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Jul-30-21 San Francisco, CA On July 8, ABM Industries entered into a written agreement to settle the consolidated lawsuits, ABM Industries Overtime Cases (also known as the “Bucio case”), pending in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Filed in 2006, the lawsuits allege that ABM’s prior timekeeping and payment... - $3.75M Settlement In McDonald’s California Wage Suit
Santa Clara, CA: A California wage and hour class action lawsuit against McDonald’s has been settled for $3.75 million. The complaint was brought by a group of current and former workers for five locations in California who alleged the franchisee, The Edward J. Smith and Valerie S. Smith Family Limited Partnership, which owns the five San Fran... - Strippers Awarded $250,000 For Wages Withheld by Cabaret Owner
Apr-21-15 Two former exotic dancers were awarded $250,000 by a Texas federal court jury and judge against a San Antonio strip club that forced them to work “off the clock” by not paying them minimum wage or overtime and confiscating their tips. Alexis Alex and Nicolette Prieto were hourly paid exotic dancers employed at Tiffany’s Cabaret in Austin, Texas f... - Nike to Settle Bag Check Lawsuit for $8.25 Million
Jun-16-21 San Francisco, CA Sneaker giant Nike seems poised to settle a long-running California labor lawsuit for $8.25 million. Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services Inc. has a history that reflects one of the more significant developments in California labor law since 2018. But settlements do little to predict the future for California workers who continue to h... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuits Filed against Food Processors
Feb-2-15 Clovis, CA Two food processors face unpaid wages lawsuits alleging they failed to properly pay employees for all time spent in work-related duties. Included with the unpaid wages claims are allegations against one of the companies that employees were improperly charged for their uniforms. The lawsuits seek class-action status. According to the Fres... - $1.1M Punitive Award Against Walgreens for Firing Medicare Fraud Whistleblower
Dec-30-14 A $1.1 million dollar punitive damage award was reinstated against Walgreens for firing a pharmacist who reported the Medicare billing fraud practices occurring in 12 out of 30 stores investigated, according to court documents. Pharmacist Sami Mitri worked for Walgreens for more than 10 years. After making several complaints regarding the Medicare fra... - Cannabis Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Pushes Policy
May-13-21 Denver, CO On April 27, the federal District Court for the District of Colorado granted conditional certification to a class of plaintiffs who brought unpaid wage claims against Helix TCS, a cannabis security company. The defendant employer began almost immediately to try to mitigate the financial impact that a successful collective action lawsuit... - Employment - Verdict in favor of Defendant
Case Name : Sanders v. County of Los Angeles Case Number : BC514539 Verdict Date : 2015-06-25 Outcome Type : Jury Verdict Court : Plaintiff Deborah Sanders (African-American) was a temporary long term relief nurse at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. Sanders began working at LAC+USC in 1993, and was terminated from... - Supreme Court Asked to Hear Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
Sep-29-14 Washington, DC Given the confusing nature of labor laws and employee rights, issues such as unpaid wages and off-the-clock work are not as straightforward as they might seem. As a result, the US Supreme Court has reportedly been asked to hear a case involving an unpaid wages claim by employees who have spent time preparing for work. For the most par... - $3.5M Settlement Reached in Old Navy Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $3.5 million settlement in an employment class action lawsuit brought by approximately 26,000 Old Navy employees in California. According to the lawsuit, filed by named plaintiff Andre Wells in 2012, Old Navy failed to properly compensate its retail workers, specifically citing that it sh... - Texas Employment: Construction Workers Subject to Violations of Their Rights
Jun-12-14 San Antonio, TX If you take any given industry, there is an expectation that some employers will violate workers’ rights and treat employees unfairly. When it comes to Texas employment , however, construction workers appear to be victims of rampant violations of state and federal labor laws. That's according to a 2013 report that examined how cons... - Employer Must Pay Attorney for Secret Settlement
Mar-7-21 Los Angeles, CA Former motel employee William Hang filed a wage and hour lawsuit against his employer, but when Hang’s attorney sought the employer’s payment and obtained a default judgment of $255,000, he discovered that the employer had coerced Hang into a substantially less settlement: $20,000 cash. Litigation in this case is rather con... - $1.5M Tentative Settlement Reached in Restoration Hardware Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted to a proposed $1.5 million settlement of a wage and hour class action filed on behalf of 2,200 Restoration Hardware employees who alleged the retailer failed to provide meal and rest breaks, in violation of the California labor law. Specifically, the class action alleged the California... - Contractor Hit with Lawsuit for Ohio Employment Violations
May-31-14 Columbus, OH A contractor based in Virginia but having undertaken work at the Joseph P. Kinneary US Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio, is facing a whack of citations under Ohio Employment after workers on the project were found to have not been paid properly. According to the Norwalk Reflector (5/22/14), an investigation by the US Department of Labor&r... - Texas Employment Law: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
May-29-14 Dallas, TX It's a situation that occurs again and again: in violation of federal and state labor laws, employees are misclassified as independent contractors. While the problem may seem small, it means that employers across the country, including in Texas, may be underpaying their workers and not providing them with proper benefits. This is why lawsuits al... - Amazon to Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Tip Theft
Feb-23-21 Washington, DC On February 2, the FTC announced that Amazon will pay $6.17 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company pocketed tips promised to Amazon Flex drivers. The company allegedly changed its driver compensation structure in 2016 without informing drivers. Pending California labor lawsuits against Amazon, those, like... - $2.5M Settlement Agreed in Securitas Guard Vacation Pay Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.5 million settlement agreement has been reached in an unpaid vacation pay class action lawsuit filed by former and current security guards who allege Securitas Security Services USA Inc, violated federal and California labor law regarding its vacation pay policy. The terms of the proposed agreement, if approved, would cover... - Labor Commissioner files $1.3 million California unpaid wages lawsuit
Feb-12-21 San Diego, CA On January 25 the California Labor Commissioner issued citations and filed an unpaid wages lawsuit to collect nearly $1.3 million allegedly owed to 189 bakery workers. The Department of Industrial Relations action follows the 2019 closure of the Southern California bakery. Although the business closed prior to the pandemic, the pattern o... - Employment - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$11,000,000
Case Name : Chantal Charles v. City of Boston and Vivian Leo Case Number : SUCV2012-00895-H Verdict Date : 2015-10-23 Outcome Type : Jury Verdict Court : Suffolk Superior Court Incident Date : 2015-10-23 Plaintiff's Complaint : Chantal Charles, a Haitian-American who worked as a senior administrative assistant in the C... - Some California Drivers May Lose Their Right to Pursue Wage Lawsuits against Uber
Jan-10-21 San Francisco, CA On December 22, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California heard arguments in James v. Uber Technologies Inc. , a class action California labor lawsuit . Judge Edward Chen appeared to focus particularly on whether the facts of the case would support the inclusion of drivers who also have other jobs in the clas...