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Apr-21-07 Modesto, CA: It's no secret that employers hate paying overtime . It's a cost they can budget for but can't control, and would rather not have to deal with at all. It also suggests that their own forecasts regarding how long a job should take are suspect. But that's their problem. In most instances employees have a right, regulated by State and Federal... - California IT and Computer Workers Hire Lawyer to Collect their Overtime
Apr-18-07 Los Angeles, CA: An account manager and colleagues for a major internet security company have had enough and have hired United Employees Law Group to fight back. They are seeking their overtime , interest, penalties, attorney fees among other claims to enforce their rights under California overtime law (Case No. 107CV081985). Overworked, exhausted and... - Crusading Lawyer Demands Congressional Action against Long-Term- Care Insurers
Apr-5-07 Chicago, IL: Imagine being in your 70's and 80's and having your health fail to the extent that you need expensive long-term care in a special facility. But you take some consolation in the fact that you've been paying long-term-care insurance premiums for a number of years. At least you and your family won't be burdened with tens of thousands of dollars... - IT Overtime California - Companies Make Money Off Employee Overtime
Apr-1-07 Los Angeles, CA: California is home to a large number of technology companies; however many Information Technology (IT) workers do not actually know their rights when it comes to overtime pay . Knowing their rights, especially relating to overtime, is vital because IT jobs often require overtime work, responding to technology emergencies and performing... - State Farm Car Insurance: California Overcharges
Mar-12-07 Los Angeles, CA: According to consumeraffairs.com, the consensus regarding State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is that it may be a good company, just as long as you never have an accident. And you don't live in California. State Farm has been charging an inappropriate insurance surcharge to its California policy holders from 1997 to 2002... - Call Center Settles Wages and Overtime Class Action for $13M
Bakersfield, CA: Spherion Pacific Workforce has settled a wages and overtime class action brought by employees hired during the 2005 hurricane Katrina disaster, who allege they were not properly paid and that the company failed to provide meals and rest breaks. Spherion set up a call center with 2000 employees to assist the American Red Cross i... - Train Crash Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A train crash can happen at any time and, because of the size of the train, can have devastating consequences. The people on the train at the time of the train wreck could face serious, life-threatening injuries. Those who live near rail lines face injury if there is a train derailment involving a freight train. People who regularly drive across train... - The Plavix Rip-Off
Jan-14-07 Washington, DC: Its real easy for drug eluting stent makers to say patients already implanted with these devices must take a combination of the blood-thinning drug, Plavix , and aspirin for the rest of their lives. But what happens to the patients who cannot afford Plavix? It appears now that many patients unlucky enough to be have received these new d... - Ralphs Grocery to Pay for Illegally Hired Employees
Jan-6-07 Los Angeles, CA: Employees of Ralphs Grocery Company who were locked out in 2003 may be eligible for back wages. During the lock out, Ralphs allegedly hired hundreds of workers under false names, violating employee benefit laws and allowing the lock out to continue, depriving union workers of their salary during that time. In November, 2006 Ralphs wa... - Flu Vaccines - Open Season
Dec-15-06 For all the frantic, unvaccinated citizens fearing the "upcoming" peak of flu season—rest assured, coming down with a flu infection is the least of your worries. Despite the governments statements urging individuals to vaccinate their children, the threat of an infantile influenza fatality is just about as serious as the dreaded hangnail. Noneth... - Eluted Drug Stents Led to Massive Stroke
Dec-6-06 Yreka, CA Just weeks after Charles Martinie had Eluted Drug Stents inserted into his legs, he suffered a massive stroke. "I told the doctors I was having a hard time breathing but they didn't take it too seriously," says Martinie. "By the time the helicopter picked me up, I barely made it out alive." "This whole mess started in early 2005," he says... - ERISA fraud: Why you need to Protect Yourself
Nov-24-06 New York, NY As more and more companies and executives are being charged with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) stock fraud violations, it is becoming increasingly important that employees keep track of their 401(k) plans and their health insurance plans. One thing that protects contributions to retirement plans and some health plans is... - ERISA lawsuit filed against Dell over 401(k)
Nov-10-06 Seattle, WA: A class action lawsuit has been filed against Dell Inc. , on behalf of participants and beneficiaries of the company's 401(k) plan for violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The suit, filed September 29 in Seattle, claims that Dell and various defendants breached their fiduciary duties to 401(k) participants. Acc... - Independent Contractors don't benefit from California Labor Laws
Nov-7-06 San Jose, CA Preeti Dave never got paid for the six months she moonlighted as an independent contractor. "I want to let others know what I learned from this: be careful when you are promised a lot; read the contract and remember that you don't have the department of labor to protect you," she says. "I was so naïve". "I found a job posting on Craig'... - Green Card Disconnect
Nov-2-06 Spokane, WA " Immigration says my application for citizenship is being held up by the FBI pending a name search but I had an interview 18 months ago and was issued a conditional green card," says Fahd Mohiuebin. "I think the FBI is holding my file because my first name is Arabic." Fahd's wife is a U.S. citizen and a Caucasian, and Fahd is Indian... - ERISA and Long Term Disability
Oct-4-06 Washington, DC In the 1970s pension plan corruption was a problem; some big contractors took the money and ran. To that end, Congress vowed to protect the worker and The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (" ERISA ") was passed by congress in 1974. It was intended to protect the large segment of the working population who were in unions or made c... - UnumProvident: Mental Illness Doesn't Count
Sep-18-06 New York, NY Nowhere in Jim Stanley's UnumProvident health insurance policy did it say mental illness was only covered for a maximum of 12 months. "I couldn't work due to post traumatic stress disorder," says Stanley. "When I contacted UnumProvident about my claim, they said my original policy, which I purchased in May 2001, stated that mental illnes... - ERISA Rules Violated
Sep-13-06 Oklahoma City, OK In recent years, companies have faced a growing number of lawsuits related to stock fraud. The lawsuits involve large corporations violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). As is the case with Scott Wilkins' employer, companies often offer stocks in a company as a reward for hard work. Unfortunately, the compan... - Cashing in on Overtime
Sep-12-06 Santa Clara, CA: Daniel Kuenzi worked a double shift but his employer refuses to pay overtime . The employer's rationale: the 16 hour shift was over a period of two days. "I worked the midnight shift." says Kuenzi, "I started my shift at 4pm in the afternoon and finished the next morning at 8am. The California labor law states that anything over eig... - Advice to Employers: Pay workers now rather than Later
Aug-12-06 "Employers would be well advised to compensate their employees before they are taken to court," says Tom Emmitt, head litigation attorney at United Employees Law Group, PC. "Employer's biggest fears are class action and individual lawsuits. We will take the employer to court and collect not only back wages and overtime owed, but a variety of penalties and...