Employment Violations
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
Portfolio Recovery Associates Labor Law Settlement
This settlement resolves a collective and class action against Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other labor laws. The complaint offered a long list of allegations, concerning minimum wages and overtime, meal and rest breaks, unpaid vacation and sick pay, unreimbursed business expenses, and other matters. Read more
Global K9 Protection Group Labor Law Settlement
Global K9 Protection Group, LLC is settling a class action alleging that it either misclassified dog handlers and site leads or otherwise did not pay them according to state and federal labor laws. The complaint alleged that the company did not pay employees proper wages and overtime, did not give them the required meal and Read more
Gardner Trucking, CRST Breaks and Overtime California Class Action
This employment class action brings suit against Gardner Trucking, Inc. and CRST Expedited, Inc. for violations of California’s Labor Code and its Business and Professions Code. The violations include such things as failure to provide employees with proper meal and rest periods; failure to pay at least minimum wage for all hours worked; failure to Read more
Amazon California Labor Law Nonexempt Employees Class Action
This class action brings suit against Amazon Retail, LLC, alleging that it failed to follow the provisions of California Labor Code and Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders. The topics covered in the complaint are familiar: pay for all hours worked, overtime pay, breaks, and so on. Read more
Intelnet America Overtime Pay Settlement
This settlement resolves two labor-law class actions against Intelnet America, LLC, which is now known as Teleperformance Business Services US, LLC. One complaint was filed in New Jersey, the other in Pennsylvania. They alleged that Intelnet did not pay overtime wages for all overtime work performed, including off-the-clock work that took place before and after Read more
Northern Gentlemen’s Club Exotic Dancers Settlement
Ferny Properties, LLC operates the Northern Gentlemen’s Club, which has now entered into a settlement with its exotic dancers or entertainers. The complaint for the class action against the club alleged that it misclassified the dancers as non-employees, that it did not pay them minimum wages or other compensation required under the laws of North Read more
Robert Heath Trucking Labor Law Settlement
This settlement resolves a class action against Robert Heath Trucking, Inc., alleging labor law violations in connections with its California truckers who were paid by the mile. The complaint alleged that the truckers were not paid at least minimum wages for all hours worked, were not allowed proper meal and rest breaks, and were not Read more
Home Depot Wage and Labor Law Violations California Class Action
Labor laws generally require that employees be paid for all hours they spend in control of their employer, at the proper rate of pay. The complaint for this class action alleges that Home Depot, Inc. did not pay employees at its California distribution centers for all hours they spent in its control and violated California Read more
Steak N Shake Violations with Tipped Employees FLSA, Ohio Class Action
Employers may sometimes pay tipped employees, such as waiters and bartenders, less than minimum wage. However, in order to do this, they must obey the requirements of the tip-credit provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state and local labor laws. In this class action, the complaint alleges that Steak N Shake, Inc. Read more