California Unpaid Wages Legal News Articles & Interviews

Santa Clara, CA A discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) alleging that Microsoft gave workers lower bonuses and unfavorable performance reviews for taking leave has settled for $14.4 million. The settlement includes those who worked for Microsoft in California for at least 90 days during the settlement period that from May 13, 2017 and the present and took one or more leaves of absence.

Everett, MA It’s the “dunk doughnuts, not wages” protest phrase over again for Dunkin Donuts. And perhaps add “over” to the phrase "time to make the donuts".

Los Angeles, CA A California federal judge has denied the U.S. Department of Defense’s motion to dismiss a California discrimination class action lawsuit brought by LGBTQ Veterans. The DOD claims it has been providing relief to the veterans and argued that they haven't shown their constitutional rights have been violated, but the judge ruled that the former LGBTQ service members discharged under the military's former "don't ask, don't tell" ban continue to be discriminated against.

Los Angeles, CA A T.J. Maxx employee claims that thousands of its California employees had to work through their rest breaks but were forced to mark otherwise on their time sheets. The retailer is facing other California labor violations stated in the proposed class action, which the retailer has a habit of repeating.

San Diego, CA O’Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC‘s workers have preliminary approval of a proposed $4.1 million to settle four consolidated cases alleging California labor law violations. The main lawsuit, filed in June 2021, said the retailer should have paid workers at its 28 U.S. distribution centers for time they spent each day in COVID-19 screenings before shifts and for work performed during meal breaks.

Los Angeles, CA After almost a decade, Delta Airlines has reached an agreement with its flight attendants. The workers told a California federal judge that a nearly $16 million settlement, which will end their California Labor Code and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, should be approved because that amount will give California-based Delta flight attendants almost full reimbursement.

San Bernardino, CA An unpaid overtime lawsuit deal between Walmart and 1,700 workers appeared to be close to settling for $2.25 million after plaintiffs were instructed by a California federal judge to fix deficiencies in the settlement's distribution method.  This second denial involves plaintiff Juan Garcia’s request for a $20,000 incentive award.

Los Angeles, CA A class action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in California claims that Paramount Pictures Corp and its president Brian Levine failed to pay its movie crew members their wages on time, among other California labor law violations.

Santa Maria, CA New Hope Harvesting LLC, has agreed in California federal court to a $1 million deal that will settle claims brought by about 900 migrant workers. The agricultural workers claimed the strawberry harvester denied their full wages, denied them proper rest and meal breaks, and charged or failed to reimburse them for certain expenses. The California labor settlement covers potential claimants hired by New Hope since April 16, 2018, to pick strawberries in California farms.

Alameda County, CAThe California Supreme Court has ruled in the lawsuit Ruelas v. County of Alameda that the state’s minimum wage law does not apply to people working for private companies while they are held in pretrial detention in California’s jails. The California labor lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of people incarcerated at the Santa Rita Jail who worked without pay for “private company” Aramark, a $16 billion for-profit corporation that provides food in jails and prisons, and more.