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Sort by relevance 1,813 pages found matching bank of america- Taco Bell Shells Out California Overtime Settlement
Mar-12-16 Sacramento, CA: A California overtime lawsuit involving about 134,000 Taco Bell workers has been settled against the giant fast-food chain. The workers skipped meal breaks, which is a violation of the California labor laws . The plaintiffs also claimed that from 2003 to 2013, they were not provided with meal breaks during the fifth hour of work... - NLRB Orders Samsung to Stop Use of Employment Agreement Waiving Right to Sue
Mar-4-16 The National Labor Relations Board has ordered Samsung to refrain from coercively interrogating employees and to cease the use of an agreement to arbitrate claims. The mutual agreement required employees to waive their rights to pursue class or collective actions as a condition of employment. The ruling comes after an employee started speaking with... - Another Illegal Practices Lawsuit against Unum
Mar-2-16 New Orleans, LA : Although Unum, or First Unum was reprimanded more than a decade ago by the Department of Labor for its bad faith insurance practices, the largest health insurer in the United States still seems to deny long-term disability benefits as its mandate. Many Unum policyholders have consequently filed lawsuits, alleging that the company ha... - Nail Salon Industry in New York Reportedly Filled with Wage Violations
Mar-1-16 New York, NY: Following up on a report from 2015, the New York Times (2/29/16) has once again investigated the New York nail salon industry, and has found widespread wage and hour violations . Workers in the nail salon industry, The Times reports, are frequently underpaid and overworked, and at risk of serious illness linked to the chemicals they ar... - California Plaintiff Alleges Violations of Overtime, Meal Breaks
Feb-29-16 Los Angeles, CA: The new year brought a resolution to right a wrong for one California plaintiff, who last month filed a California Labor Lawsuit alleging nonpayment of owed overtime pay, together with the lack of provision and allowance for uninterrupted meal breaks as required under California labor law and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The... - $4M HSBC Settlement Reached in Massachusetts Forced-Place Insurance Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached between HSBC and the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey for $4 million, ending allegations that HSBC took illegal commissions and kickbacks for forced-place insurance policies. Reportedly, thousands of borrowers were allegedly improperly charged force-placed insurance premiums, h... - 1% of Physicians Account for One-third of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims
Feb-25-16 The New England Journal of Medicine has analyzed some appalling data that 1% of physicians account for approximately 32% of paid medical malpractice claims. The data - which was pulled from the National Practitioner Data Bank - shows that over a recent 10-year period, a small number of physicians with distinctive characteristics accounted for a dispr... - $75M in Damages Awarded in Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit
Feb-24-16 Santa Clara, CA: $75 million in damages has been awarded against Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in a suit alleging the talcum powder Jacqueline Fox used caused her to develop ovarian cancer. Fox's case was heard by a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, and is just one of more than 60 cases consolidated into a single suit alleging cancer caused by talcu... - Lumber Liquidators Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lumber Liquidators faces lawsuits across the US alleging the company's Chinese flooring products are toxic, emitting high levels of formaldehyde. Lumber Liquidators defective flooring class action lawsuits were filed as far back as 2013 but more lawsuits have since been filed in various states across the US since a 60 Minutes investigation suggested... - Illinois Plaintiff Sues Insurance Carrier Over Denial of Benefits
Feb-21-16 Benton, IL: A Long term denied disability lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of Illinois by a woman who claims her LTD provider abruptly stopped her long-term disability benefits without just cause. The plaintiff in the Wrongly Denied Disability Claims lawsuit is Kathy L. Moore. According to the Madison County Record (2/3/16), Moore h... - California Overtime Lawsuit Settlement Awards Restaurant Workers
Feb-18-16 Los Angeles, CA: Contrary to how some restaurant employers choose to conduct business, it doesn’t pay to cheat employees out of California overtime pay. For example, a recent overtime complaint resulted in the owners of a number of sushi and ramen eateries, namely Gatten Sushi and Yushoken Ramen, paying their sushi chefs and other workers $621,00... - New Jersey Lawsuit Filed against Volkswagen Over VW Emissions Scandal
Feb-16-16 Jersey City, NJ: The state of New Jersey is following the lead of other jurisdictions in filing a Volkswagen lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America Inc. and other defendants, alleging consumer fraud and violations of The Clean Air Act. It’s just the latest arrow in the quiver of seemingly endless litigation since September of last year, when... - $3M Settlement Reached in Bank of America Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $3 million settlement has received preliminary judicial approval, potentially ending a bad faith insurance class action lawsuit pending against Bank of America (BofA). The lawsuit, brought in April 2013, alleges that BoFA withheld monies due on insurance claims. The suit named BofA and its predecessor, BAC Home Loans Servicing LP,... - PNC Bank NA Settles Forced-Place Insurance Lawsuit for $32.3 Million
Feb-7-16 Miami, FL: Plaintiffs embroiled in a Lender insurance lawsuit against PNC Bank NA will have the opportunity to avoid the rigors of a trial and still receive what has been described as an excellent compensatory agreement following final approval of a settlement worth $32.3 million. The settlement will benefit some 130,000 plaintiffs who allege they w... - Cigna Faces Two New Denied Disability Lawsuits
Feb-4-16 Pittsburgh, PA: A woman injured in a car accident has filed a denied disability insurance lawsuit against Cigna, alleging the company improperly denied her disability claim. Meanwhile, a man in Louisiana has also filed a lawsuit against Cigna, also alleging he was improperly denied his long-term disability. The Pennsylvania Record (1/26/16) report... - California State Labor Lawsuit News and Legal Information
California labor laws are put in place to protect you. For example, California labor employment law and the California prevailing wage law ensure that your employer does not violate wage and hour issues. Although California boasts some of the strictest state labor laws, violations of the California labor code are on the rise. California Lab... - Report: Banks Make $6 Billion Off of Fees
Jan-23-16 New York, NY: Even if you think banks make huge profits off the various fees they charge their customers - including overdraft fees - you might still be surprised to learn just how much money the banks make. According to CNNMoney and SNL Financial, the three largest banks earned more than $6 billion in 2015 just from their ATM and overdraft fees. T... - Subscription Auto-Renewal Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Consumers who have unwittingly entered into automatic renewal agreements may be eligible to file a lawsuit against companies that mislead their customers into such agreements. Various states have consumer protection laws prohibiting companies from automatically renewing subscriptions without obtaining the customer's express consent or by not adequately... - Illinois Judge Affirms $2M Award for Wrongful Foreclosures
Jan-8-16 An Illinois district court judge affirmed a $2 million verdict against a Texas-based mortgage servicer for its collection activities against an elderly homeowner. Alena W. Hammer filed suit in 2013 after Residential Credit Solutions filed two wrongful foreclosures, although Hammer had previously completed a loan modification with the Federal Deposit In... - Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Alleges Violations of Truth in Lending Act
Jan-5-16 Orlando, FL: A couple from Florida are not at all happy with their residential loan servicing company and the insurance company their Force-Placed Insurance Bank teamed up with to ram what they view as unnecessary and excessive insurance coverage down their collective throats. To that end, John C. Sekula and his wife, Jacqueline, have filed a class-act...