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Sort by date 1,262 pages found matching overtime- $2M Settlement Reached in Stericycle Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $2m settlement agreement has been reached in a California employment law class action lawsuit pending against Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit was brought against the medical waste company by workers alleging the company denied them breaks, shorted them on overtime and failed to compensate them for time spent changing into t... - Chipotle Workers Argue Against Supreme Court Review of Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Nov-23-20 Washington, DC On November 2, a group of Chipotle Apprentices (entry-level managers) filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking that their wage & hour lawsuit not be reviewed. Their lawsuit, originally brought in New York as Scott v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. , seeks overtime pay for workers who were misclassified as managers and thus no... - California Overtime Law: Money Earned Is Money Earned
Aug-16-13 Anaheim, CA Employees who are not exempt from California overtime pay should be paid time-and-a-half for their hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. That is what overtime pay laws state. Unfortunately, employees are often classified as exempt from overtime pay, or their duties off the clock are not classified as “time spent working”... - T-Mobile Retailer Get Preliminary Approval of $1.1M Unpaid Overtime Settlement
San Jose, CA: A proposed $1.1 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against T-Mobile retailer TCC Wireless, which operates nearly approximately 160 stores in several states, with 33 located in Illinois, where the class action was filed. The complaint was brought by... - California Wage Lawsuit Argues Mortgage Company's Pay Practices
Oct-26-20 Berkeley, CA A former loans officer with Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation has filed a California wage lawsuit alleging the company stiffed him and other loan officers out of commissions and other payments, including overtime compensation. Jose Vasquez filed the lawsuit in September 2020 in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Cali... - Employer Accused of Coercion in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Apr-19-13 Mira Loma, CA An employer who faces an overtime pay lawsuit has also been accused of coercing employees. The employer, a contractor for Wal-Mart, is accused of using misleading tactics to interview employees about their unpaid overtime claims. A judge has found that the interviews regarding working conditions, including unpaid overtime, are not admissi... - $12M Victoria's Secret Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $12 million settlement deal has received preliminary approval potentially ending an employment class action lawsuit pending against Victoria’s Secret Stores. About 40,000 Victoria's Secret employees are represented in the lawsuit. They allege the lingerie retailer shortchanged its clerks’ pay by scheduling "call-in" shifts, and... - Maintenance Firm to Settle Washington Employment Lawsuits
Jan-31-13 Seattle, WA As of December, ABM Industries Incorporated was awaiting court approval of settlements in two pending Washington employment court cases involving millions of dollars in unpaid overtime and other violations, according to Class Action Reporter (12/17/12). American Building Maintenance (ABM) represents a collective of companies involved i... - Santa Cruz Seaside Co. Pays $6M in Unpaid Wages
Nov-21-24 Santa Cruz, CA The Santa Cruz Seaside Co., which runs the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, has settled a California labor lawsuit filed by current and former employees for close to $6 million. The class action lawsuit filed in July 2023, accuses the company of eight labor law violations. Plaintiff Travis Sanford, residing in Santa Cruz County, was hired as... - July 1 Minimum Wage Rates Affect Other California Prevailing Wage Rules
Aug-12-20 Los Angeles, CA On July 1 the minimum wage rate increased in 13 California cities and counties, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Most minimum wage workers in these jurisdictions should have already seen the difference. These increases also ripple through California prevailing wage laws in less obvious ways. Employers who fail to comply with the f... - A Washington Employment Case With a Twist
Oct-30-12 Port Angeles, WA This is a Washington Employment story with a twist. And yes, it includes overtime. But here's the rub. Instead of an employee doing the extra work and not getting paid for it, instead he balked at getting overtime for work he had not performed. In fact, it appears there were several problems with the US Border Patrol office to which he... - Rite-Aid not doing it Right
Jul-3-20 Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge says Rite Aid violated California labor law by not reimbursing its employees for their uniforms. And one month previously, in May, Rite-Aid was hit with another lawsuit. Along with Thrifty PayLess Inc., about 10,000 employees may be owed wages for time spent undergoing off-the-clock security checks. Uniforms... - Aldi, Inc. Settles California Overtime Lawsuit
Jul-1-20 Los Angeles, CA Jeree Gant filed a class action lawsuit against Aldi, Inc., claiming that the grocery chain failed to pay her for all the hours she worked between October 2017 and May 2018. The other allegations under the California labor code concerning meal breaks, rest breaks and wage statements follow from that central claim. Aldi has now offered t... - In New York Overtime Settlement, Officers Will Get Their Due
Sep-2-12 New York, NY It took some time, and the plaintiffs had to appeal to get the job done, but in the end a New York overtime lawsuit decided in favor of the plaintiffs can dispense with the need for another trial to set damages following a negotiated settlement. The payoff is worth the wait for more than 4,000 current and former police sergeants who will s... - Employee Duped, Not Paid California Overtime
May-10-12 Sacramento, CA If you are promised California overtime , wage and hour attorneys advise that you get it in writing. Not paying overtime is one of the most common California labor law violations. William started working for Yolo Sportsmen's Association "Y.S.A." in August 2008 as Office Manager. During 2008 and 2009, the Association had an additional p... - Publix Managers File Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Apr-27-12 Tallahassee, FL (Press Release) A class action lawsuit was filed against Publix in federal court in Panama City, Florida, by four department managers asserting they were improperly paid overtime. (Castoro-Harrigan, et. al v. Publix, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, Case No. 5:12-cv-113). The filed complaint states Publix failed t... - $2M Verdict Against Apple in Unpaid Overtime and Rest Break Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: An unpaid wages and overtime lawsuit brought against Apple has resulted in a $2 million jury verdict against the tech giant, which is accused of violating meal period law for its retail employees. The long-running suit alleges the company cheated its workers out of break time and final paychecks. According to the original compl... - No Breaks from Shamrock Foods, Breakfast Republic or Modesto Community Hospice
Jun-5-23 Santa Clara, CA Labor lawsuits, particularly wage and hour claims, have skyrocketed in the past decade. In fact, wage and hour claims are among the most common lawsuits that California employers face. For instance, Shamrock Foods Co. was hit with a meal and rest break violation in March; the popular eatery Breakfast Republic is facing several violations of... - $3.8M Settlement Reached in KMART Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.8 million settlement has been reached ending two collective actions brought against KMART on behalf of assistant managers who allege they were wrongly classified as exempt from overtime pay, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws. The class is estimated to include some 422 people, with each... - Employee Afraid to Ask for California Overtime
Jan-26-11 Seattle, WA There isn't enough time in the day for Angie to discuss her California overtime issue, but Michael, her husband, can attest that her employer violated the California labor law. "Not once in more than two years she has worked for this realtor has my wife been paid overtime," said Michael, "and Angie always worked through lunch when she was i...