Issue 346: Hotel Workers: Are You Being Paid Properly? In this issue, we’re taking a look at a new investigation involving workers in the hospitality industry and how they may be illegally underpaid for the work that they do. Attorneys are also investigating whether a popular apartment rental website is keeping your personal information private. From there, a platform fighter has been added to our video game mass arbitration page, and we’ll also touch on a new lawsuit alleging there are microplastics in a popular brand of baby wipes. Keep reading for the details, as well as recent class action settlements you may be able to claim. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys suspect Rent.com could be using tracking software to secretly collect and share users’ information with Experian. This shared data may include IP addresses, device information and details about users’ locations and browsing histories, which can then be compiled into user profiles and potentially sold to third parties. If you live in California and used Rent.com, join others taking action over potential privacy violations here. |
Wage Investigation: Hotel Housekeepers, Front Desk Staff If you work as a housekeeper or at the front desk of a hotel in California or New Jersey, attorneys want to hear from you. They suspect some properties may not be paying these workers properly. This includes situations like housekeepers working through breaks without pay and front desk staff staying late until the next person comes on shift. Suspect you were underpaid? Check out this page for more. |
| New Data Breach Investigations | | | Got a data breach
notice? Don’t throw it out – and check out our full list of ongoing investigations here. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started. | |
| | ~ In Case You Missed It ~ CNAs: Were You Shorted on Overtime Pay? Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe some employers may be underpaying CNAs by failing to include shift differentials (i.e., extra pay for undesirable shifts) when determining their overtime rates. Workers who weren’t paid properly may be able to take action to recover wages that were earned but not paid. So, if you received shift differentials in your overtime weeks, learn more about how time-and-a-half rates should be calculated |
Case Updates  Our settlements page is always being updated. Have you checked to see if you're covered by any open settlements? You can also check out the latest settlements as they happen by following us on Twitter. |
| Latest Settlements - Sysco Data Breach
You may be included in this settlement if Sysco sent you a notice stating that your information may have been exposed in a data breach discovered in March 2023. - SmileDirectClub Aligners
This settlement covers those who purchased, paid and/or provided reimbursement for some or all of the purchase price of SmileDirectClub aligners between October 22, 2017 and August 18, 2022. - Kipling Apparel Outlet Stores (California)
You may be included in this settlement if you made a purchase at a Kipling's California outlet store between December 8, 2019 and May 29, 2025. | | |
To view a complete list of settlements and to find out how you can file a claim, click here. |
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| | ~ In Other News ~ | On the surface, Brawlhalla is a casual platform fighting game to play with friends, but attorneys are looking into whether Ubisoft and Blue Mammoth Games actually integrated illegal gambling into the “free-to-play” game. Specifically, they believe the purchase of Mammoth Coins to open chests in hopes of obtaining exclusive skins could violate gambling laws. This page has the details. |
| A proposed class action lawsuit claims that WaterWipes Plastic-Free Original Baby Wipes are falsely advertised as “pure” and free of plastic. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that third-party testing revealed the presence of significant levels of microplastics in the products and that the company’s representations were therefore untrue and designed to mislead consumers. Want more? You can read up on the allegations here. |
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