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Precision Toxicology California Labor Law Settlement

Precision Toxicology, LLC is paying more than a half a million dollars to settle a class action alleging that it violated California labor laws. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Precision did not pay workers for all hours and overtime worked, did not provide proper meal and rest breaks, and did not reimburse workers  Read more

Franciscan Health System Wage and Hour Settlement

Franciscan Health System (FHS) is resolving a class action claiming that it violated Washington state employment laws, alleging that it did not pay for all hours worked, including gap time, did not provide proper meal or rest breaks, and improperly altered workers’ time records.  Read more

Merrill Lynch Wage and Hour California Settlement

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. is putting up more than $1.3 million to settle a California class action alleging it did not follow all California labor laws regarding its client associates. The allegations included that it did not pay client associates for all hours worked, did not pay the statutory premium wage for  Read more

Language Line Employment Violations Ohio and California Class Action

This employment class action bring suit against Language Line Services, Inc. (LLS) on behalf of a employees grouped under the approximate job title “Interpreter.” The complaint alleges that the company has violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as well as state employment laws for Ohio and California, by failing to pay earned minimum  Read more

Corteva Twelve-Hour Shift Workers Employment Settlement

Corteva, Inc., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Dow Agrosciences LLC, The Dow Chemical Co., Dowdupont, Inc. (now known as Dupont De Nemours, Inc.), and Dow Inc. are paying $3.8 million to settle a class action about employment violations for those working twelve-hour shifts in a chemical plant in Pittsburg, California. The complaint alleges  Read more

California ConAgra Foods Labor Law Settlement

ConAgra Foods, Inc., Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., and ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC are settling four combined class actions alleging the companies did not follow federal or state labor laws at certain of their facilities in California. The complaints alleged that the companies did not provide the required meal and rest breaks, pay proper minimum and  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

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