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Archives for December 2014

Sommers Schwartz Files Wage & Hour Lawsuit Against Bed Bath & Beyond

December 17, 2014 by Charles Ash, IV

Sommers Schwartz Files Wage & Hour Lawsuit Against Bed Bath & Beyond

On November 7, 2014, Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson in conjunction with Robert J. Debry & Associates of Salt Lake City, filed a nationwide class action on behalf of current and former Bed Bath & Beyond Assistant Store Managers. According to the complaint, Bed Bath & Beyond violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying the workers… Read More

Categories: Class Action, Employment

New Class Action Lawsuit Focuses on Defective Takata Airbags in Honda Vehicles

December 17, 2014 by Jason J. Thompson

New Class Action Lawsuit Focuses on Defective Takata Airbags in Honda Vehicles

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson, along with attorneys from four other law firms, recently filed a class action against Takata Corporation and Honda Motor Co. Ltd., seeking damages over allegedly defective Takata airbags installed in more than 5.5 million Honda vehicles in the United States. The lawsuit, currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the… Read More

Categories: Class Action, Personal Injury

Smart & Final Stores Settles $3 Million “Shorted Wages” Class Action

December 16, 2014 by Jason J. Thompson

Smart & Final Stores Settles $3 Million “Shorted Wages” Class Action

With a California Judge’s approval, Smart & Final Stores LLC recently settled a $3 million class action, despite the court having denied all of the claims brought by more than 16,000 current and former employees who alleged that the company shorted workers out of overtime wages and failed to provide rest and meal breaks. According… Read More

Categories: Class Action, Employment

Workers Can Seek Wages as Employees Even Though They are classified as Independent Contractors

December 15, 2014 by Charles Ash, IV

Workers Can Seek Wages as Employees Even Though They are classified as Independent Contractors

A federal district court in California found that technicians working under a contract with AT&T to install security systems for the telecom company can pursue wage, hour, and labor law violations under state and federal law even though their contracts explicitly classified them as independent contractors, as reported on the Employment Law Daily. According to… Read More

Categories: Class Action, Employment

Unpaid Sirius XM Interns Given Green Light to Pursue Wage & Hour Class Action

December 12, 2014 by Charles Ash, IV

Unpaid Sirius XM Interns Given Green Light to Pursue Wage & Hour Class Action

In recent courtroom developments reported by Law 360 (subscription required), interns for Sirius XM Radio were granted class certification by a New York federal judge in a wage and hour violation action. Melissa Tierney, once an intern on the Howard Stern show, and three others sued the satellite radio company last spring alleging that they… Read More

Categories: Class Action, Employment

Convergys Remote Agents Risk Being Cheated Out of Overtime Pay

December 10, 2014 by Charles Ash, IV

Convergys Remote Agents Risk Being Cheated Out of Overtime Pay

Reports have surfaced that Convergys Corporation may be unlawfully withholding compensation from its Remote Agents (at-home call center employees) in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The problem is not new. In July 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division issued Fact Sheet #64, in which it alerted call center employees… Read More

Categories: Class Action, Employment

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