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Jan-1-09 San Diego, CA A few years ago, when you first became a California software developer , you probably thought working with computers would be the best job ever, not the nightmare it became. In fact, if you are like many computer professionals, you have probably been asked to work many hours of overtime without proper compensation because you were misclassif... - Farm Workers Overtime, Three Mile Canyon Farm pays $250,000 settlement to employees
Boardman, OR: (Oct-01-07) Several farm workers filed suit against the Three Mile Canyon Farm, alleging that they were not paid overtime wages. The suit claimed that about 130 people worked overtime at the Three Mile Canyon farm in Boardman, Oregon. But Oregon Public Broadcasting reported they were paid straight time because management claimed that agricult... - California Unpaid Overtime: Chevron Profits More than Gas
May-28-08 Manteca, CA "Chevron is making so much money, I don't know why they don't abide by the minimum wage law," says Carol. "One cashier makes less than minimum wage ($7.75) and I get $9.50 per hour, but if you add up my unpaid overtime , that counts as a violation of the California overtime laws." Carol just started working as a supervisor at a Chevron g... - California Worker Finds Comp Time for Overtime Never Materializes
Mar-30-08 Santa Clara, CA: When Terrence started working for Siemens at a Microsoft lab in California; he didn't realize that all his overtime would be unpaid. But that is exactly what happened. To make matters worse, when he complained he couldn't continue to work for free, he was fired. Terrence worked as a lab manager, responsible for image servers and work st... - California Drywaller Sued for Denying Breaks and Overtime Pay
Feb-6-08 Los Angeles, CA: Edmund G. Brown, the California Attorney General is suing one of the largest drywall contractors in Los Angeles, Interwell Development Systems, for "cheating" hundreds of their employees out of approximately $5 million in benefits and wages. Interwall employed what Brown calls, "a sophisticated and heartless scheme" that involved severa... - Double Whammy: Overtime without Pay leads to Termination
Feb-5-08 Oakland, CA Henry Adams worked as a program manager in the IT department at Kaiser Permanente. "When I was hired by Kaiser three years ago, I was told that my salary was to be based on a 40-hour week," says Adams. But just one year later, he was often working an average of 16 hours a day, until he got his walking papers. Adams didn't get any overtime pay... - Vatterott Educational Centers Inc. Employees Overtime Settlement
Quincy, MA: (Feb-07-07) The US Department of Labor filed suit against Vatterott Educational Centers for violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The investigation took place during the latter part of 2005 and into 2006. The initial investigation began with two Vatterott locations in Omaha, NE, and was eventually expanded to... - California Labor Law: Overtime does Apply
Nov-14-07 San Bernardino, CA David Salas worked at a small 'Mom & Pop" plumbing company for about 10 years. According to Salas, everything was going well until Frassica Plumbing hired an outside company to handle its payroll. They were way outside. In fact, this payroll company was so far away that they told employees the California labor law did not apply to t... - Overtime Stress Takes Toll on IT Workers: Lawsuits in California
Jul-12-07 San Jose, CA: According to findings presented before a conference of computer programmers, IT workers have high divorce rates, routinely work overtime and are routinely given deadlines that can lead to pressure-cooker situations. Furthermore, many IT workers do not realize that their rights are being violated when they are denied overtime pay by their... - California Company Skimming Unpaid Overtime
Jun-12-07 San Diego, CA: Jennifer Teamer was told that she would be a salaried employee and make $400 weekly based on a 40-hour week. However, when it came time to sign the contract, she was told her salary would be based on 45 hours. There was no mention of overtime but Teamer knew her rights. "I started working for this courier company on Valentine's Day, 200... - One California Overtime Case Settled while another Begins
Oct-17-06 San Francisco, CA One major California overtime class action suit has been settled, but another is just starting up. As Wells Fargo announced that its overtime lawsuit had been settled, a suit was filed against the San Francisco News-Press. Both lawsuits allege that employers did not pay employees for working overtime. On Monday, October 9, Wells... - Amazon California Labor Lawsuit: Plaintiff’s Attorney Weighs In
Jul-9-17 Oakland, CA: Last month a California labor lawsuit was filed by a former Amazon manager accusing the company of failing to pay him overtime wages because he was misclassified as exempt. “Amazon has the burden to show my client, Michael Ortiz, was properly classified. I have grave doubts it can do that,” says attorney Scott Cole. As well, C... - Former Amazon Manager Sues For Overtime Wages
Jul-4-17 Seattle, WA: A former warehouse manager for Amazon has filed a lawsuit for California overtime violations , claiming that Amazon failed to pay overtime and misclassified his employee status. Michael Ortiz, a former shift manager for Amazon in its San Francisco Bay area warehouses, filed a lawsuit against Amazon in June 2017, claiming that Amazon impr... - Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - Unpaid Work After Shift Ends Can Equate to Unpaid Wages
Dec-1-16 Sacramento, CA: An unpaid wages lawsuit that began a few years ago against Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (Chipotle) took on an added dimension back in September when a US Congresswoman urged the US Department of Labor (DOL) to investigate Chipotle for alleged wage theft. The lawsuit, together with overtures by US Representative Rosa D... - California Farm Workers Could Receive Bump in Overtime Pay
Aug-31-16 Sacramento, CA: California farm workers may now receive additional overtime pay after the California legislature voted to establish new farm worker overtime laws. And although the move does not directly address donning and doffing laws, those farm workers who have filed donning and doffing lawsuits could find themselves being paid overtime for hours sp... - Brink’s Unpaid Wages: The Downside to Being “On” at All Times
Jun-10-16 Olympia, WA: It was about 18 months ago that Brink’s Incorporated (Brink’s), the renowned armored car company, was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging non-payment of overtime wages, together with a failure to provide the legally required uninterrupted meal period as guaranteed by California law. The Armored Car Drivers Unpaid Ov... - California Overtime Pay and Wage Class-Action Lawsuit Targets SkyWest
Nov-28-15 Los Angeles, CA: The passage of a living wage ordinance by the City of Los Angeles has not only caused headaches for employers, but also an opportunity for would-be plaintiffs to take their employers to task for allegedly failing to provide a living wage, including overtime, in accordance with the living wage ordinance and overtime pay laws observed by... - California Overtime and Meal Breaks Class Action Revived
Oct-31-15 Los Angeles, CA: A proposed overtime pay laws class action that was struck down in 2013 by a lower court has new life thanks to the opinion of an appellate panel, effectively putting the case back on a pathway that leads to class action for nursing staff claiming missed rest periods, meal breaks and overtime pay. The defendant in the unpaid overtime... - California Overtime Pay Plaintiffs Seek Final Approval of $4.25 Million Settlement
Oct-11-15 Los Angeles, CA A supplier of services to the retail giant Costco could face a monetary settlement worth $4.25 million if a federal judge in California grants approval of the tentative settlement in the wake of a California overtime pay lawsuit. The class action could benefit some 8,000 individuals who demonstrate products at Costco Warehouses. Cost...