Pippins et al v. KPMG LLP

  1. December 03, 2012

    KPMG Escapes Audit Workers' OT Suit

    A New York federal judge on Friday nixed a collective wage-and-hour action involving more than a thousand current and former KPMG LLP audit associates, ruling the workers were properly exempted from federal overtime pay requirements.

  2. March 13, 2012

    Judge Threatens KPMG With 6-Month Discovery Limit In OT Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday threatened to limit discovery in a class action against accounting firm KPMG LLP that claims it failed to compensate thousands of audit associates for overtime worked, expressing frustration with ongoing evidence disputes.

  3. February 06, 2012

    KPMG Told To Keep Ex-Workers' Hard Drives In OT Fight

    A New York federal judge on Friday ruled KPMG LLP had to preserve thousands of hard drives belonging to ex-workers in a class action claiming the accounting firm misclassified thousands of current and former audit associates as exempt from federal overtime pay requirements.

  4. January 03, 2012

    KPMG Audit Workers Get Conditional Cert. In OT Fight

    A New York federal judge granted a bid for conditional collective action certification Tuesday in a case brought against KPMG LLP by ex-workers who claim the accounting firm misclassified thousands of current and former audit associates as exempt from federal overtime pay requirements.

  5. November 07, 2011

    Chamber Backs KPMG In OT Action Discovery Row

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday threw its support behind KPMG LLP, saying the accounting firm should not be required to retain thousands of employee hard drives in a putative overtime class action filed by a group of former auditors.

  6. October 11, 2011

    Judge Won't Let KPMG Toss Hard Drives In OT Fight

    A New York federal judge on Friday rejected KPMG LLP's bid to limit the number of employee hard drives it is required to present in defending against a putative class's allegations of overtime pay violations, saying the accounting firm hadn't proven it was unfairly burdened.

  7. March 22, 2011

    KPMG Auditors' Overtime Action To Remain In NY

    A New York federal judge on Monday rejected KPMG LLP's request to move to California a putative collective action accusing the accounting firm of giving audit associates short shrift on overtime pay.

  8. February 16, 2011

    Judge Should Stay OT Action Or Change Venue: KPMG

    KPMG LLP has asked a federal judge to stay or transfer a suit alleging it denied overtime pay to a putative class of thousands of auditors, saying the claims are already subsumed by a consolidated action in California.

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