Case Name |
Filed In |
Result |
Knight, Dave v. Red Door Salons, Inc.
Settlement
2009
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United States District Court, Northern District of California |
A wage and hour class action settlement for salon employees who were paid less than their promised commissions due to their employer unlawfully deducting business expenses from their commissionable prices, and who were not paid overtime wages or provided proper meal and break times. Total settlement was $500,000.
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Samra, Horst, Radford, Ross v. HFS North America LLC
Settlement
2009
|
Alameda, CA |
A wage and hour class action settlement for truck drivers forced to work through overnight shifts averaging more than ten hours without proper meal and rest breaks or overtime wages. Total settlement was $3 million.
|
Mulholland v. Hair Salon
Settlement
2008
|
San Francisco, CA |
A wage and hour class action settlement for salon employees who were paid less than their promised commissions due to their employer unlawfully deducting business expenses from their commissionable prices. Total settlement was $850,000 with an average of $13,000 per class member.
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Topper, Molina v. Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
Settlement
2007
|
Alameda, CA |
A wage and hour class action settlement for employees misclassified as “managers.” Total settlement was $2.2 million shared by a class of fifty-five with an average of $30,000.00 per class member.
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Finley v. Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance California, Inc.
Settlement
2006
|
Los Angeles, CA |
A wage and hour class action settlement for employees in the auto loan industry who were misclassified as exempt and not paid overtime wages or provided proper meal and break times.
|
Confidential Pre-litigation Settlement
2006
|
San Francisco, CA |
A pre-litigation settlement on behalf of four in-home care nurses terminated after they made complaints regarding unpaid overtime and meal and break times and planned to unionize. Total settlement $400,000.00
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Clark v. Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance
Arbitration Award
2006 |
Portland, OR |
An arbitration award for age discrimination/wrongful termination. A sixty-three year old female sales associate was terminated by her new boss after he referred to her as an “older lady” and told her customer that he was looking for “a “young, energetic” replacement. Total award $380,000.00
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