California Labor Code

April 26, 2019 A lawsuit alleges that Wayfair has violated a slew of state labor laws related to overtime pay, meal and rest break premiums, and the timely remittance of wages.

April 8, 2019 A lawsuit filed against CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy claims the companies fail to pay employees properly due to off-the-clock security screenings.

April 1, 2019 A class action seeks to address various alleged labor, consumer and unfair competition law violations related to Amazon Home Services.

March 25, 2019 American Airlines, Inc. finds itself as the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleges he was deprived of proper pay and break periods.

March 22, 2019 SkyWest Airlines faces a lawsuit that alleges the company owes flight attendants over $11.6 million in unpaid wages and California labor law penalties.

March 19, 2019 An Amazon.com, Inc. delivery driver who was allegedly misclassified as an independent contractor has filed a lawsuit over potential labor law violations.

March 15, 2019 A proposed class action filed against Target over alleged labor law infractions has been reassigned to a district court judge in California.

March 12, 2019 A proposed class action alleges FedEx truck drivers subject to Linehaul Contractor Operating Agreements are misclassified as independent contractors.

February 1, 2019 Estee Lauder faces a proposed class action filed over several alleged California Labor Code violations, including unpaid wages and missed break periods.

February 1, 2019 According to a proposed class action, Lifestyle Publications wields a revenue-based pay structure that deprives local publishers of proper wages.

January 25, 2019 A former Matco Tools distributor has filed a lawsuit in which he claims he was misclassified as an independent contractor.

January 18, 2019 A lawsuit alleges that Matco Tools Corporation distributors were misclassified as independent contractors and cheated out of proper wages.

December 21, 2018 A class action bumped to district court claims Payless Shoesource failed to both obtain proper authorization to perform background checks and provide rest breaks.

December 17, 2018 A wage and hour lawsuit filed in California against Encore Health Resources, LLC has been removed to federal court in Texas.

December 6, 2018 An October 2018 lawsuit filed against Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation over alleged labor abuses has been removed to federal court in California.

December 3, 2018 A former Walmart employee alleges the store has a practice of failing to pay all due wages in a timely manner following the end of a worker's employment.

November 29, 2018 An October 2018 lawsuit filed against Boral Industries and Boral Roofing over alleged labor violations has been removed from state to federal court.

November 13, 2018 The NBA champion Golden State Warriors face a proposed class action from a former ticket account exec over allegedly unpaid wages and retaliation and discrimination claims.

November 8, 2018 A lawsuit filed against United Natural Foods, United Natural Foods West, and UNFI in September 2018 over alleged labor law violations has been removed to federal court.

November 6, 2018 A Transfield Services employee has filed suit over claims that the oil refinery operator violated federal and state labor laws by not paying proper wages.

October 29, 2018 W.W. Grainger faces a lawsuit that alleges the company failed to pay distribution center workers proper overtime wages and provide lawful meal and rest breaks.

October 25, 2018 Three plaintiffs claim Western Milling and Kruse Investment Company, who share ownership of Perfection Pet Foods, failed to adhere to CA rest and meal break requirements.

October 25, 2018 A former California retail employee alleges Tapestry failed to pay proper wages stemming from time spent by workers undergoing mandatory security checks.

October 18, 2018 A wage and hour lawsuit filed in August 2018 against the operators of two Olive Garden restaurants has been removed to federal court in California.

October 16, 2018 A class action alleges CamelBak and Vista Outdoor have failed to pay proper minimum, straight-time and overtime wages stemming from rest and meal break missteps.

October 12, 2018 A proposed class action alleges CVS requires pharmacy technicians to work “far in excess of the limits imposed by California law.”

October 4, 2018 A former employee alleges in a class action that Ulta failed to pay proper wages, among other alleged labor infractions.

September 27, 2018 A former employee in California claims Starbucks failed to pay proper OT wages due to miscalculating workers' regular hourly rates of pay.

September 25, 2018 Two plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in which they allege McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. failed to pay certain contractors and subcontractors proper wages.

September 25, 2018 Telltale Games finds itself staring down a WARN Act class action just days after the company abruptly shut down and laid roughly 275 employees.

September 12, 2018 A former service technician claims Tennant Company failed to pay proper wages and provide meal and rest breaks.

September 4, 2018 A Verizon employee has filed a proposed class action against the company and Cellco Partnership, i.e. Verizon Wireless, over alleged violations of CA's labor code.

July 30, 2018 Michael Page International is staring down a lawsuit filed in CA superior court over alleged violations of state wage and hour laws and the FLSA.

July 27, 2018 Digital content platform Shutterstock finds itself as the defendant in a proposed wage and hour class action filed in California state court.

July 3, 2018 A 17-year Marshalls employee has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the retailer over alleged gender discrimination and wage and hour abuses.

June 5, 2018 The plaintiff alleges Ulta violated the California Labor Code “intentionally and with deliberate indifference” to the rights of its employees.

June 4, 2018 A former Fresenius truck driver claims the medical equipment distributor failed to provide timely, uninterrupted meal and rest periods.

May 7, 2018 A former San Diego Target employee has filed a class action on behalf of California workers over the company’s allegedly restrictive rest break policy.

April 27, 2018 A lawsuit filed by a CA Amazon warehouse fulfiller over a slew of alleged labor violations has found its way to federal court.

March 2, 2018 The plaintiff claims the companies violated California's labor code with regard to unpaid minimum wages and improperly calculated overtime pay.

March 1, 2018 The plaintiff claims CRST owes him more than $25k in wages stemming, in part, from its failure to provide proper duty-free rest breaks for drivers.

February 13, 2018 Two former employees claim FedEx Ground failed to pay employees for all hours worked, including time spent on off-the-clock security checks.

February 9, 2018 A wage and hour complaint against HMS Host USA, Host International and HMS Host Family Restaurants has been bumped to District Court in Los Angeles.