Two California Cities Hit With Overtime Pay Lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO — Two California cities were recently hit with unpaid overtime lawsuits by city employees alleging they worked over 40 hours a week with no overtime pay.
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Federal Court Approves Settlement in Crowdsourcing Labor Company Wage Suit
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court approved a settlement agreement that would put to rest claims by a class of employees against Crowdflower Inc., a crowdsourcing labor company, for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The settlement totaled $585,507, which settles the claims of a class consisting of nearly 20,000 employees. The […]
Pharmacy Managers Overtime Lawsuit Against Kaiser Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO — Rose Feaver, Myungshun Shim, and Artin Adamian are outpatient pharmacy managers who filed a proposed class action suit against their employer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the California Labor Code. The plaintiffs alleged that Kaiser required them to work off the […]
Supreme Court Asked to Decide Auto Service Adviser Issue
SAN FRANCISCO — Appealing a decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Encino Motorcars LLC petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) decision stating that service advisers at an auto dealership are entitled to overtime pay. In response, a group of service advisers have submitted […]
Proposed Settlement Agreement Considered by Court in Hilfiger Wage Suit
SAN FRANCISCO — Tommy Hilfiger Retail LLC and a group of employees lead by Jessie Chavez and Anabel Armenta have reached a settlement agreement in a class action suit for alleged California Labor Code wage violations in the amount of $1.8 million. The parties have submitted the proposed settlement agreement to a California federal district […]
Minor League Baseball Overtime Pay Lawsuit Class Certification
SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier in October, a California federal court indicated that it will likely conditionally certify a collective action of minor league baseball players who claim that Major League Baseball (MLB) violated their wage rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The suit includes forty-three minor league players as named plaintiffs, but would […]