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 […]
LOS ANGELES — A group of at least 50 current and former employees filed a class action suit against Loews Hotel Hollywood LLC alleging violations of California labor laws governing overtime and minimum wage. According to the suit, the class members were hourly nonexempt employees who earned and were paid portions of “service charges” that […]
LOS ANGELES — A group of Los Angeles port truckers settled their suit against their employer, Shippers Transport Express Inc., for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for $11 million. The group consisted of about 540 drivers who alleged that they had been wrongly classified as independent contractors. The members of the class […]