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Sort by date 16,382 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Car Wash Employers Don’t Come Clean
Dec-15-22 Los Angeles, CA Wage theft is an ongoing California labor law violation , and it often happens at the car wash. Sadly, most victims are the Golden State’s most vulnerable workers: they are low wage earners, have the least education and fewest legal protections. Often, they are immigrants and people of color. Generally no one goes to jail for the the... - CPAP Recall Gone Wrong Nearing Settlement with Philips and Justice Department
Dec-14-22 Santa Clara, CA More than a year after Philips Respironics announced its CPAP recall , which led to the U.S. Justice Department investigating possible criminal violations, The New York Times reported that Philips and government attorneys are negotiating a settlement, which would include Philips to implement a plan that would prevent another product... - DOL Files Unpaid Wages Lawsuit on Behalf of Home Healthcare Workers
Dec-13-22 Washington, DC On July 25, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit on behalf of 25 home healthcare workers employed by Getch, Inc. and its owner Gregory B. Getchell. The unpaid wages lawsuit seeks to recover $75,101 in overtime pay and to enjoin the employer from a pattern repeated violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Similar laws... - Yale University Pension Plan Lawsuit Heading to Jury Trial
Dec-12-22 Hartford, CT On October 21, 2022, the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut held that participants in the Yale University Retirement Account Plan will have an opportunity to present their allegations of financial mismanagement to a jury. The ERISA lawsuit alleges that plan administrators violated their ERISA fiduciary duty t... - Veterans Want Stay Lifted on 3M Earplug Hearing Loss Lawsuits
Dec-9-22 Santa Clara, CA A group of veterans have filed a motion to allow hearing loss lawsuits to move forward. They want the stay on all 3M earplug lawsuits lifted, arguing that 3M is responsible for design flaws because they used the company’s earplugs after it acquired Aearo Technologies – which initially developed the Combat Arms Earplugs version... - YouTube’s $4.3M to Settle Moderator Trauma Lawsuit
Dec-8-22 Oakland, CA A proposed California labor class action alleging YouTube failed to protect its content moderators from psychological trauma caused by constantly viewing violent and disturbing videos has reached a deal. The technology giant has agreed to pay $4.3M, according to a motion filed in California federal court. Content Moderators The plaintif... - California Labor Lawsuit Alleges SpaceX Employees Unlawfully Fired
Dec-7-22 Santa Clara, CA Eight former SpaceX employees have filed California unfair-labor-practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging that SpaceX after they wrote a letter to management asking them to publicly condemn Elon Musk’s “harmful” behavior on social media. Musk appears to have his own policy: Do as I... - North Carolina Sues 3M Co. for PFAS/PFOA Environmental Damage
Dec-5-22 Wilmington, NC On November 4, 2022 North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed four separate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) state court lawsuits in Mecklenburg, Wayne and Stanly Counties. This is in addition to federal Camp LeJeune toxic tort lawsuits that have been consolidated in the Eastern District... - Booz Allen Hamilton BlackRock Target Date Funds at Heart of New ERISA Lawsuit
Dec-4-22 Richmond, VA On August 2, 2022, Michael Tullgren filed a class action ERISA lawsuit against Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and fiduciaries of the company’s Capital Accumulation Plan in the Eastern District of Virginia. Tullgren v. Booz Allen Hamilton alleges that company violated its fiduciary duty under ERISA by including poorly performing BlackRock... - Twitter Layoffs Trigger Labor Lawsuits
Nov-30-22 San Francisco, CA The richest man in the world wasted no time to “drastically reduce costs and bring in new revenue from the social media site,” by laying off 3,000 of Twitter’s 7,500 employees – 50 percent of the work force. After purchasing the company for $44 billion on October 27, a mass layoff began during the first week of Nov... - Time Spent “Booting Up” Computers may be Compensable
Nov-29-22 San Francisco, CA On October 24, 2022, the Ninth Circuit held that the time spent by call center workers booting up their computers could be considered compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Nevada law because it was integral and indispensable to their primary duties. Although Cadenav. Customer Connexx, LLC is very fact-spec... - 3M Earplug Injury Verdict of $50M Firm
Nov-28-22 Pensacola, FL A Florida federal judge in October denied 3M a new trial after a jury awarded $50 million to veteran Luke Vilsmeyer. Like more than 280,000 veterans, Vilsmeyer claimed that 3M’s CAEv2 earplugs were defective and caused his tinnitus and hearing loss. The judge ruled that the trial evidence “substantially supported” th... - Wells Fargo Settlement Raises Legal Fees Queries
Nov-25-22 Santa Clara, CA A Wells Fargo's $6.5 million California labor class action wage-and-hour settlement involving about 27,500 workers may be a good deal for the class reps and plaintiffs’ lawyers, but employees may be getting shortchanged – again. Plaintiffs’ Deal Skewed This deal proposal would pay $2.167 million in attorney fees, $... - Department of Defense to Stop Using PFAS-Based Firefighting Foam in 2024
Nov-14-22 Washington, DC Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl ( PFAS/PFOA ) foams have been a staple of military and civilian firefighting operations for sixty years. But their usefulness in fighting liquid fuel fires comes at a steep price for the planet and human health. Under the terms of the Defense Authorization Act of 2020 , the DoD must ensure that PFAS-fre... - Veteran Files Camp LeJeune Contaminated Water Lawsuit
Nov-7-22 Wilmington, NC On September 13, 2022, Victor Malafronte filed a toxic tort lawsuit in the Eastern District of North Carolina. His complaint alleges that his exposure to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1963 to 1967 led to stage 4 chronic kidney disease and severe chronic interstitial nephritis. His lifelong health problem... - The Right To Walk: Why Everyone Should Have Access to Sidewalks and Crosswalks
Nov-4-22 Orlando, FL Take a walk with me. I live in Orlando, one of the most walkable cities in the world—and also one of the most dangerous for pedestrians. In 2021, cars hit more than 150 people on a public road in this city. That's nearly one person every week. And those are just the accidents that happen on public roads. Think about sidewalks and pede... - Parties to Settle 401k Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit in Reichert v. Juniper Networks, Inc.
Oct-31-22 San Jose, CA On November 11, the District Court for the Northern District of California is expected to approve a settlement in Reichert v. Juniper Networks Inc . The class action ERISA lawsuit , like many before it, alleges that the fiduciaries of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 401(k) Plan breached their legal duty to plan participants because of the way t... - 3M Bair Hugger Injury Lawsuit Legal News and Information
A Forced-Air Warming blanket is a medical device designed to keep patients warm during orthopedic surgery and reduce the risk of infections. But these warming blankets, including the 3M Bair Hugger Warming System , may actually be causing infections. A number of 3M Bair Hugger injury lawsuits have been filed by patients who had hip or knee replacements a... - Instacart Settles California Misclassification Lawsuit
Oct-24-22 San Francisco, CA Instacart is settling a misclassification complaint claiming that the gig company violated the California labor code by misclassifying its workers, known as “shoppers” as independent contractors instead of employees. (Shoppers gather groceries in stores for customers and sometimes deliver them.) The city of San Diego cl... - Wildfire & Forest Fire Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Although many wildfires are caused by natural occurrences such as lightning strikes, some fires may also be set intentionally in acts of arson or vandalism. In other cases, controlled burns can quickly get out of control, threatening the property and safety of people who live nearby. Carelessness, such as leaving a campfire burning or tossing a lit...