Employment Violations

Menorah Medical Center Nurses’ Hours FLSA Settlement

Midwest Division MMC, LLC is settling a class action pertaining to the wages and hours of registered nurses working at Menorah Medical Center. The complaint alleged that nurses’ reported hours and their pay were improperly reduced, either by the deduction of thirty-minute meal periods that the nurses claimed they had not been able to take  Read more

CommonSpirit Health Nurses Wage and Hour Settlement

CommonSpirit Health (previously known as Catholic Health Initiatives in Nebraska), CHI Health (which does business as CHI Nebraska), and Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center (SMERMC) were all sued in a class and collective action claiming they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Nebraska state law by not properly paying nurse employees for work  Read more

LHC Group 401(k) Plan Breach of Fiduciary Duties Class Action

This class action, against LHC Group, Inc., the LHC Group 401(k) Committee, and a group of individuals, alleges that these defendants mismanaged the company’s LHC Group 401(k) Plan. The complaint claims they paid excessive fees for services, chose more expensive share classes than they needed to, and maintained underperforming investment options in the plan when  Read more

TForce Drivers Misclassification Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action alleging that TForce Final Mile West, LLC and Dynamex Operations West, Inc. misclassified their drivers as independent contractors when they should have been considered employees. The complaint alleged that, as independent contractors, the drivers did not get employee rights and benefits, such as minimum wage and overtime pay, off-duty  Read more

Pepsico Employee Paychecks During Kronos Outage Settlement

This settlement resolves a collective and class action against PepsiCo, Inc., New Tiger, LLC, and their divisions and subsidiaries, concerning the companies’ inability to pay employees in a timely or accurate manner for seventeen pay periods between December 5, 2021 and April 8, 2022. The problem occurred because of a cyberattack on the companies’ payroll  Read more

Domino’s Pizza Franchises New York AG Wage and Hour Settlement

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. has reached an agreement with the Office of the New York State Attorney General to settle a lawsuit alleging three of its franchises violated workers’ rights and New York labor laws in various ways: by paying subminimum wages, failing to pay overtime required by law, abusing the tip credit, and failing to  Read more

Gate Gourmet California Labor Law Settlement

Gate Gourmet, Inc. and Gategroup US Holding, Inc. are settling a class action alleging violations of California Labor laws. The complaint alleged that non-exempt employees in California were required to perform off-the-clock pre- and post-shift activities, so that the companies did not pay for all work performed, did not pay proper overtime, did not provide  Read more

Amazon Rounding and Breaks Oregon Labor Law Settlement

Amazon.com Services, LLC and Amazon.com, Inc. are settling a class action about wages and hours. The complaint alleged Amazon (1) rounded workers’ starting and stopping times in a way that disadvantaged employees, (2) did not pay for clocked-out rest periods that were shorted than thirty minutes, and (3) did not promptly pay all wages due  Read more

Storm Water California Labor Law Settlement

Storm Water Inspection & Maintenance Services, Inc. (SWIMS) is putting up half a million dollars to settle a class action alleging it violated California labor laws in a number of ways. For example, the complaint alleged the company did not pay proper overtime and minimum wages, did not provide required meal and rest breaks, and  Read more

LGCY Power California Labor Law Settlement

LGCY Power, LLC is paying $3.82 million to settle a class action alleging that it violated California labor laws. The complaint presented a long list of allegations, including that some employees were misclassified as independent contractors; that some employees were not paid for training time or non-sales work; that the company failed to pay overtime;  Read more