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EXPERIENCE/SUCCESSES
Case Name |
Filed In |
Result |
Mulholland v. Hair Salon
Settlement
2008
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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 shared by a class of forty-seven with an average of $13,000 per class member.
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Finley v. Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance California, Inc.
Settlement
2006
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Los Angeles, CA |
A wage and hour class action settlement for employees in the auto loan industry whose employer failed to pay them overtime or provide proper meal and break times. Total settlement was $479,320 shared by a class of fifty-one with an average of $9300 per class member.
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Topper, Molina v. Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
Settlement
2006
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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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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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Confidential Pre-litigation Settlement
2006
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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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