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Primary Provider Management Misclassifying Employees as Exempt Settlement
This settlement resolves a class action against Primary Provider Management, Inc., Agilon Health, Inc., Cyber Pro Systems (which does business as Medical Data Exchange, Inc.), and MDX Hawaii, Inc. for alleged violations of California wage and hour labor laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the complaint, the companies misclassified nurses who Read more
McDonald’s Overtime and Breaks Labor Violations California Class Action
This California class action brings suit against McDonald’s Restaurants of California, Inc. and McDonald’s USA, LLC for employment violations. Among the allegations are unpaid overtime and failure to allow for proper rest and meal breaks. As is usual in such cases, these violations have led to “downstream” problems, such as inaccurate wage statements and waiting Read more
Aaron’s Overtime Pay and Breaks California Class Action
When a company calculates the overtime rate of pay for its employees, it must take into consideration more than just the employee’s base hourly pay. The complaint for this class action alleges that Aaron’s, Inc. does not figure in incentive pay when calculating employees’ overtime rates. It also alleges that the company does not give Read more
Exxon Refinery Rest Breaks California Settlement
In 2016, the California Supreme Court interpreted one of the state’s Wage Orders to mean that workers taking rest breaks cannot be required to be on call. This settlement resolves a class action on exactly this point, against ExxonMobil Oil Corp., ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, PBF Energy Limited, and Torrance Refining Company, LLC. The complaint alleged Read more
CoreLogic Valuations Solutions Residential Staff Appraisers Overtime Settlement
This settlement resolves a class and collective action against CoreLogic Valuation Solutions, Inc. and Platinum Valuation Services, LLC. The complaint alleged that the companies violated state and federal labor laws by not paying for all overtime hours worked and not providing required meal and rest breaks. Read more
McDonald’s Pay, Overtime, and Breaks Settlement
McDonald’s Restaurants of California, Inc. and McDonald’s of Culvrl-Sepulveda are putting up $26 million to settle a labor law class action. Three employees brought suit, claiming that the company did not provide proper meal or rest breaks, did not pay overtime and minimum wages, pay all wages due to separating employees, maintain records and provide Read more
Fedex Ground Warehouse Workers California Labor Class Action
This class action brings suit against Fedex Ground Package System, Inc. for violating California’s Labor Code and its Industrial Welfare Commission’s wage orders in its treatment of hourly, non-exempt warehouse employees. The allegations involve payment for all hours worked, meal and rest breaks, and the “downstream” effects of these that lead to other violations. Read more
Kuehne + Nagel Time-Shaving and Labor Law Violations California Class Action
This is an all-too-common type of employment case, in which a company operating in California is accused of violating California labor law and IWC wage orders. In this class action, the complaint alleges that Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. did not pay proper wages and overtime or allow workers the required rest and meal breaks, and Read more
Instacart Employee Misclassification and Labor Law Settlement
Maplebear, Inc., which does business as Instacart, is settling a class action for just under $11 million. The complaint alleged that Instacart violated federal and California labor laws in a number of ways, by misclassifying employees as independent contractors, not reimbursing their business expenses, not paying wages and overtime, not providing meal and rest breaks, Read more
Hyatt Overtime and Rest and Meal Breaks California Class Action
There’s a tendency to think that large, famous companies are better about compliance with labor laws, either because they can afford it or because they have a reputation to uphold. The complaint for this class action, however, alleges that the Hyatt Corporation has violated California Labor Law in numerous ways. Read more