LOS ANGELES — The misclassification of employees as independent contractors continues to be a hot-button issue that the federal government, as well as state and local governments, are trying to address. This is particularly apparent in the context of wage and hour laws. Recently, California enacted two laws that provide more protections to workers who […]
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of hair salon workers have petitioned a federal court in California for approval of the settlement of their wage suit against Regis Corp. in the amount of $5.75 million. The workers covered by the settlement would include stylists employed by Regis in California from May 2010 through the date when […]
Calif. — A California state court certified a class of dozens of freelance content producers who claim that the parent company of their employer, The Hollywood Reporter, failed to pay them overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by classifying them as independent contractors despite their employment in the publication’s offices allegedly […]
LOS ANGELES — A federal court disapproved a $2.94 million settlement of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage claims filed by CVS pharmacists against the company. The pharmacists filed suit claiming that they worked more than six days without receiving overtime pay in the company’s greater Los Angeles district. Notably, another $2.3 million settlement of […]
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of trainees who filed a suit against their employer, Vector Marketing Corp, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have received class certification from a federal district court in California. The class consists of around 45,000 employees in five states. After the court conditionally certified the collective action, […]
LOS ANGELES — A class of hundreds of exotic dancers at VIP Showgirls Gentlemen’s Club in Los Angeles that filed a wage claim against the company has been certified by a California state court. The class claimed that the company illegally considered them to be independent contractors instead of employees. The court ruled that the […]