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Jul-30-15 Sacramento, CA In a perhaps telling commentary on just how much overtime pay laws needed to be updated for cheerleaders in the state, California Governor Jerry Brown wasted little time in signing into law new legislation that protects the state’s cheerleaders, and recognizes the professional members among them as proper employees. This means t... - Ohio Company to Pay More than $2 Million in Back Pay
Dec-16-14 Campbell, OH A painting company from Ohio will pay more than $2 million to settle claims it failed to pay proper overtime and wages to workers involved in a painting job in Massachusetts. Although the painting company is from Ohio, the work was done in Massachusetts and the overtime lawsuit was filed by officials in Massachusetts. According to a new... - Personal Attendants Eligible for Overtime Pay
Oct-9-14 Sacramento, CA For personal attendants who have long been subject to unpaid overtime , the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights now provides them with overtime pay. The problem could be making sure their employers actually follow California’s overtime pay laws. Employers who would prefer to continue paying their personal attendants a day rate for time... - Fourth Circuit Says “No” to Counting Commissions for Minimum Wage
Dec-18-20 Richmond, VA On November 24, the Fourth Circuit gave new life to a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit brought by restaurant workers who accused their employer of violating the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime requirements by mis-classifying gratuities and permitting ineligible employees to share in the tip pool. Wai Tom v. Hospitality V... - Healthcare Contractor Hit with Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit, Plaintiffs Allege Missed Breaks
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA As the mean population of the nation continues to age and baby boomers begin to live out their retirement years, an increased focus is placed on nursing and extended care facilities for the elderly, the residents they serve and the caregivers who work there. To that end, an unpaid overtime lawsuit was filed this week in California alleging... - Misclassification Attempts to Avoid California Overtime
Feb-8-14 San Francisco, CA Granted, some employers make legitimate mistakes and misclassify their employees, but others use misclassification to avoid paying California overtime . Increasingly, employees are fighting for their overtime pay and joining California overtime class-action lawsuits. On its website, Cogent Communications states that “Communica... - New California Overtime Laws Set to Take Effect in 2014
Dec-28-13 Anaheim, CA New California overtime laws are set to take effect as of January 1, 2014. Those laws will make a new category of worker eligible for overtime pay in California. Specifically, domestic workers in California will now be covered by overtime pay laws. Under the law (found online at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), which was approved by the gove... - Best Buy Loses in Bid to Dismiss Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Dec-12-13 Sacramento, CA California’s overtime pay laws factor into the California-based lawsuit against retail giant Best Buy, brought by assistant managers over the retailer’s position on overtime pay and an exemption the chain is applying to its assistant management positions. The assistant managers don’t agree. And the judge assigned to the... - Exploited Workers Awarded Millions of Dollars in California Overtime and Other Labor Law Violations
Nov-30-13 Santa Rosa, CA California Labor Commissioner Julie Su has been very busy lately, investigating California labor law violations and handing out California overtime fines. Forty-seven restaurant workers and 143 warehouse employees are owed a considerable amount of overtime pay. “California is more protective of its workers than any other state i... - Egress Regress: When Did Your Employer Commence Ownership of You?
Oct-31-13 Santa Clara, CA It used to be that you started your workday precisely at 9 a.m. and ended it at 5 p.m., with an hour off for lunch. Other jobs were governed by the punch-clock. As of the instant you punched in, you were “on the clock” and on the job. At the point where you punched out, your work had ended and you were free to go. And there was... - California Donning & Doffing Lawsuit News & Legal Information
California employees have filed lawsuits alleging they are not properly paid for time spent donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE ) and other safety gear, special uniforms or other clothing required for their jobs. In addition to putting on and taking off work gear, such wage and hour lawsuits may also encompass allegations involvi... - ‘Keep On Truckin’ Has Little to Do with California Unpaid Overtime
May-29-13 Los Angeles, CA One of the plaintiffs in a California unpaid overtime lawsuit seeking class-action status says it’s hard to pay the bills when you’re misclassified as an independent contractor without the freedoms that ordinarily come with independent contractor status. To that end, it’s a classic Catch 22; the worker misses out on... - Exempt from California Overtime?
Mar-14-13 Temecula, CA Anna is in a quandary: she thinks her employer has classified her as exempt to avoid paying California overtime , but she has spoken out and is now working in a “borderline hostile environment.” An employment attorney would likely tell Anna that retaliation is a violation of the California labor code; determining whether or not... - Insurance Provider Faces Penalties in California Overtime Law Case
Mar-9-13 Colton, CA Earlier this year a California service provider was called to the carpet for violating overtime pay laws and failing to maintain adequate payroll records involving employees at its 13 locations in the state. According to a statement from the US Department of Labor (DOL 1/11/13), Premier Insurance Services sells a variety of insurance poli... - This Overtime Bonus Lawsuit Grew From 23 Cents
Aug-14-12 Antioch, CA It can be a tough pill to swallow when a class action overtime bonus lawsuit stems from an employee being shortchanged 23 cents. But that's what a major supplier of office merchandise is facing in a class action recently certified under California law and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to Leagle Inc. , Provine v. Office... - Multi-Million Dollar Overtime Laws Class Action Has July Court Date
Jun-22-12 Fresno, CA A massive class action lawsuit soon to go to trial in Fresno, California will pit defendant North American Title Co. against hundreds of escrow and title officers who claim they were not paid overtime in accordance with overtime pay laws . As reported this week by the Fresno Bee (6/17/12), the lawsuit is based on a belief by the plaintif... - California Overtime—Unions Waste of Time
Apr-19-12 San Pedro, CA Elaine, a parole agent for the State of California, says she is owed a lot of California overtime , several hours a week for more than a year. "I feel that our union let us down because they negotiated a deal that has basically cut me out of many overtime hours," she says. Elaine explains that parole agents work on a point system, an... - Delta Settles Overtime Lawsuit for $3.5 Million
Nov-6-19 Los Angeles, CA Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $3.5 million to a class of approximately 3,300 past and present Delta workers to settle claims that the airline failed to pay overtime as required under the provisions of California labor law . The dispute centered on a complicated pay formula that included shift differential pay, non-discretionary bonuse... - Lowe's Home Improvement "Should Improve its Overtime Policy"
Aug-3-09 Denton, TX When George was hired as a designer/sales "specialist" with Lowe's Home Improvement store, he agreed on making only $12 per hour to start. They neglected to tell George that he would be working 50-hour weeks, like most other "specialists" in the store. "According to Lowe's world, specialists don't qualify for overtime," says George, "but I late... - Ohio Shippers Seek Class Action Status in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Jul-12-09 Columbus, OH A class-action lawsuit alleging failure to compensate workers with overtime pay has been filed in Columbus, Ohio against a major international shipper. The action alleges a dropping of the ball where it comes to overtime laws and overtime rules. Employees who might otherwise have qualified for overtime have been left wanting. Accordin...