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Nov-20-09 Boston, MA The failure of a Dorchester-based contractor to pay prevailing and overtime wages according to the provisions of Massachusetts Labor Law has cost Nealco Environmental Services, Inc. thousands of dollars in fines and other restitutions. According to the tenets of the Prevailing Wage Laws, which are part of Massachusetts Employment Law, all... - Florida Employees File Lawsuits
Oct-19-09 Fort Pierce, FL Employees who believe they were discriminated against in their jobs may be able to file a lawsuit to protect their rights. Some Florida employment lawsuits have been filed, alleging the employees were victims of discrimination on their jobs. Others have filed lawsuits alleging their employers violated federal employment laws. A racia... - Kohler Employee Wage & Hour Class Action Certified
New York, NY: A federal magistrate has certified a wage and hour class action lawsuit against Kohler Co, a manufacturer of kitchen and bath products, engines and power generation systems, cabinetry, tile and home interiors, and an operator of high-end hospitality properties and golf courses. As many as 140 employees may be involved in the lawsui... - California Overtime: Some Employers Profiting From Recession?
Oct-9-09 San Clemente, CA In this tough economy many Americans are barely making ends meet and some are falling into poverty. Just about everyone knows someone who has lost their job. In California, many workers are trying to stay employed by working overtime without compensation, contrary to the California labor law , and unscrupulous employers are profiting fr... - Virtual At-Home Call Center Employees File Class Action Lawsuit against Apple
Santa Clara, CA: On December 8, 2011, an employment class action lawsuit was filed against Apple alleging that Apple devised an illegal scheme of classifying at-home call center employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying Apple's share of payroll taxes and other business related expenses through the use of a Yellow Dog Contract. ... - Oil and Gas - Oil and Gas Accidents, Oil and Gas Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Oil and Gas workers are subject to some of the most hazardous industrial conditions in the US. Serious injuries and fatalities occur too often from an oil accident or gas accident. Oil and gas attorneys ensure that gas and oil companies are held accountable for oil drilling accidents and oil field accidents . People employed by gas and oil com... - California Misclassified Independent Contractors Settle for Employee Status—is it the Right Choice?
Mar-1-19 Santa Clara, CA: From strippers to cooks to construction workers, independent contractors who say they are misclassified under California labor laws may want to take into consideration what they stand to lose before filing a misclassification lawsuit to be classified as an employee. Sure, the benefits are enticing but they come at a price, such as loss o... - $10.5 Million Settlement Reached in Aon Insurance Services Employment Lawsuit
Irvine, CA: Los Angeles Superior Court judge has given final approval to an overtime class action settlement involving Aon Insurance Services, Inc. (now known as Aon Private Risk Management of California Insurance Agency, Inc.), Aon Risk Services Companies, Inc. and Aon Corporation, which calls for a guaranteed payment of $10.5 million by the defendant... - Underground Economy Keeping California’s Field Enforcers Busy
Jan-30-19 San Diego, CA: The Labor Commissioner’s Office is cracking down on California’s underground economy. Daniel Yu, Assistant Chief with the Bureau of Field Enforcement is charged with making sure employers comply with California labor laws , and that every worker, including illegals, is entitled to full protection. The “underground economy” refers... - Overtime Class Action Against Stahlbush Island Farms Reaches Settlement
Portland, OR: Workers who filed an overtime class action against Stahlbush Island Farms have agreed to a settlement. The deal covers more than 100 current and former employees of the Corvallis-area company who work or worked in its food precessing operation. The suit was filed in March 2010 in U.S. District Court in Eugene. The final agreement... - Trucking Accidents: "Every Right to be Concerned"
Oct-1-08 Washington, DC If you worry about sharing the road with tractor trailers and trucking accidents, Public Citizen says you have every reason to be concerned. Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen, says trucks are involved in a high number of accidents, putting both the truck drivers and the rest of the public at risk for serious injury. "People... - Uber Misclassification Issue Now Facing Unfair Competition Lawsuit
Nov-3-18 Sacramento, CA: Diva Limousine has sued Uber over California labor law violations, alleging state unfair competition. Their lawyers--who filed a motion for partial summary judgement early October—are counting on a California Supreme Court decision making it more difficult for employers to misclassify drivers as independent contractors rather than hourl... - California Labor Law: "Locked in Store like Prisoners"
Jun-26-08 Gilroy, CA "All I need is an orange uniform with Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) on my back and a booking number on the front to complete the picture of imprisonment," says Dave, a former corrections officer and now a sales person for OSH. How the tables have turned! Dave says the retailer is also violating the California Labor Law by not paying overtime a... - Los Angeles Sweatshops Cited for Wage and Hour Violations
Oct-14-18 Los Angeles, CA In early September 2018, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined six garment contractors a total of $573,704 for labor law violations after uncovering a scheme where the contractors operated illegally under one license to avoid complying with California wage and hour laws. But what happens to the workers? Garment workers mak... - Skirting around Donning and Doffing
Oct-4-18 Santa Clara, CA: California wage and hour laws get complicated, particularly donning and doffing issues in the manufacturing industry. While federal and state laws agree that employers are required to compensate employees for all “work” performed, they often differ on whether donning and doffing is considered work. When employees are paid hourly... - Unum Impossible to Appeal
May-15-08 Middletown, OH Jane R. has appealed her case to Unum twice. She has asked them what rules they abide by? "In Unum's policy book it states they follow all the federal, state and ERISA rules where applicable and they have the ability to change pretty much anything with my policy," she says. Unum has yet to come up with a legitimate reason as to why she wa... - Zumiez Overtime Settlement Increased to $2.1M
Washington, DC: Zumiez Inc has increased the settlement cost of a class action overtime lawsuit in California from $1.3 million to $2.1 million. According to documents filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Everett-based you apparel retailer said "the lawsuit is similar to numerous lawsuits filed against retailers and others with ope... - Student Workers' Wages Withheld Unlawfully While Working in the US
Mar-17-08 Albany, NY: Several student workers heralding from areas of the world such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America were denied earned wages including overtime pay. This is in direct violation of New York Employment Law . In addition, some of the youthful guest workers were required to pay room and board from their paycheck. Resort cities were the ta... - H&M Plaintiffs Rely on Starbucks Workers’ Win To Bolster Case
Aug-19-18 San Francisco, CA When an employee brings a lawsuit alleging that they were not paid for all the time that they were lawfully owed under federal law, employers will frequently raise something called the de minimis doctrine in defense. This doctrine holds that working time that is trivially small, for instance a few seconds or minutes beyond working hours... - Racial Discrimination and Harassment at US Mail
Jan-29-08 Burbank, CA: Chris was looking forward to a rewarding career as a postal worker when he began six years ago in Burbank, but a transfer has turned the past two years into a battle against discrimination. After buying a house in the high desert he transferred to a postal outlet in Hesperia. All went well at first until the person who hired him was fired an...