Mark Tabakman was quoted in "Wage-and-Hour Suits Surging,
Fueled by Economic Conditions." The full article is available
in the June 20, 2014 issue of the New Jersey Law Journal,
but a synopsis is provided below.
In current bleak economic times, wage-and-hour suits have seen a
dramatic increase both in New Jersey and across the country with no
signs of turning around in the near future.
Roseland's Mark Tabakman, who has specialized in wage-and-hour
law for 18 years, explains that he has seen a recent influx of
plaintiff lawyers practicing in the field and "people are
looking for more ways to get money."
Tabakman continues to say that when certification of a collective
action is granted, "pressure on the defendant to settle
becomes excruciating because the costs of defending this kind of
lawsuit are astronomical, coupled with the possibility of doubling
damages and fee-shifting. As a defendant, you have to be very, very
confident that your legal position is sustainable if you're
fighting a class action."
Having not seen the mass of wage-and-hour litigation levelling off,
Tabakman reasons that "a lot of these laws aren't black
and white; they're very gray."
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