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 […]
BALTIMORE — A group of rehabilitation coordinators for Alliance Inc., a service provider for patients with special needs, has agreed to settle its class action wage suit against the company under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for $330,000. Under the settlement agreement, around $230,000 will be divided between 15 current and former rehabilitation coordinators, […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — On January 20, 2016, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The guidance will assist employers and employees determine whether a joint employment situation exists — whether an employee is employed by two or more joint […]
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 […]
BALTIMORE — Carl Helfand, an office clerk and security guard for WPIP, Inc., a Maryland company that provides parking, storage, and lot-rental services for independent tractor-trailer drivers and corporate fleet drivers, filed suit against the company for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Maryland Wage and Hour Laws. Helfand claimed that WPIP […]
MIAMI — Carlos Martinez and Ricardo Babich, who worked as international agents at DHL’s Miami International Airport facility, filed a proposed class action suit against the company for violating their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The federal court certified the class, stating that the claimants had produced enough evidence that potential class […]