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Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $3.5 million settlement in an employment class action lawsuit brought by approximately 26,000 Old Navy employees in California. According to the lawsuit, filed by named plaintiff Andre Wells in 2012, Old Navy failed to properly compensate its retail workers, specifically citing that it sh... - $1.5M Tentative Settlement Reached in Restoration Hardware Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted to a proposed $1.5 million settlement of a wage and hour class action filed on behalf of 2,200 Restoration Hardware employees who alleged the retailer failed to provide meal and rest breaks, in violation of the California labor law. Specifically, the class action alleged the California... - California Court Okays Chipotle Wage Lawsuit Deal
Oct-29-20 San Francisco, CA On October 2, the Superior Court of California gave preliminary approval to an agreement to settle Turley v. Chipotle Services, LLC. , a long-running California labor lawsuit . The workers argued that Chipotle's practice of understaffing caused them to miss meal and rest periods in violation of the California Labor Code. In a... - $2.5M Settlement Agreed in Securitas Guard Vacation Pay Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.5 million settlement agreement has been reached in an unpaid vacation pay class action lawsuit filed by former and current security guards who allege Securitas Security Services USA Inc, violated federal and California labor law regarding its vacation pay policy. The terms of the proposed agreement, if approved, would cover... - Employment - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$11,000,000
Case Name : Chantal Charles v. City of Boston and Vivian Leo Case Number : SUCV2012-00895-H Verdict Date : 2015-10-23 Outcome Type : Jury Verdict Court : Suffolk Superior Court Incident Date : 2015-10-23 Plaintiff's Complaint : Chantal Charles, a Haitian-American who worked as a senior administrative assistant in the C... - Paramedic Takes on Ambulance Service in Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
Jan-12-14 Appleton, WI An Unpaid Wages lawsuit filed against an ambulance firm accuses the defendant of various infractions, including requiring workers to perform duties off the clock and rounding down work hours. Such conduct, if proven as alleged, can affect overtime hours computation as well as cut into an employee’s personal time, while effectively pr... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuits
Dec-20-13 Denver, CO These days, unpaid wages lawsuits run the gamut from unpaid overtime wages to not paying minimum wage to not actually paying employees for all the work they do. In some cases, that means employees are doing off-the-clock work for their employers. Some situations of unpaid wages are clear-cut, such as when an employee is actually carrying out... - Amazon Last Mile Delivery Workers Get Right to Sue under California Labor Law
Sep-8-20 San Francisco, CA California “last mile” delivery drivers, who are often hired as independent contractors, may have the right to file lawsuits for overtime, minimum wage and other California labor law violations. In a recent Ninth Circuit decision, Rittman v. Amazon , the court held that an Amazon Flex driver was not bound by the terms of... - Ohio Restaurant Chain Settles Ohio Employment Lawsuit
Nov-5-13 Dayton, OH An Ohio Employment lawsuit filed last year has been settled with an agreement by the defendant, El Rancho Grande, to pay back wages to 171 employees. El Rancho Grande is a regional chain of Mexican restaurants with about a dozen locations scattered across Southwest Ohio. According to the Dayton Daily News (10/4/13), the lawsuit was laun... - Ohio Restaurant Sued in Support of Ohio Employment Law
Oct-7-13 Orrville, OH The very least an employee can expect from a reputable employer is to be fairly paid for all hours worked, including overtime. Such an expectation is firmly entrenched in the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as Ohio Labor Laws . However, the existence of such legal guidance did not appear to deter an Ohio restaurant owner from de... - Reaching a Settlement for Kome Restaurant Workers takes a Community
Aug-20-20 San Francisco, CA Attorney Winni Kao with the Asian Law Caucus wants workers to know there are community groups and government agencies to help with California labor violations , particularly wage theft. “We encourage workers to stand together as they are likely all experiencing the same violations,” says Kao. Such was the case with Kome Japan... - $6M Settlement Reached In Florida Exotic Dancers Wage Lawsuit
New York , NY: Exotic dancers who filed a wage and hour class action lawsuit against Scarlett' Cabaret have reached a $6 million settlement. The chain of clubs operates in Florida and Ohio. The lawsuit claimed that Scarlett' violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and Florida and Ohio labor laws by not paying legally mandated minimum wages and overt... - New Wage and Hour Law Passed
Jul-29-13 Los Angeles, CA A new wage and hour labor law, AB 442, has been passed by the Senate Judiciary recently, which allows liquidated damages for wage and hour violations to be recovered without a court action. In effect, the Labor Commissioner now has the authority to collect civil penalties, wages, and liquidated damages due by the 45th day after noti... - Pending Trial a Test for California Wrongful Termination Law
Jul-24-13 Fresno, CA A California wrongful termination case is poised to further test laws against discrimination, after the plaintiff in the case alleges she was fired from her job of 22 years over an alleged discrimination issue. As recounted by the Fresno Bee (6/29/13), plaintiff Karen Morris toiled as a lab technician for nearly 22 years with Mission Be... - The Gig is Up for California Car Wash
Jul-23-20 Sacramento, CA MobileWash Inc. is the first gig company hit with a misclassification lawsuit under Assembly Bill 5 – a law making it illegal for companies to hire independent contractors and has violated the California labor code . The California Labor Commissioner’s Office targeted Mobile Wash because it allegedly “made a calculat... - PAGA Claims Survive Dismissal of California Labor Code Violations
Jul-20-20 San Francisco, CA On June 26, the California Court of Appeals held that an employee could continue his state Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim even after settling his California Labor Code lawsuit . Linehan-Clodfelter v. Vivint, Inc. closely follows the reasoning of the recent California Supreme Court decision in Kim v. Reins Internat. Cali... - Oregon Labor Rules Better Than Most, but Complaints Remain
Jul-5-13 Portland, OR If you work in the restaurant industry in Oregon, chances are your employer has violated Oregon Employment code or federal labor statutes in some fashion. That’s because a federal investigation last year found that the vast majority of restaurants in the state have crossed the line. This, in deference to the fact that Oregon, in m... - Morality Clause at Issue in Ohio Labor Lawsuit
Jul-4-13 Cincinnati, OH When it comes to state labor laws, such as Ohio labor laws , when do Ohio employee rights take precedent over morality clauses? That was the question before a federal jury, who was asked to consider whether Ohio employment labor law was violated by a morality clause. The situation, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer (6/4/13), was t... - Abogados especializados en horas extra impagas en California
Una de las más importantes firmas de abogados de Los Ángeles investiga violaciones a la legislación de horas extra y ofrece a los trabajadores de California, a quienes se les deba el pago de las horas extra, analizar sus casos en forma gratuita. Las leyes de trabajo de California y de Estados Unidos protegen los derechos civiles de... - California Supreme Court Clarifies Reach of California Labor Code
Jul-13-20 San Francisco, CA On June 29, the California Supreme Court handed down a pair of opinions that clarify the application of the California labor code to employees who work both within and outside of the state. Ward v. United Airlines, Inc. stands broadly for the proposition that the California labor code applies to employees if the employee...