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Sort by relevance 1,241 pages found matching overtime- Peloton’s Bumpy Ride -- Employees File Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Mar-11-22 Los Angeles, CA A former Peloton sales representative claims that the exercise equipment company failed to pay overtime, minimum wage, vacation pay, work expenses and other violations of the California labor code . Mark Cohen, a sales representative who filed his lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in January, worked at Peloton for more than five yea... - California Brings Back COVID Paid Sick Leave
Mar-7-22 Santa Clara, CA Many California workers can apply once again for COVID-related paid sick leave . Legislation approved by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February states that people who work for public or private companies that have 26 or more employees are entitled to up to 80 hours of COVID-related paid sick leave retroactive to January... - Flowers Foods Leaves Bad Taste for Distributor Drivers
Dec-30-21 Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge ruled that Flowers Foods Inc. misclassified its distributor drivers as independent contractors and drivers can go ahead with overtime claims against the second-largest commercial bakery in the US (whose brands include Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Sunbeam, and Nature’s Own). It has a track record of misclassifi... - Tennessee Employment Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Tennessee labor lawsuits allege violations of Tennessee employment laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment. Tennessee labor law sets out guidelines for overtime, meal and rest breaks and other wage & hour laws. Possible violations of Tennessee employment law include wrongful termination, retaliation and discrimination. T... - UPS Hit with Federal and California Labor Lawsuit
Dec-13-21 Oakland, CA On November 9, Galena Goins, Sonia Lopez, and Terry A. Jones-Jackson filed a nationwide class action and collective lawsuit in the District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that their employer, United Parcel Service, systematically discriminated against them and women similarly situated on the basis of gender, age a... - Call Center Workers File FLSA Lawsuit over Unpaid Wages
Nov-24-21 Chicago, IL On October 19, Maria Guadalupe Amador filed a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action lawsuit against Kemper Corp., alleging that the insurance giant cheated her and other call center workers out of wages due under federal and Illinois law. Recent lawsuit news coverage has often focused on whether very small (de minimus) amounts of... - California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Although California labor law requires hourly (non-exempt) employees be paid for all time spent in work related duties, Meal and Rest Break Wage Violations and subsequent meal and rest break lawsuits are common. And when it comes to issues such as donning and doffing and logging into and out of computer systems, the rules are not always clear. Californ... - Texas Donning & Doffing Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Texas donning and doffing lawsuits allege employees in Texas have not been adequately compensated for all time preparing for and cleaning up after shifts , including putting on and taking off specialty work clothing, and logging into and out of computer systems. Depending on the employee's hours worked, time spent involved in Texas donning and doffin... - A Loss and a Win (Sort of) for GrubHub Drivers
Oct-10-21 San Francisco, CA On September 20, the Ninth Circuit partially dismissed, partially upheld and remanded back to the District Court a GrubHub driver’s claim that he was owed back wages and other remedies under the California Labor Code and related wage orders. Raef Lawson v. Grubhub is a complicated decision, but there is some positive news... - Will Pot Company Cresco Lawsuit Go Up in Smoke?
Oct-5-21 Santa Clara, CA Cresco Labs, the cannabis and medical marijuana company, has been slammed with a lawsuit filed under California's Private Attorneys General Act, alleging it didn’t pay workers for time spent “donning and doffing” – putting on and taking off—personal protective equipment required by the multi-state pot compa... - Proposition 22 Ruled Unconstitutional by California Judge
Sep-30-21 Alameda County, CA Sections of Proposition 22—which went into effect last November-- are in violation of California’s constitution and therefore unenforceable, ruled an Alameda County Superior Court Judge. The ruling has gig economy investors worried and California labor advocates jubilant. The ballot measure hasn’t practi... - CVS to Settle California Labor Lawsuit for $10.4 Million
Aug-31-21 Los Angeles, CA The federal court for the Central District of California has approved a settlement under which CVS Pharmacy will pay retail pharmacists $10.4 million to compensate them for off-the-clock training time. Chalian v. CVS alleges that the retail pharmacy giant failed to credit time actually spent in required training, in violation of Californ... - 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... - 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... - Magistrate Recommends Certification of Some Classes in Amazon Wage Lawsuit
Jul-15-21 Sacramento, CA On June 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe recommended that the Eastern District of California certify several classes of plaintiffs in Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC . In Trevino, workers at various Amazon fulfillment centers alleged that the internet retail giant had violated the California Labor Code by failing t... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuit: Time Required for Work
Many companies require employees to wear safety gear, carry out employment-related tasks or attend brief meetings off-the-clock. These requirements are the focus of lawsuits, alleging employees should be paid for the time spent donning and doffing special gear for work, as well as time spent in pre- and post-production work activities. For employees who car... - Entry-Level Manager Sues Amazon for Misclassification
Jul-6-21 Oakland, CA Arguments in Michael Ortiz v. Amazon.com LLC opened in the Northern District of California on June 21, nearly five years after the California wage and hour lawsuit was initially filed . Much has already happened; the court has stripped out claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and denied the plaintiffs’ request to... - Ninth Circuit Reverses $102 Million Wage Penalty against Walmart
Jun-24-21 San Francisco, CA On May 28, the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by the Northern District of California that had required Walmart to pay $102 million in penalties for violations of the California Labor Code. The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Roderick Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates was a blow to thousands of Walmart workers. It may also have sig... - 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... - Ecolab to Settle Overtime Lawsuit for $2.55 Million
Jun-11-21 San Francisco, CA Parties have asked the Northern District of California to approve an agreement to settle unpaid wages claims against Ecolab. If approved as expected, the settlement would end a lawsuit in which employees claim that they were misclassified as salaried workers and consequently deprived of overtime, double time and unpaid rest perio...