Federal Appeals Court Rejects RICO Claim Based on Alleged Fraud

A federal appellate court rejected a worker’s racketeering claim against her employer for the alleged practice of underpaying employees for overtime and underreporting payroll to the company’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier. Case: Collier v. LoGiudice, No. 19-1829, 06/26/2020, unpublished. Facts: Monica Collier worked at Vitale's Pizzeria from 2011 until 2017. Collier logged all hours that she worked in Vitale's point of service system, but the general manager reported to the payroll company only the first 40 hours employees worked each week. Collier w...