MONTEREY, C.A. — A California labor contractor will be paying farmworkers $2.6 million in damages based on a recent settlement in federal court. The farmworkers were found to have been exploited by Salvador Zavala Chavez from April 2009 through April 2012 when he violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). However, Chavez declared bankruptcy in […]
LOS ANGELES — C.H. Robinson Company was recently denied their request to compel arbitration in a class action overtime pay lawsuit brought by its account managers and transportation representatives. The company’s employees claim they were improperly classified as exempt from state overtime requirements. Since the employees are not required to arbitrate their dispute over unpaid […]
SAN FRANCISCO — An overtime pay lawsuit against Safelite AutoGlass in California federal court has recently been dismissed. The dismissal was initially requested, not by Safelite, but by the former technician who originally filed the lawsuit. The former technician had claimed the company failed to pay the overtime wages he was entitled to and he […]
LOS ANGELES — Managers working for Tavistock Freebirds, LLC, have filed a potential class action overtime pay lawsuit against the company recently in California state court. The managers claim the company misclassified their positions as exempt from overtime and denied them the overtime wages they were entitled to when they worked more than 40 hours […]
LOS ANGELES — Even though it appears that the Oakland Raiderettes, the Oakland Raiders’ cheerleaders, and the Oakland Raiders have reached a proposed $1.25 million agreement in a class action wage and overtime lawsuit, another Raiderette has brought a separate claim against the team recently. The National Football League (NFL) and its individual teams have […]
LOS ANGELES — A beauty supply retailer, Planet Beauty Inc., in California is facing a potential class action overtime pay lawsuit in California state court. According to the lawsuit, Planet Beauty Inc. violated California labor laws when it incorrectly calculated its employees’ overtime wages. The plaintiffs are seeking both back pay for unpaid overtime wages […]