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May-16-08 Santa Clara, CA: Yet another California Labor Law class action is brewing in the sun-kissed State, in support of a technical writer for Sun Microsystems who claims she was denied legitimate overtime. Dani Heonemier was happily employed by another firm when the company was purchased by Sun Microsystems in 2005. However, Heonemier's relationship with he... - California's Takin' Care of Business and Working (Unpaid) Overtime
May-11-07 San Francisco, CA "We're in a transition period, where a lot of companies assumed that they did not have to pay overtime and they're learning—sometimes the easy way and sometimes the hard way—that they do," states lawyer Cliff Palefsky over the phone from his law office in San Francisco. A member of the McGuinn, Hillsman and Palefsky law f... - It's About Time for Overtime - and You may be Entitled
Apr-23-07 Dallas, TX: Collecting a paycheque isn't about helping your boss grow the company, or put him in expensive cars and an affluent lifestyle. The employee/employer relationship is all about a fair day's pay for hours worked, even though your presence and position may contribute greatly to the company's success. But that's not happening, and more and more e... - Myth: You don't have to pay overtime to your salaried employees
Jan-23-06 It's tough to work in retail management - sometimes you're damned if you get promoted to management and you're damned if you don't accept a promotion. Jim Friderici should know: he has been working in the retail business for over 20 years in and around Albany, New York, the last five of which he managed an Electronics Boutique of America store (recently b... - Proposed California Overtime Class Action Names Hotel Management Company
Jul-18-16 Los Angeles, CA: The proper payment of overtime and allowance for mandated meal and rest periods remains a basic tenet of California labor amidst a basket of rights for employees in the Golden State. And yet, employers continue to violate overtime pay laws and other basic employee rights entrenched in state laws. One of the latest examples is an ove... - California Caregivers File Wage Theft Lawsuit
Dec-9-15 Union City, CA: Although California’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights is supposed to protect in-home workers from California overtime violations, some caregivers have been paid less than the federal minimum wage and they are filing overtime complaints. Last week, the owners of San Miguel Homes for the Elderly, LLC, who operate three residential... - Staples Hit with Putative Class Action, Alleging Misclassification
Sep-26-15 Los Angeles, CA Yet another overtime pay laws putative class action was filed earlier this month in California state court accusing Staples Inc. (Staples) of failing to provide overtime pay and required meal and rest periods through improper job classification. It should be noted that Staples has been down this road before, when the retailer agreed,... - California Government Worker Seeks Class-Action Status in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Feb-11-15 San Francisco, CA A double standard is alleged amongst the ranks of investigators employed by KeyPoint Government Solutions Inc. This, according to an overtime pay lawsuit filed at the end of January in California by a KeyPoint investigator who feels there are potentially thousands of employees misclassified as contractors and thus are owed a ton of mo... - Domestic Workers and Personal Attendants Still Targets of California Overtime Violations
Sep-29-14 Sacramento, CA Although California’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (California AB 241) came into effect almost 10 months ago to protect in-home workers from California overtime violations, there are still reports of home aides overtime violations. Paying “day rates” is illegal under the bill because it doesn’t allow for overtim... - AB 241 Would Bring Overtime Pay to Nannies
Sep-24-13 Sacramento, CA Most people wouldn’t dream of walking out of a store with an item, and not paying for it. Or strolling into a dealer to test-drive a car, and never bringing it back. That’s stealing. And that’s exactly what employers do when they flaunt overtime pay laws and refuse to pay their workers overtime. The employer is stealing... - 588 Hours and Nothing to Show for It
Jul-21-13 Sacramento, CA Her name is Adelina Guerrero, and she was hired in the fall of 2008 to provide personal care services for a client in need of housekeeping and other in-home services. For Alejandra Buenrostro, Guerrero alleges she toiled seven hours per day, seven days a week for about four months and a total of 588 hours. No overtime pay was provided. ... - Massachusetts Employment Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Massachusetts labor law lawsuits allege violations of Massachusetts state labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment. The rights of employees in Massachusetts are protected by the a number of laws, including the Massachusetts Minimum Fair Wage Law, the Massachusetts Blue Laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Possible violations... - California-Based Bank Hit For Unpaid Overtime Across Five States
Dec-11-12 San Francisco, CA One would assume that an entity devoted to the care and management of client funds would be conversant with regard to regulations governing overtime pay laws . In this case, however, First Republic Bank was found to have violated overtime pay laws and has paid in excess of $1 million in overtime wages owed to almost 400 employees in fi... - Overtime Bonus Violations Lawsuits on the Rise
Sep-28-12 San Diego, CA As times get tougher for workers, more employees are filing overtime rate violations lawsuits and wage-and-hour lawsuits against their employers, alleging they were improperly paid for hours worked. Although some employers do not realize they have committed overtime bonus violations by not including bonus pay when calculating overtime rat... - Warehouse Workers, Mechanics Pursue Unpaid Overtime
Sep-23-12 Sacramento, CA A dispute between warehouse workers and various warehouse operators that has included, on the part of some operators violations pertaining to overtime pay laws, has escalated to include a walkout by workers in protest over working conditions and other issues inherent with facilities that provide warehousing for one of the nation's largest re... - Overtime Pay on Workplace Bonuses Should be a Given
Sep-13-12 Fresno, CA The recent class action lawsuit news regarding alleged overtime rate violations at Darden Restaurants --parent of popular restaurant chains Olive Garden and Red Lobster--continues to highlight how prevalent overtime complaints are particularly in services and sales. Factors such as tip pooling, meal breaks, shift differentials, bonus pay and... - Pharma "Sales" Representatives Entitled to California Overtime
Jan-26-12 Sacramento, CA The preliminary approval granted to current and former Novartis Pharmaceutical sales representatives to the tune of $99 million likely has Glaxo sales reps and other pharma sales reps optimistic regarding the outcome of their California Overtime lawsuits. On January 25, 2012, Novartis, which is based in New Jersey, agreed to settle th... - Two Las Vegas Lawsuits Allege Unpaid Overtime
Jun-22-11 Las Vegas, NV A driver and a collection of security personnel employed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation to provide transportation and security to the Chairman and CEO have filed an overtime pay lawsuit alleging the failure to compensate for overtime, together with an alleged breach of other labor laws. A single lawsuit was filed on behalf of nine pla... - Preliminary $500K Settlement Reached in Abercrombie & Fitch Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Philadelphia, PA: A $575,000 settlement has received preliminary approval in the unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The lawsuit, filed by lead plaintiff Paul Oliver in November 2012, alleged the clothing retailer had violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act with its overtime wage policy. This week,... - The Labor Commissioner's Office Working California Overtime?
Feb-4-19 Oakland, CA Last year the restaurant industry alone was cited in California labor law violations amounting to millions of dollars. And according to a 2017 report, California wage theft can cost workers about $2 billion per year. That amount may rise now that agricultural workers are entitled to farmworker overtime pay based on a schedule issued by the La...