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Jan-5-06 Wal-Mart just can't seem to do anything right. It has now been caught trying to "pull a fast one" on its consumers. Consumers against Wal-Mart Its Wisconsin stores have been fined $25,000, settling allegations that the giant retailer overcharged customers for bulk items, including sweet potatoes, grapes and grind-it-yourself coffee. [ Business Week... - Charter Communications Provides Preliminary Settlement of Labor Class Action Suit
Installers and other employees of Charter Communications, who brought a class action suit against the company, could see a settlement of $28.5 million. District Judge Barbara Crabb gave preliminary approval to the proposed settlement on Friday. The settlement also proposes $4 million in settlement services. The suit, filed in 2007, alleged that the com... - California Class Action Labor Lawsuit Filed Against Marriott Subsidiary
Oct-1-17 Los Angeles, CA: A California labor lawsuit against a subsidiary of hotelier Marriott has been put forward as a class action by a former sales executive who claims she was not properly compensated for hourly work. Stacy McComack also asserts that consent forms associated with background checks included a liability waiver that is alleged to be in violat... - On-Call Driver Sues Starbucks for Wage Theft
Sep-6-17 Santa Cruz, CA: Walter Savinovich, an Evolution Fresh driver, filed suit in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on August 7, alleging that Evolution Fresh and its parent company, Starbucks Corp. violated the wage and hour provisions of California labor law by failing to pay for time spent on call. The complaint alleges that Evolution Fresh drivers were no... - Utica, NY, reaches $250,000 settlement in employment severance suit.
Utica, NY: (May-28-08) Police Chief C. Allen Pylman has resolved his severance dispute with the city's police department, after the city of Utica agreed to pay him $250,000, leading to his retirement. City sources stated that the chief's contract did not require the city to pay him for the accumulated comp time, but it has been the past practice of the c... - Lawsuit Alleges Resort Chain Can’t Ask Potential Employees to Wave Liability on Background Checks
Aug-26-17 San Diego, CA A January 20, 2017 ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has produced a burst of California labor law litigation against companies that take background check forms used to screen potential workers a step too far and allegedly violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Previous courts have made similar rulings but the 9th Circuit deci... - California Employment Labor Law Class Action Gets Nod for $1.35 Million Settlement
Aug-10-17 San Francisco, CA: A California employee labor law class action is one step closer to resolution after a San Francisco judge signaled he would grant final approval of a settlement worth $1.35 million. The lawsuit, which has been ongoing for about 18 months, pits a beer distributor from the Bay Area against a class of hourly employees who claimed violat... - City to pay almost $60,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Grove City, PA: (Apr-09-08) Two Grove Police Officers, Tracy Bloss and Ron Crawford, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that the city owed them unpaid overtime wages for the maintenance of canine officers in their off-duty hours. In a recent development in the case, sources familiar with the negotiations stated that the Grove City Council... - Pago de Horas Extraordinarias para los Gerentes en California
Bajo la ley de California, los empleadores están obligados a pagar los trabajadores de las horas extraordinarias trabajadas (en la hipótesis de que los empleados no están "exentos" los directivos, profesionales, trabajadores administrativos o profesionales de la computación). Los empleadores deben proporcionar períodos... - Asian restaurant pays $110,000 discrimination class action settlement
Saugus, MA: (Mar-11-08) Immigrant workers brought a class action lawsuit against Jin Asian Cuisine Restaurant alleging wage irregularities. The lawsuit, which was initiated by four Latino workers and two Chinese wait-staff, claimed that the restaurant did not pay the Latino workers minimum wage or overtime and administrative fees were taken from the Chi... - Santa Barbara News-Press pays $140,000 settlement in overtime suit.
Santa Barbara, CA: (Mar-08-08) Two former newsroom employees, Hildy Medina and Anna Davison, brought a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara News-Press, alleging that the paper had shortchanged them on overtime pay and on meal and rest periods, thereby violating California law. In addition, they also claimed that if, by the end of the year, an employee hadn'... - Union Vale to pay $237,500 to union forming employee.
Union Vale, NY: (Mar-06-08) Christopher Kemlage, a former highway department employee, brought charges against the town of Union Vale, alleging that highway department officials attempted to stop employees from unionizing the department. The suit further accused the town of racism and threatened violence by department employees, stating that Kemlage's righ... - California Labor Law Protects Workers, from Pole Dancers to Pot Growers to Babysitters
Jun-30-17 San Francisco, CA: No matter your profession, California workers are protected by, and employers must adhere to California labor laws . Increasingly, workers are standing up for their rights but some employers didn’t get the memo. For instance, a former exotic dancer in March 2017 filed a class action lawsuit against a Spearmint Rhino club... - Firefighter Back Pay, City of San Francisco pays $755,000 settlement to several retired workers
San Francisco, CA: (Jan-21-08) Dennis Kruger and Francis Kelle, veterans with the fire department and Firefighters Local 798, brought charges against the city, alleging that when they retired, they were denied full compensation for the retroactive sick pay, overtime, and vacation time. The suit, filed in 2005, had at its core issues regarding special rates... - Truck Driver’s New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawsuit Revived on Appeal
Jun-25-17 Trenton, NJ: A former New Jersey truck driver whose workers compensation claim has been zig-zagging through the courts has seen his workers compensation lawsuit revived by the New Jersey Appellate Division. The plaintiff in the workers compensation law case is Brian Hejda. According to court documents, Hejda was a commercial truck driver with Bell C... - Detroit, MI Mayor Bodyguard Whistleblower Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Sep-11-07) Former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and former mayoral bodyguard Harold Nelthrope brought a whistleblower lawsuit against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, exposing alleged misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself. Brown claimed he was fired in 2003 because he was looking into allegations of drunken drivi... - Key Energy Agrees to Settle California Workers Class Action for $3 Million
Apr-23-17 New York, NY: Key Energy Services California has agreed to a $3 million settlement on a class action for California labor law violations. The class action consolidated two lawsuits originally filed nearly four years ago by former Key Energy employees. Paul Grillo, a non-exempt "floor hand" on a Key Energy onshore oil rig, filed a lawsuit in Santa... - Concord Produce Employee Labor Regulations Settlement
Concord, CA: (Aug-30-07) The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 5 filed charges against Concord Produce, on behalf of twelve workers, alleging that the company failed to pay them according to labor regulations. In December 2006, the workers asked UFCW Local 5 for help in improving their working conditions. They said they were not being paid th... - Unlimited Restoration, Inc. Cleanup Laborers Pay Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-13-07) CASA of Maryland brought an employment lawsuit against Unlimited Restoration, Inc. (URI), a labor contracting company, alleging that it underpaid nearly 50 day laborers from Montgomery and Prince George counties who helped in the Gulf Coast cleanup after Hurricane Katrina. CASA spokespersons claimed that the laborers had been re... - Violations of California Labor Law and Possibly Animal Rights
Apr-12-17 Riverside, CA: “This dog delivery company is cruel to us drivers and the dogs we deliver across the country,” says Randy. “They have violated the California labor laws and I am pretty sure they have broken the California Law regarding animal abuse.” Randy delivered dogs all over the country, from breeders in California to bre...