Phillips 66 Workers Seek $4M Atty Fees In $12.5M Wage Deal
Phillips 66 employees who reached a $12.5 million settlement to resolve their wage-and-hour class action over unpaid don-doff time and missed breaks have asked a California federal judge to grant their attorne... (more story)
Ill. Wage Law Doesn't Mirror Fed. Work Limits, 7th Circ. Says
Illinois wage law does not incorporate a federal test limiting compensable work to tasks performed primarily for an employer's benefit, the Seventh Circuit held Tuesday, reviving Amazon warehouse workers' clai... (more story)
9th Circ. Says UPS Wage Suit Arbitration Order Is 'Clear Error'
The Ninth Circuit directed a district court on Tuesday to vacate an order that forced a former UPS driver to arbitrate her wage claims against the shipping solutions chain, saying the lower court committed "cl... (more story)
Whole Foods Staff Worked Meal Breaks Unpaid, Suit Says
Whole Foods Market forced workers to perform duties during meal breaks, manipulated time records to underpay wages, and blocked employees from leaving the premises during rest periods, according to a lawsuit b... (more story)
Health Tech Exec Defends $430K Wage Suit
A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer urged a North Carolina federal court to keep his $430,000 wage and commissions suit intact, arguing he has alleged enough ties to keep the case in the s... (more story)
Payment Co. Omitted Pay Info From Job Posts, Suit Claims
Payment processor Vendara routinely omitted pay and benefits information from job postings in violation of Washington state law, an applicant has claimed in a proposed class action, alleging the missing inform... (more story)
7th Circ. Says Wis. County Jail Must Face Forced Labor Suit
The Seventh Circuit revived a lawsuit alleging Kenosha County forced civil immigrant detainees housed at its jail to do unpaid janitorial work or be punished, ruling Friday the forced labor statute doesn't all... (more story)