Current Cases

Construction

VSS: This case alleges that Defendant Valley Slurry Seal failed to provide employees with meal and rest breaks under California law, failed to provide accurately itemized wage statements and accurately report total hours worked by employees, and failed to pay prevailing wages on public works projects.  [COMPLAINT]

Meritage: This case alleges that Defendant Meritage failed to provide its "Sales Associates" with proper overtime for work performed in excess of 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week and failed to provide proper meal and rest breaks.  [COMPLAINT]

Thermasource: This case alleges that Defendant Thermasource failed to pay hourly employees wages and/or overtime pay, failed to provide employees with meal and rest breaks under California law, and failed to provide accurately itemized wage statements and accurately report total hours worked by employees.  [COMPLAINT]

Delivery/Transportation

Norco: This case alleges that Defendant Norco failed to pay hourly employees wages and/or overtime pay, failed to provide employees with meal breaks under California law, failed to reimburse for necessary expenses, and failed to provide accurately itemized wage statements and accurately report total hours worked by employees.  [COMPLAINT]

Con-Way Freight:  This case alleges that truck drivers were not permitted nor able to take their statutorily-required meal and rest breaks under California law. [COMPLAINT]

Farm Worker/ Agriculture

Giumarra: This case alleges that Defendant Giumarra violated the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act, breached contracts with employees, failed to pay wages and/or overtime pay, failed to reimburse for expenses, failed to provide meal and rest breaks under California law, and failed to keep accurate information.  Trial is currently set for April 3, 2012.  [COMPLAINT]

Sun View: This case alleges that Defendant Sunview violated the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act, breached contracts with employees, failed to pay wages and/or overtime pay, failed to reimburse for expenses, failed to provide meal and rest breaks under California law, and failed to keep accurate information.  Trial is currently set for October 4, 2011.  [COMPLAINT]

Building Services

Kellermeyer: This case alleges that Defendant Kellermeyer failed to pay hourly employees wages and/or overtime pay, failed to provide employees with meal and rest breaks under California law, and failed to provide split shift pay.  [COMPLAINT]

Manufacturing

Matchmaster: This case alleges that Defendant Matchmaster failed to provide proper wages and/or overtime pay, failed to provide proper meal and rest breaks, failed to pay wages when due upon discharge, layoff or resignation of employees, did not provide a day of rest, and failed to provide proper itemized wage statements.  [COMPLAINT]

Staffing

Collabrus: This case alleges that Defendant Collabrus failed to provide proper wages and/or overtime and failed to provide proper meal breaks.  The named Plaintiff seeks to represent a class consisting of all persons who are employed or have been employed by Defendants and who have worked as "Project Manager, Business Analyst, Consultant, and/or similar title" in the state of California since April 23, 2005.  [COMPLAINT]

Technology/Communications

Ajilon: This case alleges that Defendant Ajilon failed to provide its hourly employees with proper wages for all hours worked, proper overtime for work performed in excess of 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week, failed to provide proper meal and rest breaks, and failed to provide proper itemized wage statements.  [COMPLAINT]

HealthCare

Total Renal: This case alleges that Defendant Total Renal Care/Davita failed to provide its acute dialysis nurses with proper meal breaks, and failed to provide employees with paychecks that were payable on demand, without discount, because it issued out of state checks to Plaintiff and members of the class for wages earned.   [COMPLAINT]

Blue Cross: This case alleges that Defendant Anthem Blue Cross denied ERISA-exempt individual or group policyholders with the right to have artificial disk replacement surgery.  Blue Cross claims that the surgery is investigational.  The named plaintiff seeks to represent a class of individuals consisting policyholders of BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA dba ANTHEM BLUE CROSS, who were denied the right to have intervertebral disc surgery at one level using the ProDisc L Intervertebral device.   [COMPLAINT]

Misclassification

Johnson Controls: This case alleges that Defendant Johnson Controls failed to provide its District Maintenance Supervisors with proper wages and/or overtime pay, failed to provide proper meal breaks under California law, failed to keep accurate time and pay records, failed to indemnify employees for business-related expenses, and failed to pay wages when due upon discharge. In addition, the case alleges that all of Defendant's employees in California were not compensated for work-related expenses, nor paid for vested vacation pay.    [COMPLAINT]

CarMax: This case alleges that Defendant CarMax misclassified its sales associates as exempt, and as a result, failed to provide proper meal and rest periods and denied overtime compensation.  This case is currently on appeal.   [COMPLAINT]

BevMo:  This case alleges that Defendant Beverages and More's Store Managers were improperly compensated as exempt employees.  As a result the class is owed overtime pay and meal and rest break compensation.  In addition, proper record keeping was not compiled by the company.   [COMPLAINT]

Johnson Controls:  This case alleges that Defendant Johnson Controls' District Maintenance Supervisors were improperly compensated as exempt employees.  As a result the class is owed overtime pay and meal and rest break compensation.  In addition, proper record keeping was not compiled by the company.   [COMPLAINT]

Meda:  This case alleges that pharmaceutical sales representatives were misclassified as exempt under California law.  For more complete examination of the claims see our sister website:  http://www.pharmarepovertime.com/.  This case is set for trial on February 15, 2011.  [FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT]

Overtime

Apple: This case alleges that Defendant Apple failed to pay its "Apple Solutions Consultant(s)" and/or "Apple Business Manager(s)" wages and overtime pay, failed to provide accurately itemized wage statements and accurately report total hours worked by employees, failed to accurately record employees' time, and failed to reimburse for business expenses.  [COMPLAINT]

Fry's: This case alleges that Fry's failed to pay wages and overtime pay, failed to provide its hourly employees with rest breaks under California law, and failed to provide accurately itemized wage statements and accurately report total hours worked by employees.  [COMPLAINT]

AutoNation:  This case alleges that one of AutoNation's subsidiaries, Lexus of Cerritos, shaved the time of its technicians, denying them wages and overtime.  [COMPLAINT]

Reimbursement Claim

Game Stop:  This case alleges that individuals were not compensated for the costs of driving their automobiles on company business, including not being reimbursed for mileage for regular visits to the bank to make company deposits.  [COMPLAINT]

REGIS:  This case alleges that stylists of Defendant were improperly denied commissions by improper deductions from their pay. [COMPLAINT]

Consumer

Gallo: This case alleges that Defendant E&J Gallo defrauded consumers in the marketing and selling of Pinot Noir wine under its Red Bicyclette label that was, in fact, not Pinot Noir.  Instead, the wine was cut with cheaper merlot and syrah grapes, leaving consumers to pay for a more expensive wine that they were not actually receiving.   [COMPLAINT]  [PRESS RELEASE]

Retail

CVS/Longs Drugs:  These cases allege that Defendants CVS and Longs Drugs failed to provide proper wages and/or overtime for all hours worked and failed to provide meal and rest periods to hourly employees.  [COMPLAINT-CVS]  [COMPLAINT-LONGS]

Dollar General:  This case alleges a collective action nationwide, on behalf of assistant store managers, floating managers, and keyholders.  The case claims that these employees were denied overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  This case also seeks state class action status under FRCP 23 for the states of New York, Ohio, Maryland, and North Carolina.  [FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT] 

Rainbow:  This case alleges that sales associates were improperly paid with paychecks without an in-state address for presentation on their face in violation of California law. [COMPLAINT]

Fresh & Easy:  This is a wage and hour class action brought on behalf of all team leaders and assistant mangers employed by Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Inc., in the state of California from July 30, 2005 to the present.  Plaintiff alleges that Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Inc., failed to pay all wages due and/or overtime, failed to provide meal breaks, and failed to provide rest breaks in violation of California law.  [COMPLAINT]

Meal & Rest Breaks-Restaurants

Del Taco:  This case alleges that employees working for Defendant Del Taco in the graveyard shift were not permitted to leave the premises such that taking a meal period was impossible.  Plaintiffs seek wages of one hour of pay for each shift they were forced to forgo their meal breaks.  [COMPLAINT]

Financial

Aames:  This case involves claims on behalf of loan officers for overtime and meal break pay.  This case was certified as a class action on May 19, 2008.  On May 1, 2009, the Aames's parent company filed bankruptcy.  On October 2, 2009, we submitted a claim for $91,662,677.11 into the bankruptcy.  While obviously a bankruptcy will require significant reductions, we are confident that the estate will pay out a significant amount to the creditors.  [COMPLAINT]  [CLAIM FORM]