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Jul-12-09 Columbus, OH A class-action lawsuit alleging failure to compensate workers with overtime pay has been filed in Columbus, Ohio against a major international shipper. The action alleges a dropping of the ball where it comes to overtime laws and overtime rules. Employees who might otherwise have qualified for overtime have been left wanting. Accordin... - Keep a Record of Overtime
Dec-16-08 Spartanburg, SC Mark W. knows he can't file a lawsuit against his former employer for overtime pay , but he does know the federal overtime laws and wants to advise others who may find themselves in a similar situation as he was—paid a salary when he shouldn't have been classified as exempt and not getting paid overtime--to keep a record of all overtime... - Cash America Pawn Managers Deserve Overtime, Too
Sep-25-18 Memphis, TN: Misclassifying store managers and assistant managers as exempt to avoid paying overtime is pervasive, particularly in the retail industry. Increasingly, however, employees such as managers at Cash America Pawn are understanding their rights and employers should understand that the potential consequences can be costly. Some retail employ... - IT Overtime: "We're treated like Serf Laborers"
Mar-2-08 Dallas, TX Information technology (IT) worker Jamie Wells is classified as exempt and therefore is not entitled to overtime . "I'm paid a salary, which just means that our employer can work us as much as he wants," says Wells. He was working 70-80 hours per week as an operations analyst in an eyeglass firm; IT overtime was never even mentioned, for fear... - Workers Denied Overtime Take it to the Courts -- and Win
Aug-29-07 Chicago, IL: In their rush to increase profits, CEOs often agree to "downsizing," "smartcizing" and other measures designed to squeeze as much labor out of their workforce as humanly possible, at the lowest cost. Too often, this involves denying workers overtime pay. If you're a cynic, this may just sound like business as usual. But if you believe that... - California Workers Claim Millions from IBM in Lawsuit Over Unpaid Overtime
Aug-3-07 San Francisco, CA A second class action lawsuit was filed in California in July against computer maker IBM by members of its sales force for unpaid overtime and other benefits—and if both this class action and the class action filed in May succeed, IBM will be on the hook for millions of dollars in back payments. The July class action, started b... - 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... - 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... - No Overtime, No Business
Apr-4-07 Los Angeles, CA "We were short-staffed so my boss asked me to work six days a week, ostensibly for a short time," says Andrew Jones. "But it went on for months, then he bought a new Mercedes and vacationed in Costa Rica - at our expense." "I was hired in February 2005 as a retail sales person in an imported home furniture store; it was a privately owne... - Lowe's owes Big Time in Overtime
Jan-3-07 Lumberton, NC Blake Canady worked at Lowe's from 1998 to 2001 as department manager. He estimates that Lowe's owes him about $10,000 in unpaid overtime. "We complained to management and it was always 'being looked into' but nothing changed," says Canady. "I worked in the hardware and tools department and upon arriving at the store every morning, we w... - Minnesota Employment Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Minnesota labor law lawsuits allege violations of Minnesota state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Minnesota are protected by a number of laws including the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Possible violations of... - Can a Commissioned Salesperson Sue for Unpaid Overtime in California?
Aug-6-17 Los Angeles, CA: Surprisingly, the answer is yes, sometimes. This became clear in Peabody v Time Warner Cable, Inc. California overtime article , a 2014 California overtime lawsuit . The rule applies in somewhat limited circumstances, but even so, some are puzzled at how infrequently it is employed. Susan Peabody worked for Time Warner Cable,... - Eleven Misclassified Workers to Share $2 Million, More Awards Coming
Jul-26-17 San Francisco, CA: An overtime pay laws class action lawsuit in California has concluded with a jury award worth more than $2 million in total damages to be divided up between 11 workers. That translates to individual awards of anywhere between $150,000 and $200,000 per class member according to various criteria. The overtime laws California class a... - California Unpaid Overtime, from Caregivers for the Elderly to Caretakers for the Unborn
May-28-17 Los Angeles, CA: Caregivers who have been denied California overtime for years may finally have their rights upheld, thanks to an overtime lawsuit filed by the LA City Attorney. And “birth tourism” workers are following suit. Last September, Senate Bill 105 gave domestic workers, including caregivers, permanent overtime protections in the... - Kendall Jackson Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Information & Legal News
A donning and doffing class action lawsuit has been filed against Kendall-Jackson Vineyard Estates . The unpaid wages lawsuit claims that field workers have not been compensated for time preparing and finishing work, which is a violation of the California Labor Law . The Kendall-Jackson lawsuit involves current field workers and all those employ... - California Overtime Lawsuit Alleges Restaurants Violate Pay Laws
Feb-27-16 Los Angeles, CA: A California overtime lawsuit alleges a company that owns IHOP and Applebee’s restaurants violates California overtime laws by not properly paying overtime and other earned wages. The lawsuit was filed on February 18, 2016, by Jewel Gardner against DineEquity Inc. in California court. Gardner argues in her lawsuit that she was mi... - Health Care Provider Settles Overtime Lawsuit
Dec-4-23 Santa Clara, CA Bayada Home Health Care agreed to settle for $700,000 a minimum wage and overtime lawsuit brought by a group of client service managers. The home health care provider told a New Jersey federal court that the settlement finally puts an end to six years of litigation and the workers concurred, saying that the 63 workers could lose out on an... - San Diego to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Firefighters’ Overtime Claims
Feb-26-21 San Diego, CA On February 8, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California approved a proposed settlement of Kelley v. City of San Diego . The settlement ends a class action California labor lawsuit brought by San Diego firefighters who claim that their overtime payments were miscalculated under the provisions of the Fair Labor Stand... - Royal Health Reaches $1.94M Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
New York, NY: A preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Royal Health Care of Long Island LLC. Employees who filed the class action alleged the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York state labor laws by not paying them overtime pay. In their employment lawsuit, the... - Yet Another Geico Overtime Lawsuit
Nov-7-23 Macon, GA A proposed, nationwide collective of Geico’s call center-based sales workers dating to October 2020 claims the insurer required its sales representatives to work several minutes daily before and after their regular shift without pay. The Geico overtime lawsuit demands all unpaid overtime wages accrued during the untracked time, plus liqui...