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May-30-11 Sacramento, CA A general contractor caught up in overtime pay violations—among others—on the part of subcontractors for a university housing project is again bidding on a subsequent housing initiative at the University of California Davis (UC Davis). The Sacramento Business Journal reports that four subcontractors working on the so-called... - Overtime Pay Lawsuit Mushrooms to $17 Million
May-24-11 Fort Detrick, MD The right for an employee to expect overtime pay for hours duly worked—and the need to protect that right as entrenched in legislation—is aptly reflected in the ballooning of a lawsuit that has grown from $5 million to more than $17 million against an armed security contractor. The Frederick News-Post reported May 22 t... - Bus Drivers' Overtime, Garland School District pays overtime settlement
Dallas, TX: (Sep-29-07) Several bus drivers brought a lawsuit against the Garland School District, alleging that they weren't properly paid overtime. The bus drivers claimed in the suit filed on Jan. 11, 2006, that they had not been paid for overtime, particularly time they spent preparing buses, cleaning buses, and taking students on special trips. The sc... - Former Employees Sue for Unpaid California Overtime from Defunct Market
Mar-3-11 Santa Clara, CA A collection of grocery workers who allegedly were stiffed out of California overtime suffered the ultimate indignation when the company they worked for closed its doors. Now the former employees are suing Kimomex Markets Inc. for lost wages pursuant to overtime pay laws in the Golden State. Plaintiffs allege that their former employer... - California Overtime Law Catches Up with Contractors to US Military
Feb-6-11 West Covina, CA A violation of overtime pay laws in California by three contractors providing services to the US military has resulted in a recovery in excess of $1 million dollars in unpaid overtime. A release from the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced the settlement on January 13. The primary contractor involved, according... - Class-Action Overtime Pay Lawsuit Launched Against Food Service Provider
Dec-21-10 Allentown, PA Workers employed by a company providing food service at two Pennsylvania hospitals have brought a lawsuit against Sodexo, alleging the company failed to provide overtime pay for hours worked above and beyond the standard compliment within a normal work week. The class-action lawsuit was brought by Louis Olsen and Shari Kurtz on behalf of... - Car Wash Employers Don’t Come Clean
Dec-15-22 Los Angeles, CA Wage theft is an ongoing California labor law violation , and it often happens at the car wash. Sadly, most victims are the Golden State’s most vulnerable workers: they are low wage earners, have the least education and fewest legal protections. Often, they are immigrants and people of color. Generally no one goes to jail for the the... - California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Although California labor law requires hourly (non-exempt) employees be paid for all time spent in work related duties, Meal and Rest Break Wage Violations and subsequent meal and rest break lawsuits are common. And when it comes to issues such as donning and doffing and logging into and out of computer systems, the rules are not always clear. Californ... - Trash Workers Earn California Overtime Pay from Strike Action
Sep-2-10 Palo Alto, CA Here's a great California overtime story that carries a happy ending for some, a frustration for others and—for the workers directly affected—the sense that they may have won a bit of a lottery when they collected California overtime pay for doing work missed when they were on strike. The 8/31/10 edition of the Palo Alto D... - California Overtime Violations Rampant in Retail
Aug-16-10 El Cajon, CA After working 15 years in the retail business, Kathleen has had enough abuse. She's fed up with working overtime without compensation. "Assistant managers were expected to get the cash done within our eight-hour shift," says Kathleen. "If not, we were told they would find someone else who could get it done." "We had to get the job done... - Overtime Pay Dispute Turns Tables on Tow Truck Operator
Aug-7-10 St. Petersburg, FL An overtime pay dispute that was settled in the courts but was not settled monetarily according to overtime laws, was advanced in a unique fashion that effectively turned the tables on the defendant in the case. As outlined in the St. Petersburg Times (Aug 7) , when the plaintiff was unsuccessful in collecting damages from his forme... - Attorney Helps Single Mom in Overtime Lawsuit
Jul-14-10 Modesto, CA Kim's attorney—whom she found through LawyersandSettlements—said she definitely has a California overtime case against her former employer. "He asked if I would be happy with $10,000 and that is more than I expected," says Kim. "Thank god my attorney is working on a contingency basis—now I have hope." "I was employed ei... - Disneyland Not Happy Place for Maintenance Workers
Apr-1-24 Los Angeles, CA Disney Hotels is facing yet another class action lawsuit claiming California labor law violations . This time, maintenance workers claim they are paid less than fast food workers. You’d think that Disney could afford to either supply its maintenance crews with tools or pay them the proper hourly rate, considering that its hotel rooms... - California Labor Law: Overtime Abuse
Dec-9-09 Carmel, CA Demanding overtime compensation is a tough call in this economic climate—yet many employees believe they risk termination if they don't work long hours. Robin, a salaried employee, was asked to work 80-hour weeks while the company was "going through hard times." Robin believes his employer used these hard times as an excuse to avoid paying... - California Overtime: Domestic Workers Have Rights Too
Oct-16-09 San Francisco, CA They are a group of people who are often exploited when it comes to California overtime pay. They work long days, often with little pay, and many do not understand their rights when it comes to California overtime laws. However, domestic workers are entitled to overtime pay in California—the problem is that many of them do not r... - California IT Overtime: What is the Limit?
May-12-09 Sherman Oaks As most everyone working in IT knows, California IT overtime is just 'part of the job'. But where do you draw the line—50 hours? Sixty hours? Ariel works 60-plus hours if he adds up work performed at home (which should be included). "I just want to know where I stand regarding overtime compensation," says Ariel, who intends to seek legal... - Misclassified to Avoid Overtime Compensation
Apr-29-09 Seattle, WA Even though Home Depot has settled overtime claims for assistant managers out of court and a class action lawsuit in 2001 alleged that it denied workers millions of dollars in overtime by misclassifying some employees as exempt, Mike S. says he was misclassified as exempt until recently: he was an assistant manager and paid a salary, yet he... - Tennessee Drywall Workers Win Unpaid Overtime in DOL Settlement
Nov-21-18 Hermitage, TN On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Tennessee contractor, Vasquez Drywall, had agreed to pay $103,300 in back wages to workers misclassified as independent contractors and a $2,424 civil penalty. Employment misclassification is rampant in the construction industry in Tennessee and throughout the country. Th... - Multiple California Violations, from Unpaid Overtime to Wrongful Termination.
Mar-12-09 Redlands, CA Lance worked as manager at AAMCO Transmissions for the past four years but his job came to a grinding halt after he testified at a hearing against the owner. "I was wrongfully terminated because I was a whistleblower," says Lance. After studying the California Labor Laws , he also wants to collect for unpaid overtime, meal breaks, vacation pa... - Glass House Slapped with California Labor Lawsuit
Mar-11-24 Los Angeles, CA Glass House Brands Inc. was slapped with a proposed class action lawsuit last month, alleging California labor law violations . A former worker accuses the major California marijuana producer of engaging in a systematic pattern of wage violations, including unpaid overtime and unrealistic workloads. The lawsuit, filed February 20 in Los...