LOS ANGELES, CA – A California labor lawsuit alleging wrongful dismissal and defamation was quietly settled earlier this week at the 11th hour after a jury had awarded damages to the plaintiff, but had yet to settle on punitive damages.
CALIFORNIA — A California federal jury found that Bank of America illegally blacklisted and defamed a former employee. It awarded her employee compensatory and punitive damages that could surpass $1.6 million.
OKLAHOMA — Two men who were forced to work for free in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program have filed a class action lawsuit, alleging racketeering, human trafficking and labor law violations.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Aiman-Smith & Marcy, a leading law firm specializing in employment law, has filed a class action lawsuit against Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. on behalf of two of the retailer’s staff members.
SAN FRANCISCO — Two employees have filed a class action lawsuit against Dollar Tree, alleging breach of contract and unfair business practices.
An employee has filed a class action lawsuit against auto parts businesses, alleging violation of federal law.
A reasonable jury could conclude Bank of America N.A. acted with malice when, without a thorough investigation, it reported to a third-party data base monitoring fired bank employees that it had evidence of a former employee’s criminal wrongdoing, says a federal appeals court, in reversing a lower court ruling.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a former Bank of America executive’s defamation and blacklisting claims against the bank for reporting her to a company that maintains a database for financial institutions of workers terminated for causing financial loss.
California taxi divers face a new frustration: booming competition from companies like Uber and other app-based taxi companies that have recently entered the market with new services, systems and often better cars.
Running enthusiasts from around the country traveled to Alameda to take part in the inaugural Bank of Marin Alameda Running Festival Oct. 29 and 30. Hallie Von Rock was the first woman and Alamedan to complete the distance.
Twitter, everyone’s favorite 140-character social media platform, has been struggling lately, struggling to keep up growth, struggling to make a profit, struggling to find a buyer.
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A California judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to CVS Caremark Corp.’s $12.75 million settlement of claims it shorted roughly 78,000 workers on pay for time they spent in security checks, saying the deal looks to be “in order.”
Uber drivers along with the company itself are responding forcefully to objectors of the recently negotiated controversial $100 million settlement.
A California federal magistrate judge on Jan. 15 granted final approval to a $2.25 million settlement to be paid by Bank of America National Association to end a class complaint brought on behalf of customer service.
The District of Columbia Council scheduled a hearing for Jan. 13 on a bill that would require stores and restaurants to tell employees what their work schedules will be several weeks in advance and require employers to compensate employees for last-minute schedule changes.
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. Telecom Network Specialists, Inc
U.S. District federal Judge, Jesus G. Bernal, ruled plaintiffs successfully satisfied all the requirements for class certification for Brown et al. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. et al., case number 2:14-cv-01242, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
A California federal judge on Thursday certified a class of about 62,000 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. employees who brought an employment suit claiming they were illegally required to buy the retailer’s clothing for work, ruling that the plaintiffs satisfied all the requirements for class certification.
Aiman-Smith & Marcy, an Oakland class action law firm, has filed a class action lawsuit in Alameda County against UBER TECHONOLOGIES, INC. on behalf of taxi drivers in Oakland, Berkeley, and Emeryville.
Four years ago, Phaneesh Murthy realised he’d become a bit chunky and began a punishing gym programme. But sticking to an exercise schedule wasn’t easy because the chief of IT outsourcing company iGate Corp travelled about 20 days a month.
Phaneesh Murthy was asked to leave iGate because Araceli Roiz, the company’s head of investor relations, was allegedly pregnant with his child, and the Fremont, California-based IT firm faced the risk of a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
Sacked iGate Corp Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy will be sued for sexually harassing the firm’s investor relations head and allegedly making her pregnant, the law firm representing the victim said.
Ten years after he paid the price, literally and figuratively, for an avoidable indiscretion, Phaneesh Murthy, is in the news for the same misstep — an inappropriate relationship at the workplace.
Before BEEZER, THOMAS and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. Owen P. Martikan,City Attorney’s Office, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellants. Randall B. Aiman-Smith, McPhee & Aiman-Smith, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.
Before BEEZER, THOMAS and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. Owen P. Martikan,City Attorney’s Office, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellants. Randall B. Aiman-Smith, McPhee & Aiman-Smith, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.