Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Employment Law
Two former Jenny Craig employees Tammy Weinstein and Melissa Pallini have filed an unpaid wages class-action lawsuit, alleging that the diet chain giant shortchanged them by a 1/2 hour per day for every shift they worked, even though they worked during their 30-minute break times. If this is found to be true it is a in violation of employment law. […]
Employment Law
Gamestop, the self-proclaimed, ” world’s largest video game retailer with over 6600 stores in 15 countries worldwide and online, ” is facing a wage and hour class action lawsuit following allegations that systematically neglected to pay their employees for all hours worked. (Case No. 37-2012-00098353-CU-OE-CTL) According to the plaintiffs, they were required to clock-out, but continue working off the […]
Consumer Rights
Game Theory LLC, a mobile-content corporation based in San Jose, California was investigated for sending unsolicited spam text messages to consumers and then tricking them into signing up for costly texting services. Game Theory has agreed to correct its business practices and pay $500,000 in penalties for deceptive and fraudulent advertising of its premium text message service. […]
Consumer Rights
A text message marketing company investigated by the FTC for allegedly sending millions of illegal spam text messages to consumers is banned from sending any unsolicited text messages, under a settlement agreement entered by a federal court. According to the FTC millions of text messages were sent pitching mortgage modification services to consumers and instructing them visit various websites advertised […]
Consumer Rights
Debt Collectors, Luebke Baker and Associates have reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, (FTC) following charges that they illegally harassed consumers to pay for bogus magazine subscriptions. According to the FTC, the defendants knew, or should have known, that many of magazine debts were invalid. The proposed settlement order, bars Luebke Baker and Associates, Inc., from representing that […]
Consumer Rights
Allied Interstate, one of the country’s largest debt collection agencies paid $1.75 million for allegedly making repeated phone calls to collect debts from the wrong person or to collect the wrong amount from debtors. According to the FTC, Allied demanded payment from people even after they were told by the consumer they did not owe the debt. Allied reportedly did nothing to […]
Consumer Rights
Cynthia Castillo, 38, was driving her Ford Explorer on Interstate 15 in Riverside County, California when the tread separated on the left rear tire. The rear end of the Explorer fishtailed, causing it to veer right and off the interstate. The Ford then rolled over several times and struck a tree. Castillo sustained serious injuries in the accident […]
Consumer Rights
Target Corporation, as well as a mechanical door manufacturer, have agreed to pay $7 million to an elderly woman injured when an automatic door at the Target store malfunctioned and knocked her down causing a brain injury. According to court documents, as Plaintiff , Claire Putman as was entering the Target store, the door malfunctioned and closed before […]
Employment Law
Outback Steakhouse must pay $65,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of an employee with who had suffered a traumatic brain injury. Disability discrimination violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, former Outback Steakhouse server, John Woods was fired […]
Employment Law
Ozarks Electric, an electric cooperative, has been ordered to pay $95,000 to a former employee settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s suit claims that Ozarks Electric denied the employee a requested day off to attend a Jehovah’s Witness convention and then wrongfully terminated her when she chose to attend the convention rather […]
Consumer Rights
Jou Chau a former LaJolla, California Starbucks barista alleged that Starbucks supervisors were illegally forcing baristas to share tips with them since October 2000. In court, California Superior Court Judge Patricia Y. Cowett ruled that Starbucks must provide restitution, with interest, of over $100 million to approximately 100,000 former and current Starbucks baristas who worked in California stores dating back to October 2000. She also granted […]
Employment Law
American Commercial Security Services was ordered to pay 15,000 security guards $90 million in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit. According to the lawsuit security guards were required to be “on duty” during rest breaks, in direct violation of California Labor Code sec. 226.7 which states the following: (a) No employer shall require any employee to work duringany meal or rest period mandated […]
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