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A new wage and hour class action lawsuit accuses Staples of violating California labor laws by forcing employees to work off-the-clock, skip legally mandated breaks, and perform tasks without pay. The complaint, recently moved to federal court in California, follows similar claims filed by Staples employees in the past year.

The plaintiff, a former Staples employee, alleges that the company failed to pay minimum wages and overtime, and required workers to clock out before completing tasks. According ...

A Connecticut-based home healthcare logistics company, involved in a federal lawsuit over wage practices, has reached an agreement with a former employee to conditionally certify a collective in their federal wage lawsuit, dismissing most claims but keeping the allegation of unpaid off-the-clock work.

CareCentrix Inc. reached an agreement with the former employee this September to move forward with a collective action, focusing on claims that the Hartford-based company failed to pay overtime for tasks completed outside of ...

T-Mobile USA Inc. is accused of underpaying on-call technicians by offering a flat rate for overtime that falls below legal standards, according to a collective action filed in Washington federal court.

A senior technician from the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters claimed in the lawsuit that T-Mobile provides an “on-call/call-out premium pay” for shifts outside regular hours, but this pay structure doesn’t comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) requirement for overtime at a time-and-a-half rate. The ...

According to a proposed class action lawsuit filed in California state court, rapper DaBaby’s hip-hop label was allegedly misclassifying its performers as independent contractors to evade paying them overtime and minimum wages. The lawsuit further accuses the label of imposing strict restrictions on their meal and bathroom breaks.

Recently, a lawsuit was filed against Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment LLC, alleging that the record label breached California Labor Code and wage laws. The suit claims the label mandated ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has successfully retrieved close to $270,000 in unpaid wages and damages for 76 laborers working on an onion farm. This came after an investigation which revealed that an Idaho business provided inadequate housing and failed to pay overtime wages.

According to the DOL, Ontario Partners LLC, an onion packing and processing firm in Payette, Idaho, was fined $268,417. The investigation found that the company employed agricultural workers on temporary H-2A visas who were not listed ...

A Cook County judge finalized a $2.4 million settlement, concluding litigation accusing Crate & Barrel of violating Illinois’ biometric privacy law. The lawsuit alleged that the company required employees to scan their fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without obtaining their written, informed consent.

During a video hearing, the Cook County Circuit Judge gave final approval, describing the settlement as “an excellent settlement for all parties involved,” and effectively concluded the litigation that began in July 2018 under the ...

Zara, the fast-fashion retailer, has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement to resolve allegations that it failed to include commissions in overtime pay calculations for approximately 500 employees. This agreement, which requires approval from a New York federal judge, was detailed in a letter filed by the employees’ attorneys at Fitapelli & Schaffer.

The plaintiff filed the lawsuit against Zara in May 2020, alleging that the company did not properly include commissions in the calculation of overtime ...

A United Airlines affiliate responsible for plane cleaning services allegedly did not adequately compensate cabin workers for overtime hours worked outside of their scheduled shifts, as alleged in a proposed class action lawsuit that the company, United Ground Express, transferred to Colorado federal court.

According to the complaint initially lodged in Colorado state court in February, the company had implemented a shift-exchange policy permitting workers to pick up shifts that others wanted to trade or have reallocated. ...

A federal judge in Ohio provisionally approved the certification of a group of food distribution employees who alleged that they were required to work off-the-clock and during breaks without compensation. The judge stated that the workers demonstrated the company’s policies were consistently enforced across the board.

According to the judge, the workers submitted more than 10 affidavits from employees at various Shearer’s Foods locations nationwide, all detailing similar situations. These affidavits collectively asserted that the company mandates ...

Amid the aftermath of the pandemic, many employers have introduced weekly attendance bonuses to encourage employees to return to the office. However, many employees have now claimed attendance bonuses should be considered when calculating overtime pay and that by failing to do so, an employer is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

These legal disputes revolve around the intricate calculation of the “regular rate” central to the FLSA. According to the FLSA, employers must compensate non-exempt ...