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Jun-13-16 Sacramento, CA: A California labor lawsuit filed by drivers for Uber - a ride-sharing service - could continue on, even though a $100 million settlement has been proposed to end the labor lawsuit. Drivers who filed the lawsuit are reportedly not pleased that one of the main issues in the California labor claim - that of them being employees and not ind... - California Bakery Ordered to Pay $15 Million for Worker Abuses
May-31-16 Beverly Hills, CA: The owners of a French bakery in California have been ordered to pay more than $15 million to settle allegations of abuse of workers, including failure to pay overtime , human trafficking and retaliation. L’Amande French Bakery, with locations in Beverly Hills and Torrance before it closed, was accused of trafficking workers fro... - A Successful Off-the-Clock Work Lawsuit Needs Reasonable Evidence
Apr-26-16 St. Paul, MN: There is little doubt that off the clock work keeps occurring as employers continue in their quest to squeeze as much work and as many hours out of their employees as possible without necessarily having to pay for it. The practice often results in a battle between employers continually trying to push the limits versus employees having dra... - Lyft Settlement Might Not Pass Muster
Mar-31-16 San Francisco, CA: The federal judge in a California employment lawsuit said in March that the settlement isn’t high enough to adequately compensate plaintiffs. The California lawsuit, which was filed by Lyft drivers against the ride-sharing company, alleged drivers were employees and not independent contractors, meaning they should have been pai... - Minor League Baseball Players Sue for Unpaid California Wages
Aug-9-21 San Francisco, CA On July 23, the U.S. Magistrate sitting in the Northern District of California narrowed the subclass of plaintiffs who may seek injunctive relief in Senne v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball . The lawsuit that makes claims under California prevailing wage laws among other state and federal statutes. The minor leaguers allege that... - Nail Salon Industry in New York Reportedly Filled with Wage Violations
Mar-1-16 New York, NY: Following up on a report from 2015, the New York Times (2/29/16) has once again investigated the New York nail salon industry, and has found widespread wage and hour violations . Workers in the nail salon industry, The Times reports, are frequently underpaid and overworked, and at risk of serious illness linked to the chemicals they ar... - Uber Lawsuit Alleges Driver Made $80 per Week
Feb-15-16 Sacramento, CA: Although the Lyft California labor lawsuit has been settled, the Uber lawsuit has so far not slowed down, with more drivers joining lawsuits filed in more than 10 states. A federal labor lawsuit filed in California has already been certified a class action, and a new lawsuit filed in Philadelphia illustrates some of the complaints alleg... - ABM Industries to Settle Janitors’ Wage Lawsuits for $140 Million
Jul-30-21 San Francisco, CA On July 8, ABM Industries entered into a written agreement to settle the consolidated lawsuits, ABM Industries Overtime Cases (also known as the “Bucio case”), pending in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Filed in 2006, the lawsuits allege that ABM’s prior timekeeping and payment... - California Labor Laws for 2016 and Fair Pay Act
Jan-4-16 Sacramento, CA: Of the 807 new California labor laws that went into effect on January 1, 2016, it is likely that the Fair Pay Act will keep labor lawyers busy. Fair Pay Act (SB 358) Four important things have changed from the previous law. 1. SB 358 requires equal pay for “substantially similar” and not equal work as it was st... - Uber Lawsuit Judge Takes Ridesharing Company to Task
Dec-30-15 Sacramento, CA: The judge in the ongoing Uber lawsuit has once again taken the ridesharing company to task, this time barring the company from communicating directly with drivers included in the class-action lawsuit. The move comes days after Judge Edward Chen ruled Uber’s arbitration clause was not enforceable, opening the door to thousands more... - It’s Time: Time Warner Cable LLC Agrees to $1.25 Million Settlement
Dec-28-15 Los Angeles, CA: It appears as if the time has come for defendant Time Warner Cable and a putative class of employees to settle up, now that Time Warner has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations from call center employees that the media juggernaut failed to pay them minimum wage and overtime, as required under California state labor laws . ... - $6M Settlement Reached in BoFA Meal Breaks Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million deal has been struck between Bank of America (BoFA) and 7000 plaintiffs in a California overtime and labor laws class action lawsuit. If approved, the settlement will end allegations that the BoFA failed to provide one hour of meal break premium pay on days when plaintiffs couldn’t start their lunch breaks befor... - SpaceX Flying High, and the Unpaid Wages Lawsuits Are Too
Dec-24-15 Los Angeles, CA: The folks at SpaceX may be flying high these days, with emotions in kind, following the successful launch and return to earth earlier this week of the reusable Falcon-9 spacecraft. However, in deference to the good vibes of a successful return, is the launching of yet another Unpaid Wages lawsuit against Space Exploration Technologies... - Tyson Foods Donning and Doffing Case Heard by Supreme Court
Nov-25-15 Washington, DC: The US Supreme Court has heard the Tyson Foods unpaid wages lawsuit, according to reports. The donning and doffing lawsuit was filed by Tyson employees who argued that they should be paid for time spent putting on and taking off mandatory protective work gear and should have a judgment in their favor based on averages instead of time re... - California Labor Law Class Action Settles for $2.5 Million
Nov-16-15 San Francisco, CA: A California labor lawsuit that reached right across the nation is poised for a fair and reasonable outcome after plaintiffs urged the presiding judge to approve a settlement worth $2.5 million. The California labor lawsuit , which involves former and current security guards employed by Securitas, alleged various violations to Califor... - $7 Preliminary Settlement Reached in US Bancorp Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $7 million settlement has been reached potentially ending an unpaid overtime class action suit against US Bancorp. The suit, which alleges US Bancorp failed to compensate its workers for meal breaks that were not taken and to produce itemized wage statements, represents some 25,000 potential class members. According... - 11th Circuit Awards $42,000 to Florida Workers for Misclassification as Contractors
Nov-5-15 The Eleventh Circuit awarded $42,000 to two Florida drivers who were improperly classified as independent contractors and denied proper minimum wages and overtime pay. This decision is one of several this year holding major companies like FedEx and Uber responsible for wrongfully treating workers as independent contractors. Employers utilizing this co... - Nike to Settle Bag Check Lawsuit for $8.25 Million
Jun-16-21 San Francisco, CA Sneaker giant Nike seems poised to settle a long-running California labor lawsuit for $8.25 million. Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services Inc. has a history that reflects one of the more significant developments in California labor law since 2018. But settlements do little to predict the future for California workers who continue to h... - Unum Employee Denied Unum Disability Benefits
Sep-3-15 Chattanooga, TN Yolanda received short-term disability benefits from Unum, or Unum Provident after suffering a back injury, and her benefits should have rolled into long-term disability benefits. Yolanda should know - she was a Unum disability specialist for five years. But Unum doesn’t even look after its own... “Unum’s reasonin... - Cannabis Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Pushes Policy
May-13-21 Denver, CO On April 27, the federal District Court for the District of Colorado granted conditional certification to a class of plaintiffs who brought unpaid wage claims against Helix TCS, a cannabis security company. The defendant employer began almost immediately to try to mitigate the financial impact that a successful collective action lawsuit...