Class Action Alleges Lyft Mislabeled Drivers as Independent Contractors [UPDATE]
August 21, 2019 A class action suit accuses Lyft of illegally misclassifying employees as independent contractors to avoid providing overtime and other benefits.
August 21, 2019 A class action suit accuses Lyft of illegally misclassifying employees as independent contractors to avoid providing overtime and other benefits.
August 15, 2019 Patriot Transport, Inc. and Expeditor Systems, Inc. are facing a class action suit alleging they wrongly classified employees as independent contractors in an attempt to pay them less.
August 13, 2019 According to a proposed class action, Ulta Beauty, Inc. shorts employees on wages in part by subjecting them to mandatory security checks after they clock out but before they can leave the store.
August 8, 2019 A proposed class actions suit against Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. accuses the retailer of making unlawful deductions from workers' wages and failing to pay proper wages for pre- and post-shift work.
July 16, 2019 Aetna Life Insurance Company and Aetna Inc. are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action in which a former employee claims she and other care management workers are owed unpaid overtime wages.
July 11, 2019 Three Colorado casinos face a lawsuit in which a former employee claims workers were deprived of proper wages due to their hours being rounded down in the companies' favor.
July 9, 2019 Target Corporation is the defendant in a proposed class action filed by a man who claims he was misclassified as an “exempt” employee and denied proper wages.
July 8, 2019 Twenty-seven plaintiffs claim Amazon.com Services failed to pay reporting time wages required under California law.
June 14, 2019 ADP finds itself facing a lawsuit filed by a former customer service representative who claims he was not paid for pre-shift tasks.
June 14, 2019 A lawsuit claims Hertz Corporation location managers in New York were deprived of proper OT in that their "managerial" duties matched more closely with those of regular employees.
June 14, 2019 [UPDATE] Three former PNC telephone customer service representatives claim they were deprived of proper overtime wages stemming from unpaid off-the-clock work.
June 11, 2019 Four former Petco groomers allege their time records were altered by the company, which reduced their number of compensable work hours.
June 3, 2019 A lawsuit filed against Delta Airlines over alleged California labor law violations now resides in the state's Central District.
May 31, 2019 Ace Hardware Corporation has been hit with a proposed class and collective action filed by a man who claims he was deprived of proper wages while working at one of the hardware retailer’s distribution centers.
May 31, 2019 A former Hertz transportation specialist alleges in a lawsuit that she worked at the company’s San Diego car rental office without proper wages.
May 30, 2019 Gannett Co., Inc. and LDC Distribution find themselves facing an ex-newspaper carrier's claims that she was deprived of proper wages.
May 30, 2019 Two former L’Oreal USA S/D, Inc. employees allege they are owed overtime wages stemming from off-the-clock work.
May 20, 2019 Huntington Ingalls Industries faces a lawsuit that claims it failed to provide alternative retirement benefits of equal value to single life annuities.
May 20, 2019 Keurig-Dr. Pepper, Inc. and its distributor, The American Bottling Company, are on the receiving end of a former merchandiser’s wage and hour lawsuit.
May 20, 2019 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is on the receiving end of a proposed class and collective action wherein a former mortgage consultant claims the home loan division of Wells Fargo Bank failed to pay proper wages.
May 16, 2019 A lawsuit claims that Sodexo and SDH Education West denied a former employee proper wages.
May 15, 2019 Retail company QVC, Inc. and warehouse operator QVC Ontario, LLC face a proposed class action filed over multiple alleged violations of California labor law.
May 13, 2019 An ex-retail employee claims Hurley International and parent company Nike owe unpaid wages stemming in part from missed meal and rest breaks.
May 10, 2019 A class/collective action details claims that Uber owes drivers time-and-a-half overtime, and has failed to tell the truth about how much the workers stand to be paid.
May 8, 2019 Bank of America is accused of failing to pay a former manager properly for breaks in a lawsuit recently removed from state to federal court in California.
May 7, 2019 LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. faces a lawsuit wherein a manager alleges she was cheated out of overtime pay and subjected to a hostile work environment.
April 30, 2019 The operators of numerous ShopRite supermarkets in the tri-state area have been hit with a lawsuit filed over allegedly unpaid overtime wages.
April 29, 2019 A lawsuit bumped to Central California district court claims that Marshalls of CA, LLC fails to pay supervisors and managers for daily closing duties.
April 26, 2019 A lawsuit alleges that Wayfair has violated a slew of state labor laws related to overtime pay, meal and rest break premiums, and the timely remittance of wages.
April 25, 2019 Clothing retailer The Children’s Place has been hit with a collective action filed by a former manager who claims he was denied appropriate overtime pay.
April 23, 2019 A lawsuit claims Goodwill Industries of Arkansas “refused” to pay a cashier at its Little Rock thrift store lawful minimum and overtime wages.
April 22, 2019 A collective action out of Arkansas federal court alleges that airplane manufacturer Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. failed to pay proper overtime wages.
April 22, 2019 The City of Hughes, Arkansas has been hit with a collective action filed by an employee who claims he was not appropriately compensated for overtime work.
April 22, 2019 Convenience store chain Speedway LLC has been sued by a former salaried general manager who alleges he was improperly denied overtime wages.
April 17, 2019 The corporate operators of Lowe’s Home Improvement stores face a collective action filed by salaried employees who claim they are owed unpaid overtime wages.
April 17, 2019 A proposed class action removed to California federal court alleges Amazon.com Services, Inc. and Golden State FC LLC have discriminated against older, disabled workers at their warehouse fulfillment centers by denying reasonable accommodations.
April 16, 2019 Avon Products faces a proposed class action over its alleged practice of misclassifying certain workers as independent contractors exempt from labor protections.
April 15, 2019 A lawsuit alleges that Bimbo Bakeries misclassifies distributors as independent contractors, rather than employees, effectively depriving them of overtime wages.
April 12, 2019 A former J.G. Wentworth loan officer alleges he was deprived of proper wages while working out of the company's Virginia call center.
April 8, 2019 A lawsuit filed against CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy claims the companies fail to pay employees properly due to off-the-clock security screenings.
April 4, 2019 Jones Day has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit filed by six former associates who claim the firm discriminates against female employees based on gender, pregnancy, and maternity.
April 3, 2019 A proposed collective action filed in California claims the City of San Diego underpays firefighters for overtime hours and compensatory time off (CTO).
April 1, 2019 A class action seeks to address various alleged labor, consumer and unfair competition law violations related to Amazon Home Services.
March 26, 2019 Three insurance companies are accused of luring individuals into a pyramid scheme with a "false promise of achieving an entrepreneurial dream.”
March 25, 2019 American Airlines, Inc. finds itself as the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleges he was deprived of proper pay and break periods.
March 22, 2019 SkyWest Airlines faces a lawsuit that alleges the company owes flight attendants over $11.6 million in unpaid wages and California labor law penalties.
March 22, 2019 In a lawsuit recently removed to federal court in California, an employee accuses United Airlines, Inc. of various labor law abuses, including the failure to properly calculate overtime wages and provide compensation for missed meal and rest breaks.
March 21, 2019 A former server at The Waverly Inn has filed suit against the famed New York City restaurant and its three owners over claims that, among other abuses, tipped employees are required to perform "menial tasks" for less than minimum wage.
March 19, 2019 An Amazon.com, Inc. delivery driver who was allegedly misclassified as an independent contractor has filed a lawsuit over potential labor law violations.
March 15, 2019 A proposed class action filed against Target over alleged labor law infractions has been reassigned to a district court judge in California.