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Sort by date 1,242 pages found matching overtime- Car Repair Advisers Entitled to California Overtime
Apr-9-15 Pasadena, CA A federal appeals court decision last month ruled that “service advisers” at car dealerships are entitled to California overtime pay. This ruling is in conflict with the FLSA (Wages and Fair Labor Standards Act) that considers “any salesman, parts man, or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles... - $1 Million Settlement Awarded to Home Care Workers
New York, NY: As many as 1,000 women who care for New York City's elderly and infirm will share a $1,090,000 settlement in a groundbreaking employment class action lawsuit against McMillan's Home Care Agency. Originally filed in April 2010, the suit charged that the for-profit company consistently underpaid its workers and never paid overti... - Wages and Overtime Class Action Filed Against Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV: An employment class action lawsuit has been filed by a worker who was fired from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, alleging she and other employees weren't paid for all hours worked and were not fully compensated for their overtime. Melodee Megia filed the lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status to represent hourly workers at the pr... - Bridgenex LLC Faces Overtime Class Action
San Francisco, CA: On April 19, 2012 an employment class action complaint was filed against Bridgenex LLC for alleged wage and hour violations. The lawsuit, entitled Dozier vs. Bridgenex LLC, is currently pending in Santa Clara Superior Court. The lawsuit was filed by attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik. According to the class action... - Does Working Double Shift Count for California Overtime? Attorney Weighs In…
Nov-5-14 Los Angeles, CA Andy, who works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in a Nursing Home, wants to know whether his employer is violating the California labor law by not paying the nurses California overtime when they work a double shift. “I think they are trying to cut costs and finding any loopholes to save money,” Andy says. LawyersandSettlement... - Health Provider Faces $16.5 Million Hit in Proposed California Overtime Pay Settlement
Aug-21-14 Los Angeles, CA A national health care provider headquartered in Kentucky but sued in California with regard to overtime pay laws and other alleged violations of employment statutes is looking at a $16.5 million bill to settle those allegations. Amongst the claims against Kindred Healthcare Inc. (Kindred), are allegations that Kindred failed to pay overtim... - The California Labor Law File: Two Wins for the Plaintiffs
Aug-11-14 San Francisco, CA Two recent events involving California labor law and other state and federal statutes translate to good news for employees having been stiffed by their employer for overtime pay, or employees suffering from the weight and unfairness of misclassification. With the latter, a California Supreme Court decision upholding the ruling of a... - Oracle Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Settled for $35M
Los Angeles, CA: An unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Oracle has reached preliminary settlement with the superior court in Alameda County, California last week granting preliminary approval to a $35 million agreement. A final hearing is set for March and will allow any workers to raise objections or go after individual claims against... - California Labor Lawsuit Filed by Caregivers
Jun-30-14 San Francisco, CA A California labor lawsuit has been filed by caregivers who allege their employer violated California labor law and federal labor law by denying them proper wages, breaks and overtime pay. According to KQED (6/18/14), caregivers filed the lawsuit against Kindred Healthcare and its subsidiaries, alleging they were forced to work 1... - Strippers and Health Care Workers File California Overtime Lawsuits
May-6-14 San Diego, CA Strippers and Health Care Workers had something in common last month: they both filed California overtime lawsuits - just in time for International Workers’ Day. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley has been sued for allegedly failing to pay their hourly employees the proper overtime pay and allegedly failing to allow these employees... - What Assemblyman Fox Has in Common with Chipotle Restaurant: California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-10-14 Los Angeles, CA Question: What does Assemblyman Steve Fox have in common with Chipotle Mexican Grill? Answer: California overtime lawsuit alleging violation of the California labor law by not providing proper breaks and failing to pay minimum wage. When employees are require to perform between 15 and 25 hours per week of free labor, or when workers... - Waste Management Settles Unpaid Overtime Suit for $7M
Dedham, MA: A Massachusetts State Court today approved a $7 Million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. by the company's garbage truck drivers over prevailing wage violations and unpaid overtime. The litigation has taken nearly five years. In the case of Michael Mullally, et al. v. Waste M... - Wage and Hour Lawsuits, Including Overtime Lawsuits, Up in 2012
Mar-28-13 Los Angeles, CA A recent report suggests that wage and hour settlements are up in 2012 over 2011, with overtime lawsuits making up most of the claims involved in the settled lawsuits. California wage and hour settlements, along with those filed in New York, accounted for most of the settlements. According to the National Economic Research Associates... - Ohio Employment Class-Action Lawsuit Trial Scheduled for November
Feb-23-13 Cincinnati, OH What appears to be a complicated Ohio Employment lawsuit is moving forward with the granting of class certification status for litigation initiated on behalf of Mortgage Loan Officers (MLOs) employed in the state of Ohio and, specifically, by Fifth Third Bank. The issue is overtime and exemption status. According to various sources, M... - IT Personnel Overtime - IT Overtime Pay Laws - LawyersAndSettlements.com
IT Personnel working in a tech or non-tech company are almost always entitled to overtime pay (assuming they are working overtime) because the work they perform tends to be support or maintenance oriented and it does not require the exercise of discretion and independent judgment. Information technology covers a very broad ca... - New York Overtime Lawsuit Has Aspects of Hollywood
Oct-12-12 New York, NY A New York overtime lawsuit, which alleges violations of New York employment law, has Hollywood connections. The New York state labor law claim, filed on behalf of Fox Entertainment Group interns, alleges Fox routinely violated employment laws in how interns were treated. According to The Hollywood Reporter (10/10/12), a New York fede... - Nurses at California Hospital Vote to Join Union
Apr-28-12 Tracy, CA Statutes, which provide ongoing guidance and governance for employers and how their employees are treated and managed according to state laws, are often stronger when a union comes into play. Now, an employer is dealing with a collective speaking as one voice, rather than a series of individuals. Adherence to overtime pay laws and other legis... - California Workers File Class Action Lawsuit against Cannabis Companies
Dec-10-19 San Francisco, CA On November 21, Casey Denning and Natalia Cole filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and similarly situated cannabis workers alleging that harvesting company Loud Buddha LLC and Pura Cali Management Corp, a cultivation contractor hired by Loud Buddha, violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California labor code. T... - California Overtime: Panera 'Breadwinners' Await Settlement Approval
Nov-30-11 San Bernardino, CA Bakery-cafe employees may be the breadwinners in California Overtime class-action lawsuits filed against Panera Bread Co. Class-action lawsuits filed in 2009 and 2011 claimed the franchise failed to pay overtime and provide breaks at some company or franchised stores in California, which are violations of the California Labor Law. ... - Judge Approves Terminix Overtime Pay Settlement
Sep-7-11 San Francisco, CA A federal judge in San Francisco, California, recently approved a settlement worth $1.5 million in unpaid overtime to more than 1,200 termite inspectors in training for pest-control company Terminix, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . According to the news source, US District Judge Susan Ilston agreed with the settlement after...