California Labor Code

March 21, 2025 A $28 million settlement has been reached with Google to end a class action lawsuit that alleged the tech giant favored white and Asian employees.

February 18, 2025 CVS faces a class action that alleges the RCA that applicants are reportedly required to sign as a condition of employment contains provisions that are illegal under state law.

December 3, 2024 A $43.25 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that alleged Disney violated California labor laws by paying female employees in certain positions less than men for comparable work.

October 17, 2024 A class action accuses Duane Morris of intentionally misclassifying non-equity lawyers as partners and failing to provide equal pay to female, non-white attorneys.

July 12, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges U.S. Foods has failed to pay drivers proper wages for time spent performing duties before and after making a delivery.

July 1, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Tesla illegally failed to provide employees at least 60 days’ advance notice prior to their April 2024 layoffs.

June 10, 2024 A class action accuses Paramount of violating California labor law by failing to pay production crew members proper minimum wages in full and on time.

April 11, 2024 A class action claims Tesla Motors has committed numerous labor law violations, including failing to pay workers proper minimum and overtime wages.

March 8, 2024 A lawsuit alleges current and former Walt Disney Parks and Resorts maintenance employees in Calif. were required to supply their own tools and deprived of the double minimum wage they were owed as a result.

October 9, 2023 Bank of America faces a class action wherein a former employee claims the institution has reneged on its promise to pay workers for accrued vacation time at the end of their employment.

August 8, 2023 Yellow Corporation and several subsidiaries have been hit with two proposed class actions filed by former employees who claim the trucking company failed to provide at least 60 days’ advance notice before terminating nearly 30,000 workers.

August 2, 2023 A class action filed by a former SpaceX employee accuses the company of a slew of California labor law violations, including failing to pay hourly workers proper minimum, straight time and overtime wages.

May 19, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Nike Retail Services, Inc. has violated California law by “regularly” failing to pay employees for the actual amounts of time they worked, inaccurately recording work hours, and denying required break periods.

May 1, 2023 A class and collective action claims that Tegria Holdings, LLC has “knowingly” failed to pay employees proper overtime wages for work that exceeded 40 hours per week.

March 3, 2022 A former Peloton Interactive employee alleges the fitness equipment and media company has failed to pay proper minimum and overtime wages in California.

December 14, 2021 Sea World faces a class action over its alleged failure to pay all wages owed to workers laid off at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and not re-hired.

November 4, 2021 A class action alleges Knight Transportation unlawfully failed to provide drivers with proper meal and rest breaks and owes them unpaid wages and other payments.

October 28, 2021 Expedia and several related entities face a lawsuit that alleges California employees were not paid for every hour worked and denied proper meal and rest breaks.

October 13, 2021 A class action claims Amazon Relay drivers in California have been misclassified as independent contractors and denied statutory protections under state law.

October 12, 2021 IBM faces a class action over its alleged practice of capping sales representatives’ commissions despite representing that the earnings would never be capped.

October 4, 2021 Safelite failed to pay workers proper wages and provide appropriate meal and rest breaks in accordance with California labor law, a class action alleges.

September 29, 2021 The Coca-Cola Company faces a lawsuit that claims employees were not paid in accordance with state and federal labor laws or provided with proper breaks.

September 10, 2021 A class action claims Walmart has failed to properly pay California distribution center employees for all hours worked, among other alleged labor law violations.

September 10, 2021 Acushnet Company faces a proposed class action over its alleged failure to properly pay California employees for all hours worked.

September 7, 2021 Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in California have failed to provide workers with proper breaks and reimbursement for business expenses, a lawsuit alleges.

July 30, 2021 A proposed class action claims Amazon Retail LLC has violated California law by failing to provide requisite information on workers’ paystubs.

July 27, 2021 A class and collective action alleges National Claims Adjusters has misclassified certain workers as independent contractors and denied them proper wages.

July 23, 2021 A lawsuit claims Amazon failed to pay workers proper overtime wages and discriminated against female employees by paying them less than their male counterparts.

July 16, 2021 Bank of America faces a class action over its alleged failure to reimburse the business expenses of mortgage employees who worked from home during the pandemic.

June 2, 2021 Procter & Gamble Distributing, LLC and Schenker, Inc. have been hit with a proposed class action wherein an employee alleges violations of California’s Labor Code have caused workers to be underpaid.

May 18, 2021 CAC Services faces a lawsuit that claims the inspection company has misclassified field service agents as independent contractors and denied them proper wages.

May 12, 2021 Penske failed to pay employees for every hour worked, provide proper meal and rest periods and reimburse business expenses, a proposed class action claims.

May 11, 2021 A former In-N-Out Burger employee alleges he was wrongfully terminated by the California restaurant chain in retaliation for reporting a number of apparent COVID-19 safety violations.

May 11, 2021 Starbucks Corporation faces a proposed class action that claims the coffee giant has failed to provide proper wage statements to workers in California.

April 19, 2021 Victoria’s Secret failed to pay employees for time spent undergoing COVID-19 temperature screenings prior to clocking in for their shifts, a lawsuit alleges.

April 7, 2021 Amazon has failed to provide proper meal and rest breaks and reimbursement for business expenses, according to a lawsuit out of California.

April 5, 2021 Saks failed to pay workers for off-the-clock time spent attending meetings and undergoing security checks, a lawsuit alleges.

March 18, 2021 The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. faces a proposed class and collective action in which a former employee claims he and other workers were not paid proper wages.

February 26, 2021 Two more minor leaguers look to add themselves as representatives in long-running wage and hour litigation against Major League Baseball.

February 26, 2021 Two lawsuits claim Walmart and Amazon have unlawfully failed to pay workers for time spent undergoing mandatory COVID-19 screenings

February 24, 2021 APTIM Services faces a proposed class and collective action that claims the power plant services provider has failed to pay employees proper overtime wages.

February 22, 2021 A proposed class action claims Kone Inc. has both failed to pay employees for off-the-clock work and miscalculated their time-and-a-half overtime wages.

February 16, 2021 A class action alleges Sun-Maid Growers of California has failed to pay proper wages and provide adequate meal and rest breaks.

January 14, 2021 OnTrac faces a lawsuit that claims the package delivery service misclassified drivers as independent contractors and thus denied the workers proper wages.

January 12, 2021 A lawsuit claims US Foods employees have not been properly paid for time spent waiting in line to undergo temperature checks at the company's California facilities.

January 8, 2021 UPS faces a class action over its alleged failure to maintain safe and healthy working conditions at Calif. facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

January 8, 2021 Walmart faces in a class action in which two former employees allege the mega retailer failed to provide workers with accurate, itemized wage statements.

December 22, 2020 Penske faces a class action in which a former employee claims he and other truck drivers were not provided with proper breaks or overtime wages.

December 16, 2020 A class action claims Nestlé Waters failed to pay drivers proper wages as a result of excluding non-discretionary remuneration from their regular pay rates.

December 16, 2020 A class action claims Sunrise Senior Living employees in California were not paid proper wages or granted uninterrupted breaks in accordance with state law.