restructurings, exchange offers, hostile and negotiated mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and corporate financings, including initial and secondary public offerings and transactions involving REITs.

Peterman, chair of the Chicago Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, focuses her practice on complex corporate restructurings and M&A transactions involving special situations and distressed companies, whether implemented in court or out of court. She has a particular focus on the health care industry.

Shapiro, chairman emeritus of the Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, represents key participants in complex corporate restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s internationally recognized Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice provides clients with deep insight and knowledge acquired over decades of advisory and litigation experience. The team has a broad and diverse range of experience developing creative and effective solutions to the highly complex issues that arise in connection with in- and out-of-court reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, liquidations, and distressed acquisitions and sales. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the firm’s vast resources and invaluable business network, the team helps companies navigate challenging times and address the full range of issues that can arise in the course of their own restructurings or dealings with other companies in distress.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.

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BALTIMORE, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that Sinclair, Sinclair’s board of directors, and its chief executive officer have agreed to settle three derivative lawsuits.  The lawsuits were filed alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by the Company’s officers and directors in connection with Sinclair’s efforts to seek regulatory approval of the merger with Tribune Media Company and the Hearing Designation Order issued by the Federal Communications Commission on July 19, 2018. 

On July 20, 2020, the parties to these lawsuits executed a settlement stipulation reflecting the terms of the settlement.  In connection with the settlement, (a) Sinclair’s board agreed to implement a series of corporate governance measures; (b) defendants’ insurers will pay $20.5 million dollars into a settlement fund, which, after a deduction for an award of fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel in an amount to be determined by the Court, will be paid to Sinclair; (c) the board will designate an aggregate amount of $5 million of the settlement fund to be used, over a period of five years, for the implementation and operation of the corporate governance measures and certain compliance programs in connection with an FCC consent decree that was previously announced on May 6, 2020; and (d) Sinclair’s Executive Chairman David D. Smith will forgo, cancel, or return a grant of SARs of 638,298 shares of Sinclair Class A common stock that was awarded to him in February 2020.  The corporate governance measures include, among other actions, the establishment of a Regulatory Committee of the board (consisting of at least three directors, a majority of whom will be independent directors) to oversee responsibility for, among other matters, significant broadcast-related regulatory and compliance issues.  In addition, Sinclair agreed to establish a standing Nominating and Governance Committee of the board, consisting of independent directors, and will appoint an experienced Chief Compliance Officer with enhanced responsibilities.  The corporate governance measures also include the adoption of certain corporate governance guidelines and changes to Sinclair’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics policy and to the Company’s policies concerning related-party transactions.  These measures are described in further detail in Exhibit A to the settlement stipulation.  In exchange, and subject to final court approval, the lawsuits will be dismissed and defendants will be released of any claims relating to the Tribune merger or the HDO.  Defendants have not admitted any liability or wrongdoing in connection with the Settlement and have entered into the Settlement to avoid the costs, risks, distraction, and uncertainties of continued litigation.

On August 6, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland entered an order preliminarily approving the Settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate, and providing for the attached notice to shareholders of the Settlement.  The Court will consider whether to enter an order providing final approval to the settlement at a hearing currently scheduled for October 27, 2020.   Sinclair respectfully refers you to full copies of the attached (a) Notice of Pendency of Derivative Action, Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action, Settlement Hearing, and Right to Appear; (b) District Court’s August 6, 2020 Order Preliminarily Approving the Settlement and Providing for Notice; (c) Settlement Stipulation; and (d) proposed Final Order and Judgment, which the parties will ask the court to enter following the final settlement hearing.  These documents include, among other things, the complete terms of the settlement, the Court’s process for reviewing the settlement, and shareholders’ rights with respect to the settlement.  These documents are attached to this press release (please click on links below) and are available on Sinclair’s website.

https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1226331/Settlement_Stipulation_with_Exhibit_A.pdf  
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1226332/August_10_2020_Court_Approved_Notice_to_Stockholders.pdf https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1226333/August_6_2020_Preliminary_Approval_Order.pdf
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1226334/Proposed_Final_Order.pdf

Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 23 regional sports network brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to 191 television stations in 89 markets; is a leading local news provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

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