▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁" M ile ▁High ▁Hockey " ▁site ▁for ▁S B ▁Nation , ▁which ▁covered ▁the ▁Colorado ▁A val anche ▁team . ▁The ▁suit ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Brad ley , ▁despite ▁being ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁working ▁ 3 0 – 4 0 ▁hours ▁( and ▁sometimes ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁hours ) ▁a ▁week , ▁was ▁only ▁paid ▁a ▁ ▁st ip end ▁per ▁month , ▁where fore ▁V ox ▁Media ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁oblig atory ▁w age ▁and ▁hour ▁prote ctions . ▁Fellow ▁former ▁site ▁man agers ▁John ▁W ake field ▁and ▁Ma ija ▁V arda ▁were ▁later ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁suit ▁as ▁pla int iffs , ▁and ▁V ox ▁Media ▁un success fully ▁tried ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁case ▁dismiss ed . ▁The ▁suit ▁was ▁granted ▁class ▁action ▁status ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁labor ▁suit ▁was ▁file d ▁as ▁a ▁class ▁action ▁law suit ▁in ▁California ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁Fair ▁Labor ▁Stand ards ▁Act . ▁Because ▁this ▁law suit ▁could ▁have ▁covered ▁ 2 5 8 ▁pla int iffs ▁and ▁dam ages ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁, ▁V ox ▁Media ▁had ▁the ▁suit ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁court ▁under ▁the ▁Class ▁Action ▁Fair ness ▁Act . ▁ ▁In ▁several ▁cases , ▁pla int iffs ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁att orney ▁Richard ▁Lie bow itz ▁su ed ▁V ox ▁Media ▁over