Employment Violations

Isagenix Employee Stock Ownership Plan ERISA Violations Class Action

This class action is about the Isagenix Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). It is brought against Argent Trust Company, the trustee of the plan, and four individuals, for a transaction in which Argent bought shares of Isagenix from the four individuals on behalf of the plan. The complaint alleges that the value of  Read more

Electrical Contractor Union Funds Run Only by Management Class Action

At issue in this case is the representation of workers in union-sponsored benefit funds. The defendants are the funds for the union members’ welfare, apprenticeship, and retirement. The complaint for this class action alleges that all administrators of the funds are from the employers’ side, with none from the employee side. The laws in question  Read more

Dillon Logistics Mass Layoff Violation of WARN Act Class Action

This class action is brought by the employees of Dillon Logistics, Inc. and Cotton Creek Capital Partners II, LP, in reference to a mass layoff or plant closing that was ordered around August 31, 2021. The complaint points to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the WARN Act) and alleges that the  Read more

Postmates Couriers California Settlement

Postmates, Inc. has agreed to a $32 million settlement alleging it misclassified certain of its couriers as independent contractors when they should have been classified as employees. The complaint alleged that Postmates has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as well as California labor laws, by failing to reimburse couriers for expenses and failing  Read more

Doordash Drivers Misclassification Settlement

Doordash, Inc. is paying $100 million to settle several class actions alleging it misclassified drivers as independent contractors. The drivers are primarily seeking reimbursement of business expenses, which they claim is required under California and Massachusetts laws, but they have also alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws on  Read more

Grocery Store Employees Flat Rates of Pay NYLL, FLSA Class Action

This class action sues a list of grocery stores and two individuals in Queens and Nassau counties in New York for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). The complaint alleges that the defendants paid flat rates to the butchers and grocers who worked for them and did not  Read more

Pacific Pie Pizza Drivers Lunch Breaks Settlement

Pacific Pie, Inc. and Liberty Pizza, LLC, both doing business as Domino’s Pizza, and Shane Anderson, an individual, are settling a class action alleging they violated Washington state employment laws. The complaint alleged they did not give drivers a required thirty-minute lunch break and permitted wait-time and other off-the-clock work.  Read more

CHI Franciscan Health Wage and Hour Settlement

Franciscan Health System (which does business as CHI Franciscan Health), Franciscan Medical Group, Franciscan Health Ventures, Harrison Medical Center, and Harrison Medical Center Foundation are settling a class action and collective action alleging that they violated labor laws, including the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The complaint alleged a number of violations in the  Read more

Southwest Airlines and Armed Service Members USERRA Class Action

This class action brings suit against Southwest Airlines Co. (SWA). The complaint alleges SWA limited the benefits available under its Covid-19 Extended Emergency Time Off (ExTO) program for those on military leave in a way that violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).  Read more

Lowe’s 401(k) Plan Litigation Settlement

A partial settlement has been reached with Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and the Administrative Committee of Lowe’s 401(k) retirement plan, in a class action suit against these parties and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting, Inc. The complaint alleged that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when  Read more