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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... - Motion Picture Industry ERISA Plan under the Bright, Hot Lights
Jan-18-21 Los Angeles, CA On October 7, Patricia Klawonn filed an ERISA lawsuit against the Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans in the District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit alleges that The Board breached its fiduciary duty under ERISA, citing as evidence “abysmal returns [that] are the pro... - Oklahoma SSDI Lawsuit? Attorney Weighs In
Nov-12-11 Tulsa, OK Cathy is in bad shape. She has degenerative disc disease, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome and chronic knee pain, but she hasn't been diagnosed as disabled. What are her chances of getting approval for an Oklahoma social security disability claim (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? Social Security Attorney Eric Brown of Garret L... - Millions Potentially Affected by Premera Data Breach
Aug-13-15 Los Angeles, CA With so many data breach lawsuits in the news lately, a person would think that companies that have access to private consumer or patient information would take cyber security seriously. Unfortunately, every day there seems to be more news about companies that have been hit by hackers and have allowed customer information to be made vul... - Unum Provident Goes Against ERISA Rights
Dec-18-08 Elizabethtown, PA: Jay had an Unum Provident policy with his employer and received short term disability for five months (in July 2006) before he qualified for Unum's long term disability benefits. After six months receiving health insurance benefits from Unum, he was told to apply for social security—the insurance company expected him to return to wo... - UPS Facing Multiple Employee Lawsuits, Employees Feeling Pressured
Mar-7-20 Riverside, CA UPS Supply Chain Solutions employees filed a class action lawsuit claiming the company failed to pay overtime wages, failed to pay minimum wages, failed to provide required meal breaks and rest periods and other violations of the California labor law . This lawsuit is currently pending in the Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. RIC20... - Merck Insurance Carriers Jump Ship Over Vioxx Disaster
Sep-15-06 Whitehouse, NJ According to Merck's August 7, 2006, SEC filing, "At this time, the Company believes that its insurance coverage with respect to the Vioxx Lawsuits will not be adequate to cover its defense costs and any losses." In addition, Merck says it has not established any reserves for potential liability relating to the Vioxx lawsuits or inves... - Retailer to pay $24 million settlement in debit/credit card data lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Apr-02-08) MasterCard International Inc. brought a lawsuit against TJX Cos. Inc., over the company's security breach in which customers' credit and debit card data was stolen from its computer systems. Sources stated that the Framingham, MA, based off-price retailer, which operates the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores, announced a... - When Employers Fail, ERISA Laws Protect Employee Benefit Plans
Jun-26-09 San Francisco, CA When it comes to providing employee stock options, there are rules that employers must follow to ensure the stock options are run to the benefit of employees who invest in stock option plans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) mandates that fiduciaries, that is people who manage stock option and other benefit plans, fol... - California Supreme Court Weighs In on Intent of Rest Period
Jan-14-17 Los Angeles, CA: A revealing opinion issued at the end of last year by The California Supreme Court addressed, and clarified a heretofore murky area of California labor law , notably just what constitutes a true rest period, and what doesn’t. Specifically, the difference between rest periods whereby employees are relieved of all work tasks and... - California Overtime Lawsuit against Nike Certified as a Class Action
Sep-11-16 San Francisco, CA: An overtime play laws complaint against Nike Retail Service Inc. (Nike) has been certified as a class action in California after a federal judge, on August 19, gave her blessing. The crux of the lawsuit is time waiting for security checks upon the completion of a shift, time for which the employee is not paid, or so it is alleged. ... - Minnesota District Court Dismisses ERISA Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit
Sep-5-23 St. Paul, MN On August 21, the federal District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissed – for a second time-- an ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Taylor Corporation’s 401k and profit-sharing plan. The decision in Fritton v. Taylor Corp. concludes that the participants did not meet the requirements of what it termed &ldqu... - Supreme Court to Hear Unpaid Wages Claim
Mar-7-14 Washington, DC Unpaid wages lawsuits involve a variety of claims that employees have not been paid for the work they do. In some cases, unpaid wages claims involve overtime hours not being paid, while in other cases the complaint is about off-the-clock work. One area of unpaid wages litigation that has been in the news lately is that involving security... - Insurance Company Wrongfully Denies Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sufferer
Nov-12-13 Detroit, MI Despite the fact that disability insurance is supposed to protect policyholders in the event they become disabled prior to retirement, some insurance companies still practice bad faith insurance by wrongly denying disability claims for chronic fatigue syndrome. Why was Christine denied benefits by Cigna, her Insurer, yet immediately recogni... - Lender Insurance Company Required to Lower Rates in Florida
Nov-2-13 Tallahassee, FL It’s not every day that a lender applies to a regulatory authority for a zero percent rate increase, and is turned down. However, while that scenario recently happened in the state of Florida, the apparent scrooge-like position of the regulator comes into focus given that we are talking about Lender insurance , a product foisted up... - Attorney Files Equifax Class Action Lawsuit
Sep-25-17 San Jose, CA: In the wake of an Equifax data breach that occurred in July but reported this September, attorneys at Oakland, California- based Scott Cole & Associates have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against the credit reporting agency. This digital disaster could potentially affect up to 175 million Americans, and millions of peopl... - Denied Social Security Disability Is Debilitating
Feb-19-13 Stone Mountain, GA Donna says she doesn’t know exactly why Social Security denied disability benefits. One thing she does know, however, is that she should have had an attorney experienced in wrongfully denied disability claims by her side in the courtroom. Her problems started in 2005. Donna had back surgery for a work-related injury but didn... - Sensitive Hospital Records Left on Train a Breach of Civil Human Rights
Jun-7-09 Boston, MA A major tenet of basic civil human rights is the right for privacy. So one can imagine the affront to civil and human rights after a sheath of confidential medical records was removed by an employee of a hospital in order to work at home over the weekend, only to leave the documents on a commuter train the following Monday. Judging from the mu... - Never, Never Give Anyone Your Password, Ever!
Mar-30-15 New York, NY Right this very second a cyber criminal is out there trying to break into confidential information somewhere and figuring out ways to profit from that unauthorized access. Security expert Aaron Ross says consumers and corporations need to stay alert and be hypervigilant in order to keep from being towed under by the relentless, dangerous a... - Unum’s Bad Faith Practices Worsened Disability
Jul-24-12 Las Vegas, CA John loved his job in the printing industry; having to quit and collect disability was the last thing he thought about—or wanted. Thankfully, John was covered by Unum insurance for long-term disability benefits, but Unum continually cut him off. “I would get a denial letter instead of my monthly payment, without any notice,&rd...