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Dec-20-15 Los Angeles, CA: In what should be a bit of Christmas cheer for plaintiffs, a federal judge in California has signed off on a settlement that will end an overtime pay laws and off-the-clock work dispute between a class of disgruntled employees and their employer, Burlington Coat Factory. The settlement still faces final approval. Nonetheless, the gr... - PAGA To Face Critical Test on November 2024 Ballot
Feb-20-24 Sacramento, CA On November 5, 2024, Californians will choose whether to preserve the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in its present form or replace it with the proposed California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act (FPEAA). Since it became law in 2003, PAGA has been an important element of many California labor lawsuits , and is often un... - Operator of Homes for the Aged Facing California Labor Lawsuit
Dec-14-15 Union City, CA: A California labor lawsuit has been filed by the US Department of Labor against the owners and operators of elderly and assisted living facilities located in Union City. The allegations include various wage and hour violations against the California labor code . According to a report published last week in the Contra Costa Times (12... - A Not-So-Merry Christmas for California Woman Wrongfully Terminated
Dec-10-15 Kettleman City, CA: Last week Paula was fired from her housekeeping job at a hotel, just two days before the Christmas party when management hands out bonuses. “My children’s Christmas has just been crushed,” Paula says. “For five years I gave them my 100 percent and to be repaid with this - what am I going to tell my kids?”... - Illinois Family Video Plaintiffs Not Exactly a Happy Family
Dec-2-15 Chicago, IL: It appears it is anything but a happy family amongst two classes of workers employed by Family Video, a movie rental franchise that is alleged to have stiffed employees of overtime pay in violation of Illinois labor and employment law . The defendant is Family Video Movie Club Inc. According to court documents, there are two classes of p... - A Loss and a Win (Sort of) for GrubHub Drivers
Oct-10-21 San Francisco, CA On September 20, the Ninth Circuit partially dismissed, partially upheld and remanded back to the District Court a GrubHub driver’s claim that he was owed back wages and other remedies under the California Labor Code and related wage orders. Raef Lawson v. Grubhub is a complicated decision, but there is some positive news... - Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Employees Overtime Settlement
Denver, CO: (Jul-25-07) The US Labor Department brought a lawsuit against Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., alleging that the company withheld wages from employees in Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Georgia and the District of Columbia. Ball Aerospace, a defense contractor, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball Corp. in suburban Broomfield. In a sett... - Apple California Lawsuit Dismissed
Nov-23-15 San Francisco, CA: A California labor lawsuit filed against Apple Inc., has been dismissed, with the judge ruling Apple did not violate employees’ rights to be paid for time spent during bag checks. The class-action California lawsuit was filed by employees at California Apple stores, who alleged they were owed pay for time spent in security chec... - El Paso, TX Attorney Overtime Settlement
El Paso, TX: (Jun-26-07) Martie Jobe, a lawyer linked to the FBI's public corruption investigation through a legal document called an "information" that detailed the crimes of former county chief of staff John Travis Ketner, filed a lawsuit against Ketner alleging defamation and civil conspiracy. The suit sought compensation for intense embarrassment, extr... - Zale Corp. Piercing Pagoda Employee Overtime Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-11-07) A wage and hour lawsuit was filed against Zale Corp. in the Sacramento County Superior Court by certain current and former employees of Zale Piercing Pagoda chain of stores. The suit claimed that the store underpaid its employees and did not equally compensate for overtime. In a settlement reached, Zale Corp. agreed to pay $... - Michael Bianco Inc. accused of setting up phony company to avoid paying overtime
Michael Bianco Inc. has had a lawsuit filed against it for allegedly trying to avoid paying overtime by giving out checks for extra work through a phony second company. This scheme allowed them to break up employees' hours and hide the fact that workers were exceeding 40 hours per week. The federal suit was filed by 500 current and former workers... - Donning and Doffing Lawsuit Nets $9.75 Million Settlement
Sep-16-15 Las Vegas, NV An unpaid overtime lawsuit filed against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has resulted in a settlement worth $9.75 million. The lawsuit, filed by Darlene Lewis, alleged workers at the Cosmopolitan were not properly paid for all work mandated by the resort casino, including work that amounted to overtime hours. Darlene Lewis filed the lawsui... - Delta Slammed with Lawsuit over Personal Cellphone Use
Feb-5-24 Los Angeles, CA Delta Air Lines employees required to use their personal cell phones and computers for work-related tasks without being reimbursed is a California labor law violation, according to a PAGA complaint filed by an aggrieved employee. In November 2023, a former Delta employee filed a seven-page PAGA lawsuit in the Superior Court of the Stat... - Judge Grants Class-Action Status to California Labor Lawsuit against Apple
Aug-10-15 San Francisco, CA A 2013 California labor lawsuit against Apple alleging employees should be compensated for time taken to search their bags has been granted class-action status. The lawsuit alleged that up to 12,000 current and former employees at 52 stores in California should have been paid for security checks before they left their worksite. Acc... - Lawmaker: Cheerleaders Should Be Given Overtime Pay
Jul-11-15 San Francisco, CA Lawmakers could move to give cheerleaders California overtime pay , now that a bill regarding cheerleaders has been sent to the California governor. The legislation follows the filing of numerous lawsuits in California and across the US alleging cheerleaders were misclassified as independent contractors and did not receive proper minim... - Belfor USA Group Inc. Migrant Workers Overtime Settlement
New Orleans - The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf a group of migrant workers against the construction company specializing in disaster recovery. The workers were allegedly denied overtime even though they often worked long hours cleaning up wreckage left by Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds of workers who were hired by Belfor subcontra... - Magistrate Recommends Certification of Some Classes in Amazon Wage Lawsuit
Jul-15-21 Sacramento, CA On June 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe recommended that the Eastern District of California certify several classes of plaintiffs in Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC . In Trevino, workers at various Amazon fulfillment centers alleged that the internet retail giant had violated the California Labor Code by failing t... - Off-the-Clock Work Allegations Made against Well-Known Establishments
Mar-4-15 New York, NY A well-known national restaurant chain and an individual establishment co-owned by a television personality are facing unpaid wages claims and off-the-clock work allegations. On the TV side, Teresa Aprea - the star of the TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey - also has an ownership stake in Angelo’s of Mulberry Street Inc... - California Overtime Lawsuit Results in Ruling on Sleep Time
Jan-30-15 Los Angeles, CA Overtime pay laws concerning when employees should be given overtime pay are not nearly as straightforward as they may seem. In addition to exemptions given to certain employees, there are also various situations in which an employee may be deemed to be on duty or not on duty at the same time. While cases where an employee is on a worksi... - Bank of America Settles California Labor Lawsuits
May-28-21 Santa Clara, CA The Bank of America (BofA) California reached an agreement whereby $11.5 million will be paid to approximately 25,000 tellers, personal bankers and operations managers. The settlements stem from three proposed class actions alleging California labor law violations , including overtime and off-the-clock work. On behalf of himself and oth...