Class Action

Warehouse Workers File Second Lawsuit Against Chicago-Area Wal-Mart Contractors

Leave a Comment / wages, Wal Mart / By max cyril

CHICAGO—Last week, the Chicago-based group Warehouse Workers for Justice (WWJ) filed its second class action lawsuit this year against an agency responsible for staffing Wal-Mart’s warehouse in suburban Elwood. The suit, filed May 18, charges the staffing company SIMOS Insourcing Solutions with legal violations including not fulfilling promises made to workers as part of the terms of their …

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Settling Gender Discrimination Class Actions (Part II)

Leave a Comment / discrimination / By max cyril

It may not seem credible that gender discrimination remains widespread and systemic in American workplaces. Women outnumber men in colleges and graduate programs; they have entered the workforce in force; women run some companies, universities, states, and departments of the federal government. Despite all this progress, though, discrimination persists. Women are only 17% of Congress …

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California Supreme Court Set To Address Workers’ Meal And Rest Break Rights

Leave a Comment / rest break rights / By max cyril

The California Supreme Court is expected to render a decision in the Brinker v. Superior Court case later this year that will answer critical legal questions about the meal and rest break rights of hourly workers in California. At issue in the case is when and under what circumstances workers are entitled under California law …

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Objections to Kodak’s Proposed Race Discrimination Class-Action Settlement

Leave a Comment / race discrimination / By max cyril

In 2004, a group of Black workers of Eastman-Kodak filed a class action against the company, alleging widespread discrimination in pay and a failure to promote on the basis of race. A second class action was filed by another group of workers in 2007. The two classes together consist of about 3000 past and current …

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California’s Salaried Workers Score a Victory

Leave a Comment / overtime pay / By max cyril

On Thursday, March 19, 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a District Court’s order and reinstated a class action lawsuit against FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print (“FedEx”) seeking unpaid overtime and related penalties on behalf of a class of hundreds of the company’s Center Managers. This short three page decision carries monumental implications …

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Peaceful Revolution: Wal-Mart Third Attempt to Derail Largest Sex Discrimination Class Action

Leave a Comment / discrimination, Supreme Court / By max cyril

Tomorrow, March 24th, Betty Dukes and the now two million women who are members of the largest sex-discrimination class action case, Dukes v. Wal-Mart, move one step closer to victory. A panel of 11 judges of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear Wal-Mart’s latest attempt to stop this case from moving forward …

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