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Apr-19-13 Mira Loma, CA An employer who faces an overtime pay lawsuit has also been accused of coercing employees. The employer, a contractor for Wal-Mart, is accused of using misleading tactics to interview employees about their unpaid overtime claims. A judge has found that the interviews regarding working conditions, including unpaid overtime, are not admissi... - $2M Settlement Reached in Stericycle Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $2m settlement agreement has been reached in a California employment law class action lawsuit pending against Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit was brought against the medical waste company by workers alleging the company denied them breaks, shorted them on overtime and failed to compensate them for time spent changing into t... - Maintenance Firm to Settle Washington Employment Lawsuits
Jan-31-13 Seattle, WA As of December, ABM Industries Incorporated was awaiting court approval of settlements in two pending Washington employment court cases involving millions of dollars in unpaid overtime and other violations, according to Class Action Reporter (12/17/12). American Building Maintenance (ABM) represents a collective of companies involved i... - West Marine Products to Settle California Labor Law Violations
Apr-12-23 Santa Clara, CA West Marine Products has likely learned that it doesn’t pay to stiff your employees for overtime pay and meal breaks. After it was hit with to California labor lawsuits , the boating supply products company went after its insurer to cover the lawsuits. West Marine Wage and Hour Violations Back in 2014 Karen Taylor and Paulisa F... - T-Mobile Retailer Get Preliminary Approval of $1.1M Unpaid Overtime Settlement
San Jose, CA: A proposed $1.1 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against T-Mobile retailer TCC Wireless, which operates nearly approximately 160 stores in several states, with 33 located in Illinois, where the class action was filed. The complaint was brought by... - A Washington Employment Case With a Twist
Oct-30-12 Port Angeles, WA This is a Washington Employment story with a twist. And yes, it includes overtime. But here's the rub. Instead of an employee doing the extra work and not getting paid for it, instead he balked at getting overtime for work he had not performed. In fact, it appears there were several problems with the US Border Patrol office to which he... - In New York Overtime Settlement, Officers Will Get Their Due
Sep-2-12 New York, NY It took some time, and the plaintiffs had to appeal to get the job done, but in the end a New York overtime lawsuit decided in favor of the plaintiffs can dispense with the need for another trial to set damages following a negotiated settlement. The payoff is worth the wait for more than 4,000 current and former police sergeants who will s... - $12M Victoria's Secret Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $12 million settlement deal has received preliminary approval potentially ending an employment class action lawsuit pending against Victoria’s Secret Stores. About 40,000 Victoria's Secret employees are represented in the lawsuit. They allege the lingerie retailer shortchanged its clerks’ pay by scheduling "call-in" shifts, and... - Employee Duped, Not Paid California Overtime
May-10-12 Sacramento, CA If you are promised California overtime , wage and hour attorneys advise that you get it in writing. Not paying overtime is one of the most common California labor law violations. William started working for Yolo Sportsmen's Association "Y.S.A." in August 2008 as Office Manager. During 2008 and 2009, the Association had an additional p... - Publix Managers File Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Apr-27-12 Tallahassee, FL (Press Release) A class action lawsuit was filed against Publix in federal court in Panama City, Florida, by four department managers asserting they were improperly paid overtime. (Castoro-Harrigan, et. al v. Publix, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, Case No. 5:12-cv-113). The filed complaint states Publix failed t... - $2M Verdict Against Apple in Unpaid Overtime and Rest Break Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: An unpaid wages and overtime lawsuit brought against Apple has resulted in a $2 million jury verdict against the tech giant, which is accused of violating meal period law for its retail employees. The long-running suit alleges the company cheated its workers out of break time and final paychecks. According to the original compl... - Employee Afraid to Ask for California Overtime
Jan-26-11 Seattle, WA There isn't enough time in the day for Angie to discuss her California overtime issue, but Michael, her husband, can attest that her employer violated the California labor law. "Not once in more than two years she has worked for this realtor has my wife been paid overtime," said Michael, "and Angie always worked through lunch when she was i... - Governor Vetoes California Overtime Bill for Farmworkers
Aug-4-10 Sacramento, CA State employment legislation that would have leveled the playing field for farmworkers with regard to California overtime was turfed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on July 28. The sponsor of SB1121, Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter Kern County), the son of farm workers, was outraged. "The governor had a chance to make history," said... - Minnesota-Based Firm Accused of Denying Technicians Overtime Pay
Jul-15-10 New Hope, MN A Minnesota labor law with national implications has resulted in a federal lawsuit, brought by technicians who claim Multiband Corp. (Multiband) is circumventing the legal requirement to pay overtime for hours worked above 40 in any given week. Filed on July 1, the federal lawsuit named Multiband Corp. of New Hope, Minnesota as the defenda... - Glasswerks L.A, Inc. to pay $1.3 Million to Settle California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
May-7-19 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles commercial glass manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve a class action California unpaid wages lawsuit brought on behalf of workers who claim they were shorted on overtime and meal and rest breaks between 2012 and 2018. Most of the more than 1,000 current and former employees affected will pocket about $8... - $3.8M Settlement Reached in KMART Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.8 million settlement has been reached ending two collective actions brought against KMART on behalf of assistant managers who allege they were wrongly classified as exempt from overtime pay, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws. The class is estimated to include some 422 people, with each... - California Overtime for Restaurant Managers: Class Actions or Individual Lawsuits?
Apr-27-10 Los Angeles, CA It is not easy to determine whether or not restaurant managers can claim California overtime , mainly because they are often misclassified as exempt. In April 2010 a California Court of Appeal denied a motion to certify a class action lawsuit against El Torito Restaurants, concluding there wasn't enough proof of widespread misclassificat... - Uber Settles Driver Lawsuit for $20 Million
Apr-18-19 San Francisco, CA The settlement in O’Connor v. Uber , if approved, will end a 6-year class action California labor lawsuit over worker misclassification. The affected drivers will receive approximately 37 cents per mile driven for Uber. Significantly, however, Uber has not agreed to re-classify drivers as employees for benefit, minimum wage and o... - Hospitality Overtime Lawsuits Heating Up
Mar-18-10 Washington, DC Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis plans to be more aggressive in enforcing federal employment laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and has asked for additional funding to hire hundreds of new compliance officers for the Department of Labor (DOL)'s Wage and Hour Division, which covers overtime issues. This would increase the siz... - Ardent Settles Offshore Platform Workers’ Wage Claims for $2.3 Million
Mar-20-19 Santa Barbara, CA Ardent Companies, Inc., an ExxonMobil subcontractor, has agreed to pay $2,325,000 to settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that oil platform workers were not paid for on-call time after their daily shifts had ended. Settlement of the California labor lawsuit will net each of the proposed class members an average of $14,828...