On Wednesday three California women, with the help of the SEIU California State Council, filed a lawsuit claiming that California’s workers’ compensation system is gender biased. The plaintiffs say that they are seeking class-action status for the suit in order to enable other women who have been affected to come forward. Gender Based … [Read more...]
Chicagoland Dunkin’ Donuts Employees File Suit Claiming Wage Theft
Just days ago the Obama Administration announced that it would expand federal overtime rules to include millions of workers who were not previously covered, and clarify the overtime statuses of millions more. The move comes as the administration attempts to tackle an economy in which unemployment is near historic lows, but wages and upward mobility … [Read more...]
Minor Prosecutions in the Bronx Dragging on for Several Years Before Going to Trial
Earlier this week, the Bronx Defenders a group of public defenders, along with other law firms Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady and Morison & Forester, filed a federal lawsuit again New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s top judges. The lawsuit alleges that those individuals arrested in the Bronx, even for minor offenses, can wait … [Read more...]
Consumer Advocate Seeks Expanded Legal Options for Consumers
Although most credit card users are likely unaware of the fact, when they use their cards they tacitly agree to a wide variety of clauses found in their credit card agreements, including agreeing to waive their right to join class action lawsuits and take credit card companies to court. Instead, the typical credit card terms of use indicate … [Read more...]
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Ruby Tuesday
Restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday has found itself in some hot water after being slapped with a class-action lawsuit. The suit, which was filed by Charlene Craig, a waitress who works at the company's Hixson location, alleges that servers and bartenders are underpaid for “side work” and that working off the clock is something that is encouraged by the … [Read more...]
$5.8M Awarded to Tyson Foods Workers in Class Action Overtime Dispute
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of thousands of Iowa food plant workers who brought a class action lawsuit against Tyson Foods regarding overtime pay. The Tyson Foods workers claimed in the lawsuit that they were owed overtime for the task of changing in and out of protective work wear to perform “grueling and dangerous” animal … [Read more...]
Inaccurate Heart Monitors Lead to Lawsuit against Fitbit
Users of Fitbit fitness trackers from three states filed a class action lawsuit against Fitbit on January 5, 2016. The complaint alleges that Fitbit heart rate monitors are inaccurate and that the company engaged in deceptive advertising that concealed this inaccuracy. The class action lawsuit’s scope is nationwide, meaning if the class is … [Read more...]
GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Settlement
An out of court settlement has been reached between Fresenius Medical Care and U.S. plaintiffs of multiple class action lawsuits. The lawsuits being pursued throughout the nation were on behalf of individuals who suffered cardiac arrest or a heart attack after dialysis treatment as a side effect of the FMC’s dialysate brands, GranuFlo and … [Read more...]
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