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North Carolina employment lawsuits allege employees in North Carolina have been improperly treated by their employees. North Carolina employment law requires employees be paid a minimum wage and overtime wage and prevents employees from being fired under certain circumstances. If employers in North Carolina violate North Carolina labor law , employees m... - Casino Workers Reach Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval of a settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit has been granted, potentially ending a lawsuit brought by casino workers in Ohio against Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati. In the lawsuit the plaintiffs claim the Casino violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Stan... - West Marine Products to Settle California Labor Law Violations
Apr-12-23 Santa Clara, CA West Marine Products has likely learned that it doesn’t pay to stiff your employees for overtime pay and meal breaks. After it was hit with to California labor lawsuits , the boating supply products company went after its insurer to cover the lawsuits. West Marine Wage and Hour Violations Back in 2014 Karen Taylor and Paulisa F... - Governor Vetoes California Overtime Bill for Farmworkers
Aug-4-10 Sacramento, CA State employment legislation that would have leveled the playing field for farmworkers with regard to California overtime was turfed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on July 28. The sponsor of SB1121, Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter Kern County), the son of farm workers, was outraged. "The governor had a chance to make history," said... - Minnesota-Based Firm Accused of Denying Technicians Overtime Pay
Jul-15-10 New Hope, MN A Minnesota labor law with national implications has resulted in a federal lawsuit, brought by technicians who claim Multiband Corp. (Multiband) is circumventing the legal requirement to pay overtime for hours worked above 40 in any given week. Filed on July 1, the federal lawsuit named Multiband Corp. of New Hope, Minnesota as the defenda... - Sushi Samba Workers Reach $2.4M Employment Class Action Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $2.4 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid wage and overtime class action lawsuit pending against Sushi Samba restaurants. The lawsuit was brought by workers in who claim the restaurant chain failed to pay them minimum wage, tips and overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York... - $5.75M Settlement Reached in Regis Salon Workers Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $5.75 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against Regis Corp, filed by workers in the company' hair salons who allege they were shorted on overtime and minimum wage pay. The preliminary deal would end claims that Regis violated California labor law and the Fa... - California Overtime for Restaurant Managers: Class Actions or Individual Lawsuits?
Apr-27-10 Los Angeles, CA It is not easy to determine whether or not restaurant managers can claim California overtime , mainly because they are often misclassified as exempt. In April 2010 a California Court of Appeal denied a motion to certify a class action lawsuit against El Torito Restaurants, concluding there wasn't enough proof of widespread misclassificat... - Hospitality Overtime Lawsuits Heating Up
Mar-18-10 Washington, DC Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis plans to be more aggressive in enforcing federal employment laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and has asked for additional funding to hire hundreds of new compliance officers for the Department of Labor (DOL)'s Wage and Hour Division, which covers overtime issues. This would increase the siz... - Plaintiff's Overtime Case Is Denied in Virginia
Dec-24-09 Alexandria, VA A fight over overtime pay appears to be over for an employee of a school board who doubles as a golf coach. The plaintiff was looking to be paid for overtime, but a US District Court in Virginia disagreed with his interpretation of overtime law. According to the December 21 issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly , the plaintiff makes $25... - California Overtime Workers to be Paid in Cash
Nov-22-09 Tulare County, CA Public health workers can look forward to a little California overtime cash for the holidays, thanks in part to the H1N1 flu crisis. Under normal circumstances, California overtime laws allow public health workers to be issued time in lieu instead of pay for the first 40 hours of overtime worked—a practice illegal in the private... - Glasswerks L.A, Inc. to pay $1.3 Million to Settle California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
May-7-19 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles commercial glass manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve a class action California unpaid wages lawsuit brought on behalf of workers who claim they were shorted on overtime and meal and rest breaks between 2012 and 2018. Most of the more than 1,000 current and former employees affected will pocket about $8... - New York Employment Lawsuits
Oct-10-09 New York, NY It is a city well-known for its cuisine, but many people who work in the New York restaurant industry say their employers are violating New York employment law. In fact, many lawsuits have been filed in New York, alleging that employees are not properly paid minimum wage, nor are they paid overtime, in violation of New York labor law and f... - Uber Settles Driver Lawsuit for $20 Million
Apr-18-19 San Francisco, CA The settlement in O’Connor v. Uber , if approved, will end a 6-year class action California labor lawsuit over worker misclassification. The affected drivers will receive approximately 37 cents per mile driven for Uber. Significantly, however, Uber has not agreed to re-classify drivers as employees for benefit, minimum wage and o... - Overtime Law: Are Strippers Independent Contractors?
Sep-22-09 Salisbury, MA When it comes to overtime pay there are certain people who are considered exempt under overtime pay laws. Those people can include independent contractors, who are not technically under the employ of a company. However, it is possible for people to be misclassified as independent contractors and therefore unfairly denied proper pay under... - Group Home Violated California Labor Law, Over and Over…
Sep-15-09 San Jose, CA Kathy quit her job because she wasn't paid overtime. Her employer's excuse was that "they switched payroll companies in the middle of a payroll cycle and they told us because of this switch we wouldn't be paid for overtime we already worked," she says. "The new payroll company had the policy not to pay overtime." But that is not California... - $2.5M Settlement Reached in REI Unpaid Overtime Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval of a $2.5 million settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Recreational Equipment Inc. has been granted. The lawsuit, brought by former employees in California, alleged the sporting goods retailer did not pay overtime or minimum wage. Named plaintiffs Alison Macias and Justin Quan... - Ardent Settles Offshore Platform Workers’ Wage Claims for $2.3 Million
Mar-20-19 Santa Barbara, CA Ardent Companies, Inc., an ExxonMobil subcontractor, has agreed to pay $2,325,000 to settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that oil platform workers were not paid for on-call time after their daily shifts had ended. Settlement of the California labor lawsuit will net each of the proposed class members an average of $14,828... - Truckers Win $3.4M Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.4 million preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. The lawsuit, brought by over 500 drivers , alleged the shipping company failed to compensate its drivers for working more than 40 hours a week and failed to provide legal duty-free meal bre... - Labor Lawsuit Settled for $625,000
May-8-08 Tonawanda, NY The town board of Tonawanda, New York decided on May 5, 2008 to settle a labor lawsuit for $625,000. The labor lawsuit had been filed by 120 of the town's former and current police officers, who alleged the city didn't pay them for overtime between the years of 2003 and 2005. The decision to settle the suit was unanimous with all four bo...