by Norman B. Blumenthal on April 18, 2018

Robin Andrews, an employee of a San Joaquin County senior living business, filed a class action lawsuit alleging labor code violations (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California case number 18-cv-378). The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on February 16, 2018 on behalf of Andrews […]
by Norman B. Blumenthal on April 2, 2018

Southern California drivers at the nation’s largest port complex recently filed a misclassification lawsuit (Alvarez vs. XPO Logistics Cartage) against XPO Logistics Cartage. The suit was filed in February 2018 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The drivers were seeking to have port and rail truckers reclassified as employees. Port Angeles and Long Beach truckers […]
by Norman B. Blumenthal on March 15, 2018

Panera, the fast-casual deli and bakery chain, is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by two former employees, Alan Meyer and David Cornelius, who claim they were not paid overtime wages they were owed during their time working as assistant managers. Both say they were unlawfully classified as exempt and both claim they regularly worked more […]
by Norman B. Blumenthal on March 1, 2018

Brandon N. filed a California wage and hour class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Home Point Financial Corp. The California wage and hour class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at the end of 2017. Home Point Financial Corp., based out […]
by Norman B. Blumenthal on February 21, 2018

Last year Postmates reached a settlement agreement with their couriers over allegations that the food-delivery service was incorrectly classifying delivery drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. In a letter to the couriers it became evident that there was one final catch. The amount of “settlement” drivers receive depends on their location – where they […]