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Oct-17-23 Los Angeles, CA On September 15, the Construction Laborers Pension Plan for Southern California and the Board of Trustees for that fund filed an ERISA lawsuit against Meketa Investment Group and Judy Chambers. The lawsuit alleges that Meketa breached its fiduciary duty to the Pension Fund by advising it to invest $30 million in participants’... - Equinox $36 million settlement for California Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Oct-16-23 Alameda, CA Equinox has agreed to pay $36 million to resolve two California labor lawsuits alleging the fitness company required more than 15,000 employees to perform pre-shift work without pay and to skip meal breaks. The settlement, which resolves California state and federal actions, covers those who worked for Equinox in California between April 3, 2... - Allianz Asset Management Settles ERISA Lawsuit for $7.5 Million
Oct-3-23 Santa Ana, CA On August 18, Allianz Asset Management of America, LLC and the Investment Committee of the Allianz Asset Management of America 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan agreed to settle a breach of fiduciary duty ERISA lawsuit brought by former participants in the plan. The $7.5 million payout will go to roughly 5,139 participants and beneficiarie... - Amazon Unpaid Wages During COVID Screenings Settled
Sep-29-23 Santa Clara, CA An unpaid wages lawsuit filed by former Amazon warehouse employees in a California federal court has reached a settlement. The lawsuit, filed in February 2021, accused Amazon of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code when they were forced to undergo unpaid COVID-19 screenings before clocking in. They spent at... - Apple Settles California Wage & Hour Lawsuit
Sep-12-23 Santa Clara, CA Apple Inc. workers who filed a wage-and-hour dispute in a California court have settled for $500,000. An investigation, which began in early 2022, showed that Apple’s overtime pay rate each month did not include the commissions that Solutions Consultants earned that month and Apple did not pay all Solutions Consultants for travel time... - California Real Estate Agents Entitled to Overtime
Sep-11-23 Santa Clara, CA A California wage and hour lawsuit filed by a real estate brokerage operator and almost 3,000 agents is close to settlement. The lawsuit, which was filed three years ago, alleges Redfin Corp. misclassified the real estate agents as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime wages, and other California labor law violations. The mo... - Minnesota District Court Dismisses ERISA Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit
Sep-5-23 St. Paul, MN On August 21, the federal District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissed – for a second time-- an ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Taylor Corporation’s 401k and profit-sharing plan. The decision in Fritton v. Taylor Corp. concludes that the participants did not meet the requirements of what it termed &ldqu... - Maryland’s Largest Water Utility Files PFAS Lawsuit
Aug-30-23 Greenbelt, MD On August 4, Maryland’s largest water utility, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), filed a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) lawsuit against 3M and DuPont de Nemours among other defendants. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. 3M Company alleges that the PFAS manufacturers made and marketed PFAS-co... - California Judge Approves Old Dominion Freight Line and Dockworkers Settlement
Aug-27-23 Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge has given the green light to settle a California dockworkers lawsuit accusing Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. of failing to provide meal and rest breaks. And Old Dominion seems to have developed a habit of California labor overtime violations. In their lawsuit filed in state court, employees Robert Canale... - Camp LeJeune Lawsuits at a Crawl as More Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed
Aug-24-23 Santa Clara, CA Covering up contaminated water at Camp LeJeune has been called a “crime against humanity” but with the passing of the PACT Act, the Marine Corps had a chance to make things right, to compensate its veterans and civilians who were exposed to the toxic water. But to make matters worse than they already are, countless victims are... - Monsanto Roundup $7M Settlement
Aug-22-23 New York, NY Bayer and its Monsanto unit agreed in June to pay almost $7 million to settle Roundup lawsuit claims which began in a 2020 investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The agreement requires Bayer and Monsanto to stop advertising its Roundup weedkiller—which contains carcinogenic glyphosate—as environmentally safe. ... - Pfizer 401k Plan Hit with ERISA Lawsuit
Aug-18-23 Kalamazoo, MI On June 8, Matthew Miller, a participant in the Pfizer Savings Plan, brought a class action ERISA lawsuit against fiduciaries of the plan. The lawsuit alleges that the fiduciaries breached their duties under ERISA by permitting the $22 billion plan to pay Fidelity, the plan’s recordkeeper, excessive administrative and rec... - Court Ruling Increases Disney Employees’ Minimum Wage
Aug-10-23 Anaheim, CA More than 25,000 Disney employees will see a pay increase following a California appellate court ruling in July that said Walt Disney Parks must follow Anaheim city law and pay its Disneyland Resort employees a living wage. California Minimum Wage As of 2023, the minimum wage rate for all employers in California is $15.50. The last five y... - Monsanto RoundUp Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Roundup , a weed killer made by Monsanto , is believed to “probably” cause cancer. Recent evidence indicates that glyphosate , the active chemical in Roundup, is the probable human carcinogen. Some individuals diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Leukemia are filing claims against the agricultural giant, which has resulted in Monsan... - Two California Public Water Utility Attorneys Awarded $6 million
Jul-21-23 San Francisco, CA Two attorneys who filed a racial discrimination complaint and then a retaliation complaint against their former employer, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD, also known as East Bay MUD), were awarded $6 million. After the California Labor trial in June before Judge Alex Tse, the jury agreed that the former employees, one Asian-Am... - Philadelphia’s Roundup Lawsuits get Trial Dates and New York Settlement
Jul-14-23 Philadelphia, PA The first Philadelphia Monsanto Roundup bellwether case is set to begin jury selection in early October, a decision that plaintiffs’ attorney say is good for everyone involved. And in June, Bayer and Monsanto agreed to settle with New York for close to $7 million. According to the case management order in February, there are 12... - Balkan Workers Allege Tesla Denied California Overtime
Jul-12-23 Fremont, CA A California federal judge has ruled that over 100 Balkan workers employed at Tesla’s facility in Fremont can proceed with an overtime class action. According to Judge Beth Labson Freeman, there is enough evidence to imply that the workers were paid flat monthly wages without overtime, a California labor law violation. Tesla is gaining... - Home Depot Wages Settlement
Jul-7-23 San Francisco, CA A Home Depot wage & hour class action lawsuit is seeking preliminary approval of a $72.5 million settlement, which will resolve allegations of unpaid off-the-clock work. The complaint was brought under California's Private Attorneys General by the home improvement company’s workers going back to early 2016 and a trial w... - Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Update
Jun-19-23 Santa Clara, CA Women diagnosed with uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and other injuries who have filed hair relaxer lawsuits in federal court--now part of the multi-district litigation--have filed a “Master Complaint”. This document includes all of the allegations linking adverse health events with regular exposure to chemicals in the hair str... - Whistleblower Complaint Hinged on “Disclosure” Definition
Jun-15-23 Santa Clara, CA In the lawsuit The People ex rel. Lilia Garcia-Brower v. Kolla's Inc. , the California Supreme Court has held that an employee who makes a whistleblower complaint to his or her employer may bring a retaliation claim under the California labor code’s whistleblower statute, even if the subject of the complaint was already known.&...