LOS ANGELES — A court provided initial approval of a $2.6 million settlement of a wage suit brought by employees against UniFirst Corp., a workwear and uniform supplier. The lead plaintiff, Evalia Mosqueda, brought the suit against the company on behalf of various classes of nonexempt employees, including truck loaders, secretaries, health physics technicians, and former […]
LOS ANGELES — A wage suit filed by workers against Old Country Buffet and HomeTown Buffet for violations of California state law was settled for over $2 million. The suit was filed by lead plaintiff Berta Martin Del Ocampo on behalf of 11,000 nonexempt employees, who will be compensated based on the number of weeks […]
LOS ANGELES — An employee of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in California filed suit against the company for violations of state wage and hour laws. The suit claims that Goodyear failed to comply with rest break requirements, overtime, and other violations stemming from the company’s policies. The plaintiff is requesting back wages, damages, civil […]
LOS ANGELES — A group of shipping department employees filed a class action suit against Chanel, Inc. for alleged violations of California wage and labor laws in one of its California stores. According to the suit, Chanel failed to pay overtime and provide rest breaks for shipping employees, failed to pay minimum wage, and failed […]
LOS ANGELES — A California state court approved a $7.4 million settlement of three separate overtime class action cases brought by more than 1,600 pharmacists alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California labor code. Under the settlement agreement, the average class member will receive $2,486, with the amount depending on the […]
LOS ANGELES — A group of Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) employees filed suit in federal court alleging that the company violated the California Labor Code and the California Business and Professions code. The suit alleges that the company required the class of nonexempt patient service technicians to work for more than five hours at […]