Businesses might have heard that employee lawsuits are on the rise.

The United States Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against Lexington Place Assisted Living Homes in Dallas for allegedly violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

During a regularly scheduled audit with a Texas A&M University representative in 2008, the director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at the school's Commerce, Texas, campus revealed concerns about employee comp time.

National Grid's response to Hurricane Sandy was seen as a redemption to its efforts in Massachusetts following last year's Hurricane Irene.

Employers may be leaving themselves vulnerable to employee lawsuits if they have relaxed payroll practices or if human resources teams are not well-versed in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements and current on state labor laws.

A recent investigation by Channel 2 Action News found that Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) drivers have been accruing excessive amounts of overtime.

Restaurant owners Kong Ji Wang, Kong Sheng Wang and Ying Hui Wang were recently charged by a Houston, Texas, grand jury with two counts of bribing a public official and one count of conspiracy to bribe a public official.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently filed court records alleging The Upper Crust Pizzeria, a gourmet pizza chain based in the Northeast, owes 67 employees an estimated $850,000 in back wages, according to the Boston Globe.

ZipRealty, a software provider and online real estate brokerage, recently settled a lawsuit with the state of California regarding the company's alleged failure to pay employees minimum wage and overtime.