Source: https://www.buchalter.com/practice-area/wage-hour/
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 22:37:11+00:00

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Buchalter Labor and Employment attorneys defend employers against all types of employment class action lawsuits, including wage and hour class actions.
Class actions can have potentially devastating consequences for companies targeted by claims of violating California’s complex labor code, even at the early stages. Buchalter’s substantial experience and collaborative approach to responding to these actions have resulted in consistent successes for our clients. We have represented a broad range of industries in wage and hour class actions, including national restaurant chains, national financial institutions, a major league baseball team, apparel companies, and national retail chains. We have defeated class certification motions and prevailed on summary judgment motions and demurrers in class actions, ending the litigation at an early stage. We have also negotiated very favorable settlements for our clients.
California has uniquely complex labor laws. Our Labor and Employment attorneys carefully follow state court rulings and developments, and regularly alert our clients about updates and changes in the law. We also counsel our clients on an ongoing basis on risk management and preventive measures to minimize the danger of becoming the target of a multi-plaintiff lawsuit.
Buchalter attorneys have handled hundreds of wage and hour class action lawsuits, including the following representative sample.
Lopez v. TGI Fridays: California state court class action alleging reporting time violations and wage statement and waiting time penalties.
Rodriquez v. Tommy Hilfiger: California state court class action on behalf of assistant managers alleging misclassification, failure to pay overtime, meal and rest period violations, wage statement violations and waiting time penalties.
Watts v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company: California class action alleging failure to pay overtime. Defeated class certification.
Fuquay v. Angels Baseball: California state court class action on behalf of stadium workers alleging non-payment of wages, failure to pay overtime, meal and rest period violations, off the clock work, wage statement violations and waiting time penalties.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action on behalf of restaurant employees alleging unpaid overtime, meal and rest period violations, failure to reimburse for uniforms and miscellaneous items, wage statement violations and waiting time penalties. Defeated class certification.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California coordinated class actions alleging failure to reimburse for uniforms.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging non-payment of wages and overtime, wage statement violations, and waiting time penalties.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging misclassification of kitchen managers.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging underpayment of wages, failure to pay overtime, and meal and rest period violations for manager trainees.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging non-payment of wages, wage statement violations, and waiting time penalties. Case dismissed with prejudice after demurrer.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action on behalf of restaurant employees alleging off the clock work and meal and rest period violations.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging non-payment of vacation time and wage statement violations.
Brown v. Azcar: California state court class action alleging violations of State WARN Act and waiting time penalties.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging off the clock work, non-payment of overtime, meal and rest period violations, wage statement violations and waiting time penalties.
Hilliard v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company: Nationwide class action for failure to pay overtime.
Rivera v. Pacwest Funding, Inc.: California class action alleging violation of meal and rest period laws.
Mayer v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company: California state court class action alleging misclassification of information technology employees.
National Restaurant Chain: California class action alleging violation of meal and rest period laws.
Cordero v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company: California class action alleging failure to pay overtime on commissions and bonuses.
Scerca v. Town & Country Credit Corporation: Nationwide class action alleging failure to pay overtime.
Gonzalez v. Argent Mortgage Company: California state court class action alleging failure to reimburse business expenses.
National Restaurant Chain: California class action alleging violations of reporting time, split shift, and server banking requirements.
Fisher v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company: California class action alleging failure to provide accurate wage statements.
National Environmental Products and Services Client: Federal court class action alleging failure to compensate for donning and doffing.
National Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action for unpaid overtime, vacation pay, meal and rest period violations, wage statement violations, and waiting time penalties.
Insurance Company Client: California state court class action alleging misclassification and unpaid overtime by insurance claims adjusters.
California Restaurant Chain Client: California state court class action alleging off-the-clock work, unpaid overtime, minimum wage violations, meal and rest break violations, tip violations, failure to reimburse for uniforms, unpaid vacation pay, wage statement violations, waiting time penalties.
California Security Services Client: California state court class action by security guards alleging meal and rest break violations and other Labor Code violations.
National Retail Clothing Client: California state court class action by assistant managers alleging misclassification and unpaid overtime.
Gulley v. Pink Dot Sunset, Inc.: California state court class action by delivery drivers alleging failure to reimburse expenses and meal and rest period violations.
Lara v. RCH Restaurant Group, LLC, et al: California class action by kitchen employees alleging unpaid overtime, meal and rest period violations, and wage statement violations.
Ortiz v. Soex West USA, LLC: California state class action alleging unpaid overtime, meal and rest period violations and wage statement violations.
Pandy v. Sheridan Assisted Living: California state court class action on behalf of caregivers/domestic works alleging failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid overtime, meal and rest period violations and wage statement violations.
Plessis and Nunez v. Church & State: California state court class action alleging failure to pay overtime and tip pooling violations.
Nayeli v. Murad, Inc.: California state court class action alleging failure to include bonuses and commissions in overtime rate.
Rivera v. Pacwest Funding: California state court class action alleging failure to provide meal and rest breaks.
Urena v. Camacho’s, Inc.: California state court class action alleging unpaid overtime, minimum wage violations, meal and rest period violations, wage statement violations and waiting time penalties.

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