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Jan-7-14 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime lawsuit alleging managers at Joe’s Crab Shack were misclassified as exempt from overtime pay has been given the okay to move forward as a class-action lawsuit. The unpaid overtime lawsuit was initially denied class-action status by the Superior Court of Los Angeles, but the decision was appealed by the defend... - Allegedly Owed Ohio Overtime Could Extend Back Three Years
Dec-6-13 Akron, OH The basic tenets of Ohio Employment and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) holds that hourly workers, who toil more than the requisite number of hours in any given day, or days in a workweek, are entitled to overtime. To that end, workers at a manufacturing facility in Bellevue, Ohio, have launched an overtime lawsuit over allegation... - Pennsylvania Donning & Doffing Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Employees have filed Pennsylvania donning and doffing lawsuits alleging they were not properly compensated for the time they spent putting on and taking off specialty and/or safety gear for their work-related duties. Such wage and hour claims allege that when employees should be paid for donning and doffing the missed compensation results in unpaid over... - Rothenberg Ventures Management Employees Sue for Back Wages
Dec-11-20 San Francisco, CA In 2016, Katie Fanelli filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco alleging that her employer, Rothenberg Ventures Management Co., violated California state labor law by failing to pay workers overtime and stiffing them of their final paychecks when the company laid them off. As of November,... - Broadspectrum Downstream Settles California Labor Class Action for $3.45M
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.45 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Texas-based Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. The workers alleged they were not compensated for the time it took to prep for shifts at California refineries, in violation of California labor law. Broadspectrum, formerly call... - Third Circuit Revives Oil Workers’ Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
Nov-16-20 Philadelphia, PA On October 26, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals revived a wage & hour lawsuit originally filed by oil rig workers in 2011. At its heart, Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp. is a “donning and doffing” lawsuit . Rodney Tyger, Shawn Wadsworth and approximately 1,000 other rig hands seek to recover unpaid overtime, allegedly... - Maxim Healthcare Facing Second Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Aug-13-13 Atlanta, GA: Maxim Healthcare is facing an unpaid overtime lawsuit filed by a salaried healthcare recruiter working from a Maxim office. The lawsuit contends that the plaintiff and those similarly situated were denied overtime compensation after working in excess of 40 hours a week throughout their employment performing no-exempt work, in direct violat... - Oil & Gas Workers Win Wage & Hour Back Pay Victory
Jul-31-13 Washington, DC Morco Geological Services Inc., doing business as Morco Geological, has agreed to pay $595,737 in back wages to 121 current and former mud logging technicians following an investigation by the US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, which found violations of the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of t... - On-Call Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Unpaid wages lawsuits often involve work in which employees are not paid for overtime wages, or what's referred to as egress-regress time, such as logging on or off a computer at the start or end of the day. But sometimes unpaid wages claims might also involve situations where the employee is required to be on-call but is not being paid for that time. T... - Apple Settles California Wage & Hour Lawsuit
Sep-12-23 Santa Clara, CA Apple Inc. workers who filed a wage-and-hour dispute in a California court have settled for $500,000. An investigation, which began in early 2022, showed that Apple’s overtime pay rate each month did not include the commissions that Solutions Consultants earned that month and Apple did not pay all Solutions Consultants for travel time... - When Rounding the Time Clock Clicks California Overtime
Feb-8-13 Sacramento, CA If you’ve been wondering if your employer is violating the California overtime law when your time clock punches are rounded to calculate hours worked, here is the answer, which favors the employer. The California Court of Appeals recently held that rounding is lawful under California labor laws , but it has to meet certain condit... - California Labor Law Commission Gives to Community Year-Round
Dec-31-12 Los Angeles, CA Ironically, garment manufacturers who violate California Labor Law by not paying minimum wage or California overtime (and more) are giving back to their community and possibly their workers, thanks to the California Labor Commissioner's office and Shelter Partnership, Inc. After a recent raid of garment manufacturers operating illega... - Wal-Mart Working Conditions Prompts Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Oct-24-12 Chicago, IL Wal-Mart is facing an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought by temporary employees who allege they are not paid for arriving early, staying late, or working through their lunch or rest breaks. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart and two staffing agencies are in violation of minimum wage and overtime laws which could affect several h... - Ohio Workers Part of Group Receiving Back Wages
Oct-18-12 Dayton, OH An Ohio employment violation that also involved workers from several states has come to light in the wake of a recent investigation by the US Department of Labor (DOL). According to a release by US Fed News (10/10/12) and the DOL, more than three hundred current and former employees of a child care provider will be paid back wages related... - $1.8M Preliminary Settlement in Burlington's Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $1.8 million proposed settlement received preliminary approval this week, potentially ending an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit filed against Burlington Coat Factory. Filed by plaintiff Armida Rodriguez, the suit claims the company deprived tens of thousands of current and former employees of rest breaks and subject... - The Impact of Viking River Cruises on PAGA Claims: What Happened in Agustin Gutierrez v. Panera LLC
Nov-7-24 Los Angeles, CA On October 22, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District held that an employee whose employment agreement explicitly excluded Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims from arbitration, did not have to arbitrate those claims against his employer. The terms of his contract effectively trumped a change in law that occurred... - SEPTA Transit Drivers Get $13.1M Settlement in Unpaid Wages Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: A $13.1 million settlement has been awarded to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers who alleged the authority was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, the drivers for the transit agency claimed they were not paid for pre-shift work. According to court filings, "The parties n... - Papa John’s to Settle California Wage Theft Lawsuit for $3.4 Million
Apr-3-20 Santa Ana, CA Papa John’s International has asked the Central District of California to approve a $3.4 million settlement to end a lawsuit that claimed the pizza chain failed to pay workers for required training time. The conduct described violates the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as wage requirements of New York and California labor law . ... - Home Depot Wages Settlement
Jul-7-23 San Francisco, CA A Home Depot wage & hour class action lawsuit is seeking preliminary approval of a $72.5 million settlement, which will resolve allegations of unpaid off-the-clock work. The complaint was brought under California's Private Attorneys General by the home improvement company’s workers going back to early 2016 and a trial w... - UPS Facing Multiple Employee Lawsuits, Employees Feeling Pressured
Mar-7-20 Riverside, CA UPS Supply Chain Solutions employees filed a class action lawsuit claiming the company failed to pay overtime wages, failed to pay minimum wages, failed to provide required meal breaks and rest periods and other violations of the California labor law . This lawsuit is currently pending in the Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. RIC20...