Employment Violations

Novant Retirement Plus Plan Class Action Settlement

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that Novant Health, Inc. violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by breaching fiduciary duties.  Millions of dollars worth of excessive record-keeping and administrative services are among the claims that have lead Novant Health to settle for upwards of $32 million.  There are two settlement classes: former and current  Read more

Lowe’s EEOC Wrongful Termination Settlement

The plaintiffs and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allege that Lowe's Home Center's, Inc. violated the ADA by terminating the employment of employees who took a medical leave of absence exceeding Lowe's 180-day policy.  Read more

Outback Steakhouse Wage and Hour Settlement

Plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that Bloomin' Brands, Inc., the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, required employees to perform work off-the-clock in violation of the FLSA.  Workers were required to work before and after their shifts, complete mandatory online training without pay, attend promotional events and meetings without pay, and had not been paid overtime  Read more

Securitas Security Services USA Vacation Pay Settlement

Plaintiffs allege that Securitas Security Services should have included annual lump-sum vacation pay upon anniversary of employment when determining overtime pay.  Instead, the plaintiff argues that this vacation pay money was in the form of a bonus.  Read more

Kaplan Fair Labor Standards Act Violation Settlement

Plaintiffs allege that Kaplan violated FLSA and Illinois law by classifying Head Student Representatives as independent contractors and therefore failing to pay minimum wage.  Read more

Deutsche Bank Fiduciary Breach ERISA Class Action

This class action lawsuit alleges that Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. and other fiduciaries of the Deutsche Bank Matched Savings Plan breached duties imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by engaging in prohibited transactions and unlawful self-dealing with regard to selecting investments, to the the detriment of the Plan, its participants and  Read more

Reliance Trust/Insperity ERISA Class Action Lawsuit

This class action lawsuit alleges that Reliance Trust Company, Insperity and related entities breached fiduciary duties owed to participants and beneficiaries of an ERISA-covered 401(k) plan by allowing payment of unreasonable administrative and recordkeeping fees, payment of unreasonable investment management fees, using low-yielding money market funds without considering other options, failing to monitor fiduciaries and  Read more

ADT Class Action Alleges Violations of Labor Laws

This class action alleges that ADT, Inc. violated the California Labor Code and the state Business and Professions Code by failing to pay overtime and proper wages, failing to allow meal breaks and rest periods, and in other ways.  Read more

Business Information Group Alleged to Provide Inaccurate Reports

This class action alleges that Business Information Group violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by providing inaccurate reports to prospective employers and other third parties, and by not providing the required notice to the subject of the reports, allowing him to correct the inaccuracies.   Read more

MetLife ERISA Retirement Plan Fiduciary Breach Class Action

This class action lawsuit alleges that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") breached its fiduciary duties to ERISA-covered retirement plan clients by failing to disclose key information including the manner in which it sets the internal "crediting rate" used to distribute capital investment income to their accounts.  Read more