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
An employment class action lawsuit has been filed against Sykes Enterprises Inc, also known as Alpine Access (collectively SEI), which employs 46,000 people in over 75 international service call centers, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and breach of contractual obligations including unpaid wages and unpaid overtime. Lead plaintiff, Brandie Minor, alleges that she […]
Employment Law
According to the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), Ace Cooling & Heating Corporation failed to pay the necessary California prevailing wage to its employees during a project associated with El Camino Community College Bookstore Modernization project located in Torrance, California. California employment labor law dictates that employees with a […]
Employment Law
According to the lawsuit WMS Solutions violated state and federal employment laws by making employees pay for job-related equipment and training out-of-pocket, as well as failed to pay them for time spent in required training courses. Plaintiff, Marvin Blandon, said was required to pay for specialty training, equipment and trips to the doctor, all of which are required by […]
Employment Law
Aimee Mansell, former Director of Patient Access Business Services for Kaiser Permanente won her wrongful termination lawsuit against them. According to Mansell she was terminated after reporting what she believed was patient fraud. She says in her complaint that she blew the whistle on her boss, Lisa Morrison, who had “devised a policy where Emergency Department employees, including Ms. Mansell, […]
Consumer Rights
The Federal Trade Commission, (FTC) sued Credisure America and MyiPad, following allegations that they used robocalls to get financial information from consumers by offering them bogus “refunds.” “The Defendants placed illegal robocalls to consumers and played a prerecorded message alerting consumers to visit the website ftcrefund.com,” according to the complaint. During the message, a prerecorded […]
Employment Law
The lawsuit alleged that Merrill Lynch required associates, who assisted financial advisors, to work more than 40 hours a week but failed to pay them overtime. The lawsuit was filed by Nancy Martignago, a Merrill Lynch employee since 1985, on behalf of herself and other non-exempt client associates. (No. 11CIV03923) According to the suit, Merrill Lynch […]
Employment Law
An African-American, Bi-Sexual woman who was a former employee of Tory Burch has filed a lawsuit against the store and one of her co-workers, claiming she suffered workplace discrimination. In her lawsuit, she claims customers at the Los Angeles store were told not to talk to her because of her sexual orientation. She claims employees made insulting remarks about her […]
Employment Law
Plaintiff, Charles Brewer, a former California employee of GNC, claims that employees who worked the closing shifts at GNC retail stores were not properly paid for certain tasks they completed after clocking out for the day. “At a certain point during the night, GNC retail store employees log off the cash register and clock out. But […]
Consumer Rights
A settlement has been reached following allegations that International Academy of Design and Technology, (IADT) sent mass unsolicited text message advertisements to consumers in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). According to the lawsuit, a third-party marketing firm allegedly sent out text messages regarding IADT. A Federal Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement, which establishes a fund […]
Employment Law
The criminal complaint, filed January 23, 2013, has charged the owner, general manager and two supervisors of Wilshire West Car Wash with conspiracy to cheat employees out of their wages. The complaint accuses the defendants of violating California labor laws by prohibiting workers from taking rest and meal breaks, and “coercing employees into signing declarations […]
Consumer Rights
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Ford Motor Company for allegedly selling trucks with engine defects and concealing the problems to avoid paying for the repair costs under warranty. Six consumers brought the lawsuit on behalf of all current owners of 2004-2008 Ford trucks equipped with 5.4L engines having less than 80,000 miles. […]
Employment Law
A $20.9 million settlement has been approved, following allegations that Rite- Aid Corporation, failed to pay some of its employees overtime. The plaintiffs claim the drugstore chain improperly designated assistant store managers and co-managers as exempt employees, in an attempt to make them not eligible for overtime pay. According to the Fair labor Standards Act, […]
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