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Jan-12-14 Appleton, WI An Unpaid Wages lawsuit filed against an ambulance firm accuses the defendant of various infractions, including requiring workers to perform duties off the clock and rounding down work hours. Such conduct, if proven as alleged, can affect overtime hours computation as well as cut into an employee’s personal time, while effectively pr... - Nurse Recruiters Fight for Meal Break Pay
Dec-28-20 San Francisco, CA On December 1, the California Supreme Court heard arguments by nurse recruiters seeking to revive a California labor lawsuit against AMN Services LLC. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2014, arose from the way the company’s time-rounding software had tracked employees’ required meal breaks. In 2018, the Court of... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuits
Dec-20-13 Denver, CO These days, unpaid wages lawsuits run the gamut from unpaid overtime wages to not paying minimum wage to not actually paying employees for all the work they do. In some cases, that means employees are doing off-the-clock work for their employers. Some situations of unpaid wages are clear-cut, such as when an employee is actually carrying out... - $6M Settlement Reached In Florida Exotic Dancers Wage Lawsuit
New York , NY: Exotic dancers who filed a wage and hour class action lawsuit against Scarlett' Cabaret have reached a $6 million settlement. The chain of clubs operates in Florida and Ohio. The lawsuit claimed that Scarlett' violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and Florida and Ohio labor laws by not paying legally mandated minimum wages and overt... - Ohio Restaurant Chain Settles Ohio Employment Lawsuit
Nov-5-13 Dayton, OH An Ohio Employment lawsuit filed last year has been settled with an agreement by the defendant, El Rancho Grande, to pay back wages to 171 employees. El Rancho Grande is a regional chain of Mexican restaurants with about a dozen locations scattered across Southwest Ohio. According to the Dayton Daily News (10/4/13), the lawsuit was laun... - Walmart Howls at California Labor Law Fines
Dec-3-20 San Jose, CA “This case is about Walmart’s practice of routinely violating the California Labor Code .” The first sentence of plaintiff’s’ brief to the Ninth Circuit in Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. neatly sums up the workers’ argument. Walmart, on the other hand, argues that this is all very unfair,... - Ohio Restaurant Sued in Support of Ohio Employment Law
Oct-7-13 Orrville, OH The very least an employee can expect from a reputable employer is to be fairly paid for all hours worked, including overtime. Such an expectation is firmly entrenched in the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as Ohio Labor Laws . However, the existence of such legal guidance did not appear to deter an Ohio restaurant owner from de... - California Court Approves Taylor Farms Wage and Hour Settlement
Nov-25-20 Sacramento, CA On November 2, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California approved an agreement to settle Del Carmen Pena v. Taylor Farms Pacific Inc. The workers allege that Taylor Farms failed to pay them for time spent "donning and doffing" equipment; provide them with rest and meal breaks; and issue paychecks in a timel... - Is Dynamex Ruling Retroactive?
Nov-18-20 Santa Clara, CA Just as the polls closed on Proposition 22—a ruling that allows companies to hire app-based drivers as independent contractors instead of employees—the California Supreme Court heard arguments in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc . At issue is the Dynamex ruling and whether it should be retroactive to work... - Abogados especializados en horas extra impagas en California
Una de las más importantes firmas de abogados de Los Ángeles investiga violaciones a la legislación de horas extra y ofrece a los trabajadores de California, a quienes se les deba el pago de las horas extra, analizar sus casos en forma gratuita. Las leyes de trabajo de California y de Estados Unidos protegen los derechos civiles de... - New Wage and Hour Law Passed
Jul-29-13 Los Angeles, CA A new wage and hour labor law, AB 442, has been passed by the Senate Judiciary recently, which allows liquidated damages for wage and hour violations to be recovered without a court action. In effect, the Labor Commissioner now has the authority to collect civil penalties, wages, and liquidated damages due by the 45th day after noti... - Pending Trial a Test for California Wrongful Termination Law
Jul-24-13 Fresno, CA A California wrongful termination case is poised to further test laws against discrimination, after the plaintiff in the case alleges she was fired from her job of 22 years over an alleged discrimination issue. As recounted by the Fresno Bee (6/29/13), plaintiff Karen Morris toiled as a lab technician for nearly 22 years with Mission Be... - California Court Okays Chipotle Wage Lawsuit Deal
Oct-29-20 San Francisco, CA On October 2, the Superior Court of California gave preliminary approval to an agreement to settle Turley v. Chipotle Services, LLC. , a long-running California labor lawsuit . The workers argued that Chipotle's practice of understaffing caused them to miss meal and rest periods in violation of the California Labor Code. In a... - Oregon Labor Rules Better Than Most, but Complaints Remain
Jul-5-13 Portland, OR If you work in the restaurant industry in Oregon, chances are your employer has violated Oregon Employment code or federal labor statutes in some fashion. That’s because a federal investigation last year found that the vast majority of restaurants in the state have crossed the line. This, in deference to the fact that Oregon, in m... - Morality Clause at Issue in Ohio Labor Lawsuit
Jul-4-13 Cincinnati, OH When it comes to state labor laws, such as Ohio labor laws , when do Ohio employee rights take precedent over morality clauses? That was the question before a federal jury, who was asked to consider whether Ohio employment labor law was violated by a morality clause. The situation, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer (6/4/13), was t... - Call Center Employees Not Always Paid for Hours Worked
Apr-6-13 San Francisco, CA Donning and doffing lawsuits usually refer to situations in which employees are required to put on or take off extensive safety gear and uniforms outside of work hours (either before or after shift, or at the start and end of breaks). Depending on the equipment worn, this off-the-clock work can add up to 30 minutes or more of unpaid w... - Lawyer Spots Sea Change in Wage and Hour Court Battles
Mar-29-13 Jericho, NY Judges recently dismissed a wage and hour overtime case brought against a group of Catholic Hospitals on Long Island by a respiratory therapist and two nurses. The lawyers in Lundy vs. the Catholic Health System case could “prattle” on all they wanted, the judges said, but to win the case, lawyers had to present “sign... - Amazon Last Mile Delivery Workers Get Right to Sue under California Labor Law
Sep-8-20 San Francisco, CA California “last mile” delivery drivers, who are often hired as independent contractors, may have the right to file lawsuits for overtime, minimum wage and other California labor law violations. In a recent Ninth Circuit decision, Rittman v. Amazon , the court held that an Amazon Flex driver was not bound by the terms of... - Vallarta Foods Settles California Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Final approval of a $1.54 million California unpaid overtime class action settlement has been granted by a judge in California. The class action consolidated two class actions which alleged that Vallarta Food Enterprises forced 15,000 employees to do off-the-clock work at its dozens of Golden State supermarkets. Vallarta agreed i... - California Paper Carriers Reach $3.2M Employment Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Paper carriers who worked for the now bankrupt North County News in San Diego, have reached a $3.2 settlement potentially ending claims against Lee Publications Inc, that they were misclassified and undercompensated as independent contractors, and unfairly dinged for missed or wet papers. The employment lawsuit was filed in 2008 by...