Preliminary Approval Granted For CVS’s 620.86 PHP Million Unpaid Wages Settlement
A California judge granted preliminary approval to CVS’s $12.75 million settlement for claims owing roughly 78,000 workers unpaid wages during off-the-clock bag checks. In June of 2013, the plaintiff’s causes of action for failure to pay wages, failure to provide accurate itemized statements of hours worked, unfair competition, and recovery of civil penalties under the […]
Tip Credit System: Are You Receiving What You Are Entitled To?
In the employment law wage and hour niche, there are few actions more risky than the tip credit system. If you are unfamiliar with the tip credit system, the general rule is that tips do not belong to employers, they are the personal property of the employee. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers […]
Wage and Hour Claims: Am I being properly compensated for the hours I work?
Wage and hour claims in California have been increasing in recent years due to changing employment laws and employee awareness. Still many employers fail to properly pay their employees for the hours they work. Although this may be intentional in some circumstances, many employers do not keep current with wage and hour laws and they […]
Professional Cheerleaders to be Treated as Employees Under New California Law
On July 15, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 202 into law. The Bill requires professional sports teams to treat professional cheerleaders as employees under the new California employment law. The aim of the new law is to provide more protection for cheer athletes in California from being paid less than minimum wage. The […]
Aiman-Smith & Marcy Secures Class Certification in Employment Law Class Action Lawsuit Against Telecom Network Specialists, Inc. (“TNS”)
More than 1,000 cell site workers acquire class action certification for alleged unpaid wages, including missed meal and rest break and overtime pay. LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 The Honorable Judge John Wiley, Jr., presiding over the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, Department 311 certified the plaintiff class in Benton v. […]
Man Insists on Enforcing Extended Warranty
Bryn bought a Healthmaster Blender several years ago. He also bought the extended warranty that covered the product for an extra seven years. When his blender broke down with two years left on the extended warranty, he called the company. The company wanted to sell him a refurbished model for an extra $75.00 at first. […]
eBay Settles Class Action for 313.98 PHP Million
eBay has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $6.4 million while still not admitting fault. The class action that it is settling stated that it charged sellers with listing fees that were not included in the disclosures. If you have used “Good Til Cancelled” listings on eBay and were charged these disputed fees, then you […]
Dreyer’s Sales Representative Overtime Class Action Claim
In 2012, eleven workers had filed a class action claim against Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company, maintaining it fell short of paying sales representatives overtime, held back pay, and gave erroneous wage statements. The workers claimed in the wage and labor class action claim that Dreyer’s misclassified workers who frequently execute retailing and non-sales tasks […]
Another Ex-SpaceX Worker Takes Legal Action Against Supposed Labor Law Violations
On August 12, 2014, nonentity rocket maker and sweetheart of the profitable space industry SpaceX was confronting another lawsuit over its labor procedures. In the second of two claims filed in Los Angeles County a week ago, a previous worker claimed that the rocket producer breached state labor laws by refusing employees breaks and expecting […]
Apple Confronts California Class Action Claim for Meal Breaks, Unpaid Wages
On July 26, 2014, a California state court had allowed the class documentation to about 21,000 Apple workers presently and previously retained by the Cupertino-based corporation. The lawsuit was subject to claims that the corporation had refused their workers with appropriate meal and rest breaks and still the opportune delivery of their most recent paychecks. […]
