News in Brief May 24 – DHL, Toyota and More

DHL Settles Unpaid Wage Class Action

Logistics company DHL Express is set to pay $1.45 million to settle claims that it failed to properly pay its workers. According to the lawsuit, DHL used a computerized system for keeping track of its employees’ hours that would round down the amount of time actually worked. An estimated 1,125 people will be able to claim a part of the settlement.

Federal Savings Bank Lawsuit Granted Conditional Certification

A group of loan officers have been granted conditional certification in a lawsuit against their employer, Federal Savings Bank. Judge Gary R. Brown found that the loan officers had successfully shown that all Federal Savings Bank loan officers operate under a common, nationwide policy, validating the call for class certification. The lawsuit claims that the bank denied its loan officers minimum wage – by paying them exclusively on commission – and illegally classified them as exempt from receiving overtime pay.

Toyota Recalls More Vehicles with Takata Airbags

Toyota has announced yet another recall of close to 1.6 million vehicles containing potentially defective Takata airbags – bringing the number of recalled Toyotas to more than 4.6 million. The recall includes certain Yaris, Matrix, Sienna, Scion, 4Runner, Corolla and Lexus vehicles. Toyota said that it will fix the defect at no cost to customers.

AutoZone Settlement Likely to Be Approved

U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips announced that she will most likely approve AutoZone’s $5.7 million settlement once she looks over the revised class notice period. The settlement would put to rest claims that AutoZone ran background checks in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.