LOS ANGELES — After initially denying approval of a proposed settlement in September, a federal court in California finally approved a nearly $3 million settlement of a class action overtime suit filed by a class of pharmacists against CVS Pharmacy Inc. The agreement provides approximately 715 class members with $2,546, and also calls for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]