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May-24-07 San Diego, CA The City of San Diego tried to get the courts to throw out their police officers' million dollar overtime pay claim before trial, but last week the Court gave the city the thumbs down. The police officers' case, Abbe, et al v. the City of San Diego began in September, 2005, and has been wending its way through the U.S. District Court... - Overworked and Underpaid: Portrait of a California IT Worker
May-23-07 Sacramento, CA For Claudia, Christmas Eve 2003 was a night to remember, for all the wrong reasons. At the time, Claudia, an Information Technology (IT) sector worker , was working for CUDL (CU Direct Corporation), a financial services firm specializing in car loans, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. "The company closed at 2 pm, so the employees co... - Michael Bianco Inc. accused of setting up phony company to avoid paying overtime
Michael Bianco Inc. has had a lawsuit filed against it for allegedly trying to avoid paying overtime by giving out checks for extra work through a phony second company. This scheme allowed them to break up employees' hours and hide the fact that workers were exceeding 40 hours per week. The federal suit was filed by 500 current and former workers... - Horas extra de los programadores de computación
Los empleados de la industria software y tecnologías informáticas podrían tener derecho al pago de horas extra... La ley federal y las normas de la mayoría de los estados exigen el pago de horas extra para aquellos empleados que trabajan más de 40 horas por semana, a menos que estén dentro de una de las exce... - California Labor Lawsuit: Help for Latino workers
May-18-07 Los Angeles, CA California labor law plaintiffs have just received a great boost from activists.The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and civil rights lawyer Bill Lann Lee announced May 16 that they are both joining a California labor law class action filed by more than one thousand construction workers, most of whom are Latinos,... - Immigrant Workers in California Denied Overtime Pay
May-17-07 Los Angeles, CA Workers in California are entitled to basic rights, including overtime pay, regardless of whether they are immigrant workers or not. However, some unscrupulous employers are mistreating their immigrant workers by denying legally protected wages and breaks. Some immigrant workers are starting to fight back, but officials believe there are... - Overtime: Not All States are Created Equally
May-15-07 Sanford, NC: Most questions and complaints about employment have to do with overtime and failure to pay overtime is one of the leading causes of claims against employers. After all, time means money, especially when it comes to extra hours that countless programmers are "asked" to do. But many programmers find themselves working overtime without the mo... - Whistleblowers: The Results could be Rewarding
May-13-07 Middletown, NY The world needs a few more good whistleblowers. And the payoff can be more lucrative than the good feeling that you've done something right - something worthwhile. Beyond the warm glow of a good deed done, may lay a pot of gold in the form of settlement dollars. Especially if you have been wronged in the process. And for you there are r... - 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... - California Overtime Claims to include Meals and Rest Time Pay
May-10-07 Sacramento, CA California employers facing lawsuits for unpaid overtime have been handed a new billion-dollar headache. The California Supreme Court has overturned an appeals court decision, and has ruled unanimously that claims for unpaid meal and rest times are the same as claims for unpaid wages, and that such claims can go back as far as three year... - I.T. Overtime: California Dreamin'
May-7-07 Milpitas, CA If you're a computer geek, this is for you. We know you can read this, because you spend practically every waking moment of every day in the dim glow of your computer screen - problem-solving, beta-testing, working out the bugs. Maybe you're at your cubicle right now, or maybe you're at home on your own system. No matter. The point is, you'... - To Sears and your Fridge, I'm Done with You
May-5-07 Seattle, WA: Okay, I know that we live in a throw-away society. There's so much money floating around, and there is so little time to spare that we don't fix anything any more. We just replace it. It's easier. Less muss, less fuss. But is that to suggest that the manufacturers need to actually buy into this? Does it give them licence to make inferior pr... - Computer Programmer Overtime: All in a Day's Pay
May-4-07 Farifax, VA "A normal work week for us programmers was around 60 to 70 hours," says Dan Graves. "This company gave us all supervisor titles so they wouldn't have to pay overtime - but the only supervising we did was on ourselves." "I worked many overtime hours and never got paid - I was a worker, not a supervisor," says Graves. "These companies try to... - Independence Blue Cross Data Analysts Unpaid Overtime Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-26-07) Ninety-one Independence Blue Cross quality data analysts filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of not providing stipulated overtime pay. On Feb. 6, analyst Elizabeth McGraw filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and colleagues in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, alleging that in March 2006, the health insurer decided... - California Overtime Lawsuit News
Apr-25-07 San Diego, CA: The number of lawsuits involving overtime pay and missed breaks continues to grow, as do the number of settlements. Below are some recent developments in California overtime lawsuits. In April, a Canadian company paid over $152,000 in settlements and fines after allegations that the company did not pay its employees for overtime and den... - 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... - Overtime, Under Budget Horror Stories
Apr-21-07 Modesto, CA: It's no secret that employers hate paying overtime . It's a cost they can budget for but can't control, and would rather not have to deal with at all. It also suggests that their own forecasts regarding how long a job should take are suspect. But that's their problem. In most instances employees have a right, regulated by State and Federal... - Supreme Court Hands Down Ruling in California Overtime Lawsuit
Apr-18-07 Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Times (April 17, 2007) reports that the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling that triples the amount of back pay that employees can seek if they were forced to work through their breaks . The decision affects many people who are considered managers or assistant managers but generally spend less than half their tim... - California IT and Computer Workers Hire Lawyer to Collect their Overtime
Apr-18-07 Los Angeles, CA: An account manager and colleagues for a major internet security company have had enough and have hired United Employees Law Group to fight back. They are seeking their overtime , interest, penalties, attorney fees among other claims to enforce their rights under California overtime law (Case No. 107CV081985). Overworked, exhausted and... - California Attorney gains momentum in Construction Worker Overtime Case
Apr-17-07 Fresno, CA: United Employees Law Group, PC has obtained sanctions in an overtime case involving an employer who allegedly failed to award overtime pay to construction workers doing electrical work in Fresno, California yesterday Case No. 06 CE CG 02236 . In this case, the construction company failed to appear for court ordered mediation. United Employ...