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Sort by date 1,242 pages found matching overtime- California Labor Law Class-Action Plaintiffs Pushing Hard for Final Approval
Nov-30-15 Los Angeles, CA: Plaintiffs in a California labor lawsuit have been lobbying the court to approve a settlement in a class action that is without equal in an alleged violation of California labor law . The lawsuit alleged the parent company associated with Tommy Hilfiger loaded workers’ wages onto debit cards, rather than issuing them paychecks or... - Amazon Faces California Employee Lawsuit
Nov-2-15 Los Angeles, CA: Amazon has become the latest company to face a California labor lawsuit concerning on-demand workers. Much like other on-demand California employee lawsuits, a central question facing the courts is whether Amazon workers are employees or are independent contractors. Similar lawsuits have also been filed against Uber, Lyft and other on-... - Will Judicial Ruling Impact Similar California Labor Lawsuits?
Oct-26-15 San Francisco, CA: The dismissal of a California labor lawsuit originally brought by beauty school students for unpaid wages may have a bearing on similar lawsuits currently pending. The crux of Benjamin et al. v. B&H Education Inc. et al lay with an allegation that services performed by students for clients provided by Marinello Schools of Be... - Keurig Coffee Hit with Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
Oct-19-15 Castroville, CA: A former worker at a coffee production facility in California has hit Keurig Green Mountain Inc. with an Unpaid Wages lawsuit alleging his employer failed to pay for time spent donning and doffing sanitary protective gear at the start and end of each day, as well as prior to and following meal breaks and rest periods. The plaintiff has... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. illegal immigrant Settlement
Federal authorities accused the world's largest retailer of employing illegal immigrants. Since, 1997, authorities have discovered over 250 cases of illegal immigrants employed by janitor contracting services and then hired by Wal-Mart. The employees sometimes worked 7 days a week without overtime or compensation and were often locked in stores overnight... - Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's Janitor Overtime Settlement
Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's. The nationwide supermarket chains will pay two thousand predominantly Latino janitors a settlement of $22.4 million. SEIU is the large janitor's union who filed claims; alleging unpaid overtime and denying minimum wage. Some of the janitors worked for as little as $2.47 an hour and were required to work 365 days a y... - Former and Current Workers Launch Unpaid Wages Class Action against Hertz Corp.
Aug-19-15 Los Angeles, CA Sometimes it’s unpaid wages: other times it’s a donning and doffing lawsuit, where plaintiffs allege they were not paid for time spent suiting up in uniforms or protective gear, a process mandated by the employer but often not included in the employee’s wage compensation. In this case, one former and two current (as of Jul... - Uber Drivers Are Employees California Labor Commissioner’s Office Rules
Jun-18-15 San Francisco, CA A landmark decision has been reached by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office, favoring Uber drivers who claim to be employees, not contractors. If upheld, Uber drivers would be entitled to health care benefits, worker’s compensation and payroll taxes, as well as reimbursable expenses such as gas and car maintenance, und... - Settlements and Verdicts: Electronics Boutique.
A $950,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought by managers of their California stores, alleging they were improperly denied overtime pay. (Jun-04-04) [ MIAMI HERALD ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wet Seal Inc.
Has agreed to pay as much as $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by California store managers who claimed they were wrongly denied overtime pay. (Jan-23-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ... - California Labor Law May Slam on the Brakes for Uber and Lyft
Mar-16-15 San Francisco, CA Uber and Lyft, the on-demand car services, may be putting the brakes on their business models due to California labor laws . The companies must convince juries why they shouldn’t offer their drivers minimum wage, reimbursement for expenses and other benefits rather than classify them as independent contractors. Federal judges... - LawyersandSettlements.com Releases Its Top 10 Legal News Topics For 2014
Dec-30-14 Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) (December 29, 2014) Pharmaceutical drugs and devices continued to be some of the most popular legal news topics at LawyersandSettlements.com during 2014. This year, anti-coagulants, testosterone, the GM ignition switch recall (airbags) and recalled hip replacements top the list of popular legal topics and lawsuit news at the legal ne... - ICM Settlement with Interns Has California Labor Law Underpinnings
Dec-29-14 New York, NY There were a number of stories that dominated the California labor law portfolio over the course of this past year, not the least of which was the implementation of new laws supporting overtime and other labor statutes heretofore not available to in-home and personal service workers. Other laws inject a level of liability for primary contr... - Time Limit To Qualify For Stryker Rejuvenate, ABG II Modular-Neck Hip
Dec-17-14 In a recent mediated settlement, Howmedica Osteonics Corporation agreed to a $1 billion settlement fund to compensate hip replacement patients who received the now-recalled Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular hip stems. However, with a mandated deadline fast approaching, Florida attorney Ben Stewart says time is of the essence. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) Decembe... - Donning and Doffing Lawsuit Reaches Proposed Settlement
Dec-5-14 Wichita, KS An unpaid wages lawsuit alleging employees were not paid for time spent in required duties has reached a proposed settlement and now awaits approval from the courts. The unpaid wages claim, filed against National Beef, represents approximately 480 employees who could receive money for what they allege was off-the-clock work. According to... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
A $4 million dollar settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in two lawsuits filed against Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. on behalf of employees. The suits were filed by two employees who alleged that the company had improperly classified them as exempt from overtime pay. (Apr-29-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you hav... - Online Legal Marketing Announces Launch Of Settlement, Verdict And Judgment Publishing Tool
Nov-6-14 Online Legal Marketing announces today the launch of a free service to attorneys and law firms. The new service is a Settlement, Verdict and Judgment Publishing Tool that gives lawyers, law firms and legal marketers the ability to self-publish settlements, verdicts and judgments for millions of online viewers to read. Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) November 06, 2... - Attorney David Koon on Possible Xarelto Side Effects and the Lack of an Antidote for Uncontrollable Bleeding
Sep-25-14 The introduction of newer generation anticoagulants Xarelto and Pradaxa beyond Coumadin (warfarin) was deemed as a breakthrough due to less need for ongoing patient monitoring. However, unlike warfarin, Xarelto and Pradaxa do not have an effective a way to stop the bleeding if a hemorrhage starts. Louisville, KY (PRWEB) September 25, 2014: There is an ag... - Following Suit: Egress/Regress Lawsuit Updates
Sep-23-14 Egress/regress lawsuits are similar to unpaid wages lawsuits in that they allege employees are not properly paid for all time worked. What sets them apart, however, are the duties that are being performed off the clock. Egress/regress lawsuits (sometimes called donning and doffing lawsuits) allege that employees should be paid for time spent putting on or... - Defunct Sushi Restaurant Owner Pays $35,000 in Ohio Employment Restitution
Sep-2-14 Cincinnati, OH The owner of a popular sushi restaurant that once thrived in Hyde Park has closed the establishment in the wake of an Ohio Employment restitution order requiring him to pay thousands to employees over allegations of unpaid overtime and other violations to Ohio Labor Laws. According to a report by television news staff at WCPO 9, the...