Improper Deductions from Pay
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Pledge Fund Deductions Settlement
The City of Charlotte, North Carolina is settling a class action about a Pledge Fund it established for Police Department employees, for which it deducted $5 from weekly paychecks. The complaint alleged that the police employees believed it would be a good benefit for them and that the North Carolina General Assembly had authorized the Read more
Experior Logistics Misclassification of Drivers Settlement
A settlement of $1.5 million is set to resolve this class action against Polmax Logistitcs, LLC (which does business as Experior Logistics), Polmax Fleet, LLC, Polmax, LLC (which does business as Experior Transport), Forbes Air Cargo, Inc. (which does business as Experior Global), and Lynx Management, Inc. The complaint alleged that Polmax and the other Read more
C&K Trucking Improper Deductions Settlement
This settlement accepts a $3.35 million payment to resolve a class action brought by drivers for C&K Trucking, LLC in Illinois. According to the complaint, C&K violated the Truth in Leasing Act and committed breach of contract and fraud when it paid owner-operators less than the amount agreed upon for their runs and did not Read more
Men’s Clubs Entertainers Wage and Tip Violations Massachusetts Class Action
Workers are often forced to pay fees for business expenses and other things that they shouldn’t be paying, but it seems that female entertainers at “gentlemen’s clubs” are particularly susceptible to this kind of exploitation. The complaint for this class action takes issue with certain charges entertainers were forced to pay out of what they Read more
Barone Steel Overtime, Deductions, and Fraudulent W-2s New York Class Action
Barone Steel, Inc. is a construction and steel fabrication company located in Brooklyn, New York. The complaint for this class action brings suit against it under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). Along with making the usual allegations of lack of proper overtime pay and proper wage statements, Read more
Uber Deductions from Driver Pay New York City Class Action
The claims raised in this class action, the complaint says, “seek to provide redress to more than 96,000 New York City Uber Drivers … for breaches of contract affecting every member of the largest private sector workforce in New York City…” The class action concerns, first, deductions from Uber driver pay, purportedly for sales taxes Read more
Intelliquick Delivery Drivers Arizona Settlement
Intelliquick is paying more than $5 million to settle a class and collective action alleging that it misclassified drivers and couriers as independent contractors, failing to accurately track their hours and making unlawful deductions from their pay. The complaint alleged that the company owes these employees additional wages or overtime, since they were actually regular Read more
Lyft Prime Time Premium Drivers’ Settlement
Lyft is paying just under $2 million to settle a claims in a class action alleging that the company violated laws and contract rights by taking a commission from drivers’ prime time premiums. The complaint also made another allegation, that Lyft classifies drivers in California as independent contractors when they are actually employees. The settlement Read more
