California Unpaid Wages Legal News Articles & Interviews

Oakland, CA On August 8, the California Court of Appeal denied Tesla’s motion to dismiss a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuit brought by former Tesla employees. At its simplest, Sharonda Taylor v. Tesla, Inc. is about the workers’ struggle to access their own wage and hour records.

San Francisco, CA On August 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of California in Stone v. Alameda Health Systems held that:

Charlotte, NC A former Wells Fargo Securities supervisor was awarded $22.1 million by a federal court jury in Charlotte last month. Christopher Billesdon’s disability and age discrimination lawsuit accused the San Francisco-based bank of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and wrongful discharge under North Carolina state law.

Los Angeles, CA A class action California labor lawsuit alleging STG Logistics and STG Drayage misclassified truck drivers as independent contractors has settled for a $4.2 million. As part of the deal, STG will no longer classify its long-haul drivers as independent contractors in California and New Jersey. And this isn’t STG’s first court appearance.

Baltimore, MD A Red Lobster employee has filed a proposed wage and hour class action in federal court accusing the seafood chain of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Maryland Wage and Hour Law. The plaintiff claims the company has not been paying its tipped employees all their wages owed. Rather, workers are paid less than minimum wage with the expectation that tips will make up the difference.

Los Angeles, CA On July 24, the District Court for the Central District of California denied The Walt Disney Company’s motion to dismiss actress Gina Carano’s wrongful termination and sex discrimination lawsuit. Carano’s California employment lawsuit alleged that Disney had violated California law by firing her in retaliation for various social media posts that the company found objectionable. Gina Carano v. The Walt Disney Company will now, presumably, move toward trial. For legal nerds, the lawsuit raises some interesting issues about balancing the employers’ and employees’ First Amendment freedom of speech rights.

San Francisco, CA – On July 23, the California Court of Appeal heard oral arguments in Inostroza. v. Amazon, a California labor employment lawsuit. The workers’ challenge threatens to upend California law at the weird intersection of clickwrap contracts, California labor law and arbitration agreements.

Los Angeles, CA Airline workers in California are likely flying high with news that Cathay Pacific pilots will receive $16.65M to resolve a wage and hour class action lawsuit filed back in 2017. The pilots claimed the airline violated California’s labor laws relating to meal and rest periods, overtime and reserve duty pay – in some instances they weren’t even paid minimum wage. The settlement, however, tallies up to about three times as much as Cathay’s prior offer.

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".