Fair Labor Standards Act

February 17, 2022 A proposed class and collective action alleges Insomnia Cookies, Krispy Kreme Inc. and their CEO have violated federal and state labor laws.

February 17, 2022 A lawsuit claims the operator of Slim Chickens, Dunkin’, Arby’s and Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchises violated federal and state labor laws.

February 11, 2022 American Airlines faces a collective action in which an employee claims he and other hourly workers were not properly paid for required training sessions.

February 9, 2022 A lawsuit claims New York Panera employees have not been properly paid as a result of the restaurant’s practice of “shaving” time off of workers’ weekly hours.

February 8, 2022 A former Burlington Coat Factory assistant store manager claims she and similarly situated workers were not paid proper overtime wages.

February 2, 2022 A lawsuit alleges Med-Call and its chief operating officer have unlawfully refused to pay nurses for time spent traveling to COVID-19 vaccination sites.

February 1, 2022 Two former Williams-Sonoma employees claim they were not paid for their last week of work at the home retailer’s Olive Branch, Mississippi distribution center.

January 27, 2022 A lawsuit claims the MTA have failed to pay certain employees any overtime wages since their payroll administrator was crippled by a December 2021 data breach.

January 24, 2022 A proposed collective action alleges customer service representatives at Philips North America’s Georgia call center are owed unpaid overtime wages dating back to last year.

January 18, 2022 A lawsuit claims federal contractor Ahtna failed to pay employees for time spent undergoing security screenings and for work performed during lunch breaks.

January 14, 2022 Penske Truck Leasing Co. and Penske Truck Leasing Corporation face a proposed collective action that claims they failed to pay employees proper overtime wages.

January 13, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Allegheny General Hospital underpaid certain employees after a payroll vendor was compromised in a late-2021 data breach.

January 13, 2022 Miami law firm Serving Immigrants faces a collective action in which two former employees claim they and other workers are owed unpaid minimum and overtime wages.

January 12, 2022 A class action alleges Major League Baseball and all 30 teams have routinely and openly colluded to restrict and depress the wages and compensation paid to minor league players.

January 12, 2022 Ten former Queens, New York H Mart employees claim workers were required to put in more than 40 hours per week without being paid proper overtime wages.

January 11, 2022 A Bimbo Bakeries driver claims the bakery product manufacturer has unlawfully reduced or withheld workers’ wages by unfairly charging them for unsold products.

December 17, 2021 A New Jersey Lyft driver claims the rideshare company has failed to both reimburse drivers for business expenses and pay proper overtime wages.

December 16, 2021 A lawsuit claims Warner Bros. failed to pay employees timely and complete wages and provide meal breaks in accordance with federal and California law.

November 24, 2021 Petco faces a proposed collective and class action that claims the pet supply store has failed to pay employees for every hour worked.

November 24, 2021 A lawsuit claims Albertsons failed to include the extra hazard pay workers received during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their time-and-a-half overtime rates.

November 23, 2021 Workers at Outback Steakhouse and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar were not paid proper wages due to the misapplication of a tip credit, two lawsuits claim.

November 23, 2021 A class action alleges Sony Interactive Entertainment has failed to pay employees who are female, or who identify as female, equally to males who perform substantially similar work.

November 10, 2021 A lawsuit claims DoorDash has failed to properly pay drivers for every hour worked, much less the “high” hourly wages promised in job advertisements.

November 4, 2021 A lawsuit claims the operator of numerous Papa John’s stores failed to properly reimburse delivery drivers for expenses associated with using their personal vehicles.

November 1, 2021 The owner and operator of a number of Alaska Papa John’s franchises has allegedly paid delivery drivers less than the federal hourly minimum wage.

October 29, 2021 A class action alleges Flowers Foods and Derst Baking Company have misclassified distributors as independent contractors and denied them proper overtime wages.

October 28, 2021 A lawsuit claims Premier Senior Living misclassified salaried employees as exempt from overtime wages despite requiring them to perform non-exempt work.

October 27, 2021 The operators of four Boston-area Japanese-style steak houses have been hit with a former chef's claims that he and other workers were not paid proper wages.

October 25, 2021 DCD Delivery, Inc. and DHL Express face claims that they failed to pay delivery drivers proper overtime wages and provide statutory meal breaks.

October 13, 2021 A lawsuit claims Counseling Alliance of Virginia failed to pay certain workers at least the minimum wage as a result of charging “supervision fees.”

September 29, 2021 The Coca-Cola Company faces a lawsuit that claims employees were not paid in accordance with state and federal labor laws or provided with proper breaks.

September 21, 2021 Thirteen plaintiffs have signed onto a lawsuit in which they allege the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and several officials have failed to pay proper overtime wages.

September 17, 2021 Three EMS workers have filed a proposed collective action in which they claim New York City has failed to properly calculate overtime wages.

September 17, 2021 Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York has misclassified distributors as contractors and owes them unpaid wages and expense reimbursement, a lawsuit alleges.

September 14, 2021 United Coal Company, Wellmore Coal and Wellmore Energy failed to pay miners for time spent donning protective gear and traveling underground, a lawsuit alleges.

September 8, 2021 A proposed collective action alleges Live Nation sales reps have been misclassified as exempt from receiving time-and-a-half overtime wages.

September 3, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Bauer Hockey knew or should have known that a number of its employees were working without pay while on furlough from the hockey equipment manufacturer last year.

August 19, 2021 AllianceRx and a staffing agency have failed to pay call center employees for work performed before clocking in and after clocking out, according to a lawsuit.

August 19, 2021 The operators of certain New York Domino’s Pizza franchises face claims that they have failed to properly reimburse delivery drivers for vehicle operation costs.

August 16, 2021 A lawsuit alleges the New York Shakespeare Festival failed to properly pay workers and discriminated against African American employees.

August 10, 2021 The operator of Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurants faces claims that it failed to pay tipped servers and bartenders proper wages.

August 6, 2021 A lawsuit claims Gregorys Coffee violated labor laws by failing to provide proper notice and management of employees’ schedules and pay the workers for off-the-clock work.

August 4, 2021 A lawsuit claims On the Border restaurants applied an unlawful tip credit to workers’ wages and thus underpaid them in accordance with state and federal law.

August 2, 2021 A lawsuit alleges three contractors have failed to pay drivers any wages for their final weeks of work due to a contract dispute with the U.S. Postal Service.

July 27, 2021 A class and collective action alleges National Claims Adjusters has misclassified certain workers as independent contractors and denied them proper wages.

July 26, 2021 The operator of a Nashville Popeyes franchise is alleged to have denied employees proper overtime pay and any wages for their final week or weeks of employment.

July 23, 2021 A lawsuit claims Amazon failed to pay workers proper overtime wages and discriminated against female employees by paying them less than their male counterparts.

July 6, 2021 Traincroft, Inc. faces a proposed class and collective action wherein an employee claims he and other workers have not been paid proper overtime wages.

June 30, 2021 A collective and class action alleges Dave & Buster’s has underpaid tipped employees as the result of taking an improper tip credit.

June 24, 2021 A proposed class and collective action claims the operator of Binny’s Beverage Depot failed to pay workers proper overtime wages during the COVID-19 pandemic.