LOS ANGELES — A former employee of Forever 21, a well-known clothing brand, filed a proposed class action suit claiming that the retail store violated the California Labor Code. The plaintiff, Raalon Kennedy, proposed a class consisting of similarly-situated current or former sales clerks for Forever 21, and is seeking compensatory damages, payment of denied […]
LOS ANGELES — Jewel Garner, a former paralegal with DineEquity Inc., the parent company of IHOP and Applebee’s restaurants, filed a wage suit against the company for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the California Labor Code. Garner was fired in February of 2015 after her supervisors claimed that she withheld information about […]
LOS ANGELES — Maria Garcia, a former sales clerk for a Hollister Co. store in Los Angeles, filed a class action wage suit against her former employer for alleged violations of the wage provisions of the California Labor Code. In her suit, Garcia is seeking unspecified damages of not less than $5 million, in addition […]
LOS ANGELES — After conducting a hearing, a California federal court approved a proposed settlement of a wage suit filed by a class of current and former pharmacists against their employer, Rite Aid, alleging violations of the California Labor Code. The settlement amounts to $9 million and settles the claims of a class consisting of […]
LOS ANGELES — After a federal court granted preliminary approval of a $36 million settlement of a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage suit between a group of residential real estate appraisers and their employer, Bank of America, attorneys have submitted a request for $12 million in attorneys’ fees. This would constitute an upward departure […]
LOS ANGELES — A federal court has certified a class action suit filed by a group of drivers against Uber for wage violations under the California Labor Code, particularly the code’s expense reimbursement and converted tips provisions. The certified class consists of Uber drivers in California since August 16, 2009 and those who drove for […]