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Historic bill gives farmworkers overtime after 8 hours of work
California farmworkers will now be granted the same overtime rights as most employees in other industries. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on September 12 that will give the state’s farmworkers overtime after…
Hewlett Packard faces age discrimination lawsuit
Four former employees sued Hewlett Packard for age discrimination, alleging they were fired as part of a sweeping five-year restructuring effort, “to make the company younger.” The proposed class action lawsuit was…
Ulta agrees to pay $3.65 million in overtime settlement
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. has agreed to a $3.65 million class action settlement in an overtime dispute involving a group of California store managers. The case was filed in the…
500 workers sue McDonald’s for wage and overtime violations
McDonald’s Corporation and a franchisee are defendants in a class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations, including failure to pay overtime and minimum wage. Employees of five McDonald’s restaurants in northern…
Qualcomm employees to get $19.5 million in gender discrimination settlement
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. will enter a $19.5 million settlement to end a nationwide gender discrimination lawsuit that involves 3,300 women employees. The lawsuit alleged that the San Diego, California-based company denied women…
FedEx drivers to receive $240 million in misclassification lawsuit
FedEx Corp. is likely to end a lengthy legal dispute over driver misclassification with a $240 million settlement. Drivers in 20 states have filed lawsuits against the package delivery company claiming they…
Macy’s faces class action lawsuit over unpaid wages and overtime
Former employees of Macy’s have sued the retailer for failing to pay them wages and overtime they believe they are owed. The unpaid wages and overtime lawsuit was filed in a California…
Richmond city employee wins 104K dollars in whistleblower retaliation case
A Richmond employee was awarded $104,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city after alleging her employers retaliated against her for attempting to report misconduct in 2012. Stacie Plummer, 27, filed the…
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