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Jul-6-23 Los Angeles, CA Verizon Connect Inc. and over 500 employees who claimed they were denied overtime, meal and rest breaks and expense reimbursements – violations of California and federal wage laws – have received preliminary approval in a $1.6 million settlement to their California labor wage and hour class action lawsuit. Santillan v. Veri... - Will Judicial Shortage Shortchange Nevada Overtime Laws?
Feb-20-13 Las Vegas, NV We have been watching, both prior to the US Presidential election and the aftermath, the discord between the Republicans and the Democrats. The gridlock extends to judicial appointments. The result is scores of vacancies on judicial benches across the country, and this is most evident in the state of Nevada where there are no fewer than three... - Former Employee Pursues California Overtime Claim
Dec-21-12 Reseda, CA Miklos was hired by a painting contractor last July 2011, six months before The Wage Theft Prevention Act (AB 469) went into effect on January 1, 2012. That section of the California Labor Code requires employers to provide notice to employees of their rate(s) of pay, including California overtime . It is highly unlikely that Miklos’s em... - A Tale of Two Extremes in California Overtime Law
Nov-9-12 Sacramento, CA This is a tale of two unpaid overtime cases. One is at the high end, while the other is at the low end. At the end of the day, both have one thing in common: a claim that an employer failed to give the employee his, or her due. At the high end is Michael J. Pexa, a former district manager for Farmers Insurance Group in Sacramento. Acc... - Did California Managers Sell Unused Vacation Time for Illegal Overtime Pay?
Aug-27-12 Sacramento, CA An overtime pay laws case in California that saw managers normally not qualifying for overtime pay receive extra compensation through a process historically reserved for natural disasters, has raised the ire of taxpayers across the cash-strapped state. According to the Sacramento Bee (8/16/12), about $271,000 was paid out inappropriate... - $750,000 in Fines for McDonald's in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: McDonalds is facing fines of $750,000 for violations of California overtime and labor laws, specifically its handling of staff overtime. According to claims made by McDonald’s workers, the restaurant chain assessed all hours assigned in an overnight shift to the day in which the shift began. However, workers who had a d... - DOL Files Unpaid Wages Lawsuit on Behalf of Home Healthcare Workers
Dec-13-22 Washington, DC On July 25, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit on behalf of 25 home healthcare workers employed by Getch, Inc. and its owner Gregory B. Getchell. The unpaid wages lawsuit seeks to recover $75,101 in overtime pay and to enjoin the employer from a pattern repeated violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Similar laws... - Cement Giant on Hook for $1.51 Million in Unpaid Overtime
Jan-8-11 Sacramento, CA A California overtime case that has its roots in Texas was settled just prior to the start of the New Year after the largest suppler of cement in the nation agreed to compensate well over a thousand current and former employees in eight states including California, for unpaid overtime wages. Cemex will fork over $1.51 million. Overtim... - Does a 40-Hour, Four-Day Workweek Constitute California Overtime?
Feb-8-10 Apple Valley, CA Patrick used to work 50 hours a week with overtime pay, but then his employer started scheduling him 10 hours a day, four days a week—without overtime pay. Patrick wants to know if he's still entitled to California overtime . "I was hired by an employment agency as a journeyman electrician, paid by the hour," says Patrick. "The... - Bank of America Sued Over Unpaid Call Center Overtime
Nov-2-09 Kansas City, MO Alleged failure to provide overtime pay for required work appears to have landed Bank of America in hot water. Suggesting an affront to overtime rules and overtime labor laws , a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of workers who toiled at Bank of America call centers across the US. Central to the collective action—which means that... - California IT Overtime: Class Action Lawsuit Gives Employees Hope
Apr-8-09 Santa Clara, CA Employees who are not paid for their California IT overtime may be able to take heart: a California computer professional lawsuit, alleging unpaid overtime, has been granted class action status. Although this is not an indication that California software developers will win their lawsuits, this does give the plaintiffs in the class action... - California QA Engineers Misclassified as Exempt Entitled to Overtime
Feb-12-09 Sacramento, CA For many Quality Assurance (QA) engineers, long hours and low pay are standard. However, they may be entitled to California QA Engineer Overtime , mainly because an employer has misclassified employees as exempt from the wage and hour laws, and has improperly failed to pay overtime. And In some cases, QA engineers have been classified as in... - Computer Programmers Owed Overtime Pay
Jan-29-09 Santa Ana, CA To those not employed as a computer programmer or other IT specialist, jobs in the computer industry probably sound highly specialized—and they are. With job titles such as Database Architect, Programmer Analyst and Web Developer, it stands to reason that computer programmers in California make a good income. However, many are not receivi... - Employment Attorney Alan Crone Discusses Main Reasons for Overtime Complaints
Sep-14-18 Memphis,TN: “We are seeing an increase in overtime complaints and in turn wage and hour lawsuits, such as the recent Cash America Pawnshop overtime lawsuit,” says employment attorney Alan Crone. Fortunately, the government and attorneys are cracking down on employers who deny employers their rights and they are helping workers to get what they are ow... - Armored Car Drivers Unpaid Overtime Claims Allowed
Newark, NJ: A recent judgement in an unpaid wages and overtime collective action filed by an armored car driver against Eastern Armored Services Inc, has resulted in a victory not only for the plaintiff, but possibly for thousands of other drivers similarly situated across the US. The complaint claimed that Easter Armored Services Inc was in viola... - Charles Schwab Agrees $3.8M Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.8 million settlement has been approved in the employment class action lawsuit pending against Charles Schwab & Co. The unpaid overtime lawsuit represents a potential class of financial consultants who allege they were misclassified and subsequently denied overtime. The lawsuit claims Charles Schwab & Co violated the Fair... - California Labor Lawsuits
Mar-5-07 Santa Ana, CA: In California, labor lawsuits are being used to help employees receive fair pay when it comes to overtime and off the clock work related activities. Three cases that highlight the issues are the deputies in Santa Ana, the IBM overtime class action suit and the Siebel Systems overtime suit. A federal judge in Santa Ana has given the gr... - $2.7M Settlement Proposed in BJs Unpaid Wages and Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Boston, MA: A $2.7 million settlement has been reached in the unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against BJ' Wholesale Club Inc. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, BJ', one of the largest food retailers in the US, will compensate its employees who allege they weren't fully paid for overtime. The lawsuit, entitled,... - Wisconsin Nurses Win $3.5M Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement
Madison, WI: A $3.5 million settlement has been reached in a nursing unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought by nurses at St. Mary' Hospital in Madison. In their complaint, the 1,400 nurses alleged the 440-bed hospital failed to pay them for meal breaks when they had to remain in the hospital on call. The nurses worked at the hospital over... - Overtime Settlements and Lawsuits, from Pennsylvania Health Care Therapists to California Caregivers
Jul-15-17 San Francisco, CA: Despite federal and state laws in place to ensure that heath care workers—from behavioral health professionals in Pennsylvania to in-home caregivers in California—are getting overtime compensation they are entitled to, employers are still misclassifying employees to avoid paying overtime. And despite a recent settlement...