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CalChamber Sues to Block Forced Meeting Law

CalChamber Sues to Block Forced Meeting Law February 10, 2025. By Anne Wallace.
Sacramento, CA In a “flip-the-script” move, the California Chamber of Commerce filed a California labor lawsuit to block the implementation of the "California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act" (SB 399). The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, places restrictions on employer-sponsored meetings that concern religious or political matters, including unionization. Employers may not penalize or retaliate against workers who refuse to attend these meetings.
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PAGA lawsuit Accuses Panera Bakery Chain California Labor Violations

PAGA lawsuit Accuses Panera Bakery Chain California Labor Violations January 31, 2025. By Jane Mundy.
Los Angeles, CAPanera, a bakery-restaurant chain, is accused of stiffing its hourly catering staff out of overtime wages and numerous other California labor law violations. A Private Attorneys General Act lawsuit (PAGA) lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in early January by Selene Ramirez, a Panera caterer.
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Mastercard Proposes $26M to Resolve Discrimination Lawsuit

Mastercard Proposes $26M to Resolve Discrimination Lawsuit January 17, 2025. By Jane Mundy.
New York City, NY Mastercard has agreed to pay $26 million to resolve a proposed discrimination class action lawsuit. If approved by a federal judge, the settlement will affect about 7,500 Black, Hispanic and female workers nationwide, starting in 2016, who claimed they were systematically underpaid by the card network.
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Staples Hit with Another Overtime Lawsuit

Staples Hit with Another Overtime Lawsuit January 16, 2025. By Jane Mundy.
 San Francisco, CAStaples has been hit with yet another unpaid overtime lawsuit in California federal court. According to this latest proposed class action, nonexempt employees were forced to work through meal and rest breaks without compensation. But minutes add up, as the office supply chain knows from previous wage theft lawsuits it eventually settled.
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CA Atty General Files Criminal Charges in Wage Theft Case

CA Atty General Files Criminal Charges in Wage Theft Case January 6, 2025. By Anne Wallace.
Los Angeles, CA On November 26, Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, announced that his office had filed 31 criminal charges and two enhancements against US Framing West and two employees for multiple violations of California labor laws. US Framing allegedly underpaid its workers by roughly $40,000 at a public works project in Cathedral City. The criminal charges cite the company for grand theft, payroll tax evasion, prevailing wage theft, filing false documents with the State, and failing to pay more than $2.5 million in state payroll taxes during this period.
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Disney to Pay $233 million to Settle Wage Theft Lawsuit

Disney to Pay $233 million to Settle Wage Theft Lawsuit December 30, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Anaheim, CA Disney has agreed to pay $233 million to settle a California labor class action lawsuit that will affect over 50,000 current and former employees, including Cast Members directly employed by Disney and employees working for contractors such as Sodexo. The settlement ends a wage theft lawsuit originally filed five years ago alleging the company failed to comply with Anaheim's $15 minimum wage ordinance. After duking it out with union cast members last summer, Disney agreed to raise their base pay to $24 per hour.
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Walgreens Settles Call Center Workers' Unpaid OT Suit

Walgreens Settles Call Center Workers' Unpaid OT Suit December 26, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Chicago, IL A lawsuit filed in late 2021 by former Walgreeens call center workers has been settled. The plaintiffs claimed they, and other customer service representatives, were required to work without compensation before and after their shifts, such as starting up and logging into computer systems. Working off-the-clock is in violation of state and federal wage laws. 
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Masuda v. Serve Robotics, Inc.: A New Front in the Gig Economy Wage Battle

Masuda v. Serve Robotics, Inc.: A New Front in the Gig Economy Wage Battle December 11, 2024. By Anne Wallace.
Los Angeles, CA Kevin Masuda, an operations manager at Serve Robotics, Inc. from 2021 to 2024, filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on December 3. The lawsuit accuses Serve Robotics, Inc. of violating the California labor code. It cites the autonomous sidewalk delivery company for violating California labor laws by failing to pay employees legally required minimum wages and overtime for all hours worked including off-the-clock tasks. In addition, Serve Robotics allegedly failed to provide mandated meal and rest periods, reimburse expenses, or provide accurate wage statements.
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SAG-AFTRA Sues to Enforce Arbitrator’s Award in UFO Pictures Case

SAG-AFTRA Sues to Enforce Arbitrator’s Award in UFO Pictures Case December 9, 2024. By Anne Wallace.
Los Angeles, CA On November 19, SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents over 160,000 media professionals and performers, filed a lawsuit to enforce a 2020 arbitration award that required UFO Pictures to pay roughly $163,000 toward the actors’ salaries and benefits. The sum is due, according to the union, under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement and the federal Labor Management Relations Act rather than the California labor code.
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California Basketball Officials Association Sued for Misclassification

California Basketball Officials Association Sued for Misclassification November 29, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA A basketball instructor has filed a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuit accusing the California Basketball Officials Association of misclassifying its instructors as independent contractors rather than employees. The lawsuit claims that the instructors have been cheated out of wages and other California labor law violations.
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