Wage Theft and Overtime Violations Cases
WEEE! Delivery Drivers Class Action
Southwest Airlines Class Action
Oracle Commissions Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight has filed claims that through the use of a long and confusing set of Terms and Conditions issued to each sales representative with his or her compensation plan, Oracle unlawfully and retroactively reduced the commissions of sales representatives based on grounds, criteria, and methods not defined in a signed commission contract. The case is currently in discovery and continuing investigation.
READ MOREVinay Mehra v. Boston Globe Media Partners
On June 29, 2023, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a lawsuit against Boston Globe Media Partners on behalf of Vinay Mehra, the former president of The Boston Globe, alleging violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act as well as common law claims for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unjust enrichment.
READ MORENovartis Pharmaceutical Wage and Hour Class Action – $99 Million Overtime Pay Settlement
In 2006, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed separate class action lawsuits, in the Central District of California and the Southern District of New York, against the pharmaceutical giant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (”Novartis”) on behalf of sales representatives who were unlawfully denied overtime wages, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
READ MOREAurora Signature Whistleblower Suit
After more than three years of litigation, attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight and Valerian Law announced they reached a landmark Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) settlement on behalf of a former nursing leader at a North Bay acute psychiatric hospital.READ MORE
Innogrit Corp. Breach of Contract Suit
Virginia Land Improvement Wage and Hour Class Action
In March 2019, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight brought a class action lawsuit against Virginia Land Improvement Corp. and Crossing Place Transport Inc. on behalf of Plaintiff Paul Love and a class of dump truck drivers, alleging violations of both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Virginia state common law.
READ MOREGoogle, Inc. Wage and Hour Class Action – $5.5 Million Settlement
In January 2016, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a class action lawsuit against Google and staffing agency Urpan Technologies, alleging failure to pay overtime wages, in violation of California labor codes. Plaintiff and class representative Tymuoi Ha also brought individual claims for wrongful termination and retaliation.
READ MOREOverland Solutions Wage and Hour Class Action – $2.4 Million Settlement
In March 2017, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a class action complaint on behalf of Plaintiff Martin Fletscher and other California insurance inspectors who were classified as independent contractors by Overland Solutions, Inc. (“OSI”).
READ MOREAlaska Communications Wage and Hour Class Action
On April 30, 2012, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a class action wage and hour lawsuit against Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., and Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., (“ACS”) on behalf of plaintiff Laura Lee Peterson and a class of ACS sales employees.
READ MOREAT&T Wage and Hour Class Action Litigation – $28 Million Settlement
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight represented employees at AT&T/PacBell in three class and collective actions involving the telephone giant’s failure to pay overtime as required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
READ MOREC&S Wholesale Grocers Overtime Wage and Hour Class Action – $14 Million Settlement
In 2006, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a class action lawsuit under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on behalf of manual laborers who worked as “selectors,” “hi-lo lift operators,” “back-haulers,” and “slot cleaners” for C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., a grocery supply company with more than 50 massive warehouses nationwide.
READ MOREFleetgistics Wage and Hour Class Action Litigation
The nationwide class action, which was initially filed in October 2012, was brought on behalf of more than 3,000 delivery drivers who were allegedly misclassified as independent contractors by Fleetgistics. The Plaintiffs alleged Fleetgistics denied them overtime pay and forced them to pay for business expenses, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and state laws.
READ MOREMa Labs Wage and Hour Class Action
On February 28, 2011, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a Class Action Complaint against San Jose (Ca.)-based computer parts distribution company Ma Laboratories, Inc. (“Ma Labs”) on behalf of a class of non-exempt employees.
READ MORECity Gear, LLC Wage and Hour Class Action
In December 2012, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight and Barrett Johnston, LLC filed a Collective Action Complaint on behalf of store managers and assistant managers in the South and Midwest against urban clothing chain City Gear, alleging that the company had withheld more than $25 million in overtime pay, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
READ MOREBeavex Wage and Hour Litigation
In May 2013, Plaintiffs filed suit on behalf of themselves and other New Jersey delivery drivers for courier service BeavEx, alleging the company misclassified them as independent contractors, took illegal deductions from their wages, and failed to pay overtime, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (NJWHL), and the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (NJWPL).
READ MOREMetLife Overtime Pay Violation Class Action
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight has filed a nationwide class action against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. The lawsuit alleges that MetLife knowingly failed to pay claim specialists who worked on long term disability insurance claims (“LTD Claim Specialists”) earned overtime for over four years. The lawsuit seeks over $50,000,000 in lost wages and liquidated damages.
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