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Sort by date 1,262 pages found matching overtime- 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... - Work Environment Breaks Several California Labor Laws
Jan-19-07 Los Angeles, CA Not only was Jose Velasquez subjected to working in a hazardous environment, he wasn't paid overtime for working through lunches and breaks. This went on for almost four years, until he finally quit on December 1, 2006. Needless to say, his family didn't have a Merry Christmas. "I had no choice but to quit," says Velasquez. "My general... - MLB To Pay $185 million “Starvation Deal”
Aug-11-22 San Francisco, CA Minor league ballplayers asked a California federal judge last month to approve a $185 million settlement they reached with Major League Baseball over alleged "starvation" wages in a case that languished through the courts for eight years. The California labor minimum wage and overtime lawsuit was settled a month before it was... - California Mushroom Farms Pay Workers $450K
Jun-19-24 Half Moon Bay, CA Two mushroom farm owners must pay 62 workers more than $450,000 in back wages and damages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation discovered unpaid wages and unsafe housing conditions, and other California labor law violations. The investigation was triggered by a massacre in 2023: a farm worker shot eight co-workers, seven fatal... - California Startup Has Faced Three Class Action Lawsuits in its Young History
Nov-20-17 San Francisco, CA: A shopping service that found favor with busy urban professionals but vilified by some of its service personnel is set to finalize a settlement worth $4.6 million in January 2018, reports the San Francisco Business Times (05/24/17). The class action California overtime lawsuit was brought by employees and independent contractors of... - Working at Home Depot: Bigger isn't Better
Mar-31-06 Home Depot may be one of the biggest home improvement stores, but it certainly needs to improve its employee conditions, especially when it comes to paying overtime. Home Depot also hires as many temporary personnel as possible so it doesn't have to pay overtime or insurance. (This might explain lack of qualified customer service). Melinda Devries (not... - Flowers Foods and its Drivers Settle for a Lotta Dough
May-19-22 Portland, ME Flowers Foods has been given the green light by a U.S. District judge to settle a unpaid wages class action lawsuit with its current and former distributors in Maine to the tune of $23 million. No wonder the cost of bread has risen. It can’t be blamed solely on supply shortages. The settlements stems from a lawsuit filed in 2015 tha... - Minor League Players “Chasing a Dream” Under Harsh Living Conditions
May-11-22 Santa Clara, CA If Major League Baseball and its teams have their way, minor leaguers will be prohibited from mentioning their purported poor living conditions at a California wage trial, arguing that the evidence is irrelevant and could unfairly sway jurors. Chasing the Dream Back in 2014, three minor league baseball players filed a class action i... - Incarcerated People Work for Aramark Without Pay
May-8-24 Alameda County, CA The California Supreme Court has ruled in the lawsuit Ruelas v. County of Alameda that the state’s minimum wage law does not apply to people working for private companies while they are held in pretrial detention in California’s jails. The California labor lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of people incarcerated at t... - CKE Restaurant Workers: California Overtime Violations still Worrisome
Feb-22-17 Anaheim, CA: Many workers who were opposed to Andrew Puzder’s nomination to become President Trump’s Labor secretary are now likely less worried about California overtime and minimum wage issues, unless you are an employee of CKE Restaurants—a company that has repeatedly violated the California labor code regarding overtime. P... - California Overtime and the Almost Final Rule
Dec-24-16 Sacramento, CA: Time’s Up—or is it? As of December 1, 2016, California employers must adhere to the “Final Rule” that may affect about 400,000 workers who previously were not entitled to California overtime pay. But a federal judge has put the rule on hold… Six months ago the DOL enacted this policy, which gave employe... - Zillow Will Pay $6 Million to Settle California Labor Lawsuit
Dec-8-16 Irvine, CA: Online real estate company Zillow has reportedly agreed to pay $6 million to settle a California labor law suit alleging the company did not pay its employees overtime and encouraged workers to skip meal and rest breaks they were entitled to. The lawsuit was filed by employees at the company's Irvine office and was one of a multiple lawsuit... - Apple Lawsuit Alleging California Labor Violations Gets Underway
Oct-25-16 San Diego, CA: A lawsuit filed by Apple employees alleging the company violated California labor law by not providing employees with proper meal and rest breaks is underway in San Diego. As many as 18,000 employees could be affected by the lawsuit. Apple has also recently faced allegations it denied employees overtime pay by not properly compensating w... - California Hotel Taking Advantage of Illegal Immigrants
Jul-10-16 Perris, CA: Ramon believes he was denied California overtime while working at a major hotel chain because they thought he was an illegal immigrant. “I look Mexican so they figured I had fake papers but they are illegally denying workers their rights,” says Ramon. Shortly after Ramon started working at the hotel he asked the manager when... - Ohio Employment Lawsuit Accuses Televangelist of Stiffing Employees
Sep-1-15 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Praise the Lord and pass the peas, please. As for the alleged Ohio Employment Law labor violations, well…we’ll give that to God and trust Him to take care of it all. It seems there is more to televangelist Ernest Angley than fire and brimstone. Cathedral Buffet Inc. is an Ohio-based enterprise under the Angley banner... - Uber Faces Another Wrench in California Labor Law
Aug-24-15 Los Angeles, CA Uber has already violated a few California labor laws , most recently misclassification. Last month another wrench was thrown into Uber and potentially other “shared economy” start-ups. The latest lawsuit filed in federal court claims that the Silicon Valley-based company owes its drivers California overtime pay. Greg Fish... - 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... - Two Popular California Bakeries Slammed with Wage Theft Lawsuits
Feb-1-24 Los Angeles, CA Two famous bakeries, Firebrand Artisan Breads in the Bay Area, and Sweet Lady Jane in the L.A. area, are both accused of withholding the dough from their employees, and now face California wage theft lawsuits . Filed in Alameda County Superior Court under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, the lawsuit allows employees to see... - Overtime Lawsuits in the Sharing Economy
Aug-8-15 Sacramento, CA A new wave of California overtime lawsuits is being filed and according to The Wall Street Journal (8/2/15), this time the fight is over the rise of “sharing economy” businesses. Companies that have risen in the sharing economy - such as Lyft and Uber - face overtime lawsuits alleging workers are misclassified as independen... - Automobile Service Advisers Entitled to Overtime Pay, Court Rules
Mar-27-15 Los Angeles, CA A major victory has been awarded to “service advisers” who work at car dealerships and give repair estimates, with a federal appeals court finding that they are entitled to overtime pay under federal labor law. This week, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that this class of employee does not fit into the cat...