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Sort by date 1,262 pages found matching overtime- California Truckers Misclassified—Claiming Labor Law Violations
Mar-15-17 Los Angeles, CA: All too often employers misclassify their workers in an effort to save money. Graebel Van Lines classify their truck drivers as independent contractors and avoid providing for meal and rest breaks, and other California labor law violations, according to the truckers’ lawsuit, which is seeking class action status. The lawsuit,... - Horas extra de los programadores de computación
Los empleados de la industria software y tecnologías informáticas podrían tener derecho al pago de horas extra... La ley federal y las normas de la mayoría de los estados exigen el pago de horas extra para aquellos empleados que trabajan más de 40 horas por semana, a menos que estén dentro de una de las exce... - California Labor Lawsuit Settles for $1.8 Million
Feb-23-17 Los Angeles, CA: A California labor lawsuit that’s been waged for over three years appears to be on the brink of resolution following a settlement agreement between the defendant, Zales Delaware Inc. and plaintiffs in a class action alleging that employees were stiffed on wages. The lawsuit was originally filed and litigated in federal court in C... - Chestnut Petroleum Distributors Inc. Employees Minimum Wage Settlement
New Paltz, NY: (Apr-05-07) The US Department of Labor filed suit against Chestnut Petroleum Distributors, accusing it of violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit claimed that 767 workers were paid less than the federal minimum wage. Some of the workers also were not paid for overtime hours between April 2003 and May 2006 at the gas station... - Rogue Valley Medical Center Understaffing Nurses Settlement
Medford, MA: (Feb-23-07) A lawsuit filed by the Oregon Nurses Association against Asante Corp.'s Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford accused it of low staffing levels and resulting grievances. The suit addressed complaints of low staffing which meant nurses were generally unable to take breaks for meals or trips to the bathroom and a lack of compensa... - Eight-Year-Old California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit can go Forward
Jan-9-17 Los Angeles, CA It’s been a long haul for California Donning and Doffing lawsuit plaintiff Pamela Silva, who filed her unpaid wages lawsuit against her employer See’s Candy Stores Inc. (See’s Candy) back in 2009. And it’s not over yet, as a three-judge appellate panel ruled that Silva’s claims related to unpaid wages for me... - Attorney: Unpaid Wages Violations "Pervasive"
Dec-26-16 New York, NY: The phrase donning and doffing is used to describe situations where employees put on or take off special gear or clothing for their work, but donning and doffing lawsuits are part of a larger area of litigation known as unpaid wages litigation, where employees are not properly paid for all their time involved in work-related activities. E... - Class Action California Labor Lawsuits Seek Compensation
Dec-14-16 San Mateo, CA: The plaintiff in a California labor lawsuit that alleged various violations against California labor law, last month faced a motion by the defendant to have the lawsuit tossed out of federal court beacause the Court, in the defendant’s view lacked jurisdiction in a case that belongs in California state court, or so it was claimed... - Fremont Unified School District Vandal Watchers Pay Settlement
Fremont - Thelma Russ along with Steven and Sandy Wheeler had been employed by the school district for several years in the Vandal Watcher's Program . Vandal watchers are hired by the school district to live full time in a mobile home on a school district campus. Their primary job is to deter vandalism and crime by maintaining a visible presence on cam... - George's Processing Inc. Employee Donning and Doffing Settlement
The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against the poultry processor for allegedly not compensating workers for time spent getting into and out of work clothes. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of current and former employees of George's Cassville, MO plant for not paying workers for time spent donning and doffing work clothes and time spent following... - Hotel in Boston Hit with Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
Aug-25-16 Boston, MA: An Unpaid Wages lawsuit filed as a class action in Boston claims that employee time cards were altered, suggesting that employees commenced and concluded work at times that differed from actual time worked, or so the lawsuit alleges. This is yet another in a series of off the clock work lawsuits, alleging that employees are either mandat... - Ceres, Soares Dairy and Luis Bento Dairy Employee Wage Settlement
California Rural Legal Assistance filed a lawsuit on behalf of current and former employees of the three dairy companies alleging violations of minimum wages, overtime wages, compensation for rest and meal breaks not received and penalties. Bento and Soares have agreed to a $185,000 settlement. Bento employees who worked between November 2000 and Novemb... - With No Settlement in Sight, Attorney Says, “We’re Going to Trial!”
Jul-1-16 Sacramento, CA: It took four years for Roberto Davila and his attorney to prevail, but a California court recently awarded the 52-year-old construction worker $4.25 million for serious personal injuries suffered on the job in September of 2012. Roberto Davila was injured while working for Navajo Pipelines on a road-widening job near Roseville, Calif... - Disgruntled District 11 Pennsylvania Employees Launch Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
Jun-30-16 Allegheny County, PA: It was in mid-spring that some employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) quietly filed a federal Unpaid Wages lawsuit against their employer, alleging off the clock work and unpaid wages through the regular movement of department vehicles and equipment. The lawsuit, filed April 27 of this year, makes var... - Uber and Misclassification Repercussions
May-12-16 Los Angeles, CA: Under the new Lyft settlement, drivers are still classified as independent contractors, which means they will not be entitled to California overtime pay. Last month, attorney Todd Scherwin predicted that Lyft would likely have to increase its settlement proposal (after a judge rejected its offer of $12.25 million) and that Lyft... - NJ Court Affirms $11.4 Million Award in Johnson & Johnson Vaginal Mesh Suit
Apr-19-16 A New Jersey appeals court affirmed an $11 million damages award to a woman who claimed a defective vaginal mesh product produced by Johnson & Johnson caused unbearable nerve pain. Defendant Johnson & Johnson was aware that the Prolift vaginal mesh could disintegrate in the vaginal wall and cause pain from the mesh arms. The court cited the company’... - California Labor Law, Arbitration and Retaliation
Mar-14-16 San Francisco, CA: A former WeWork employee has filed a California labor lawsuit against the $15 billion coworking start-up, alleging wrongful termination and other violations of the California Labor Code. Tara Zoumer worked as a community manager for WeWork in San Francisco for a year before she was terminated. Zoumer says WeWork fired her because... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. illegal immigrant Settlement
Federal authorities accused the world's largest retailer of employing illegal immigrants. Since, 1997, authorities have discovered over 250 cases of illegal immigrants employed by janitor contracting services and then hired by Wal-Mart. The employees sometimes worked 7 days a week without overtime or compensation and were often locked in stores overnight... - Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's Janitor Overtime Settlement
Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's. The nationwide supermarket chains will pay two thousand predominantly Latino janitors a settlement of $22.4 million. SEIU is the large janitor's union who filed claims; alleging unpaid overtime and denying minimum wage. Some of the janitors worked for as little as $2.47 an hour and were required to work 365 days a y... - Will Lyft Class-Action Settlement Backfire for Drivers?
Feb-2-16 San Francisco, CA: While the recent Lyft class-action settlement addresses certain California labor laws that will benefit its drivers, those drivers are still classified as independent contractors rather than employees. The misclassification class action was first filed in 2013. Lyft driver Patrick Cotter claimed the company treated its drivers a...