Employment Violations
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
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