Employees

$8.2 Million Settlement Approved in SeaTac Minimum-Wage Case

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a court settlement in which Menzies Aviation must pay nearly $8.2 million to resolve the claims of thousands of workers who said they were paid less than $15 an hour after SeaTac’s minimum-wage law went into effect. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle approved the class-action settlement, which had been reached in September . That means checks to …


Lawsuit Alleges Fiat Chrysler Discriminates in Evaluating Salaried, Black Employees

(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) DETROIT, MI – A lawsuit filed by a former Fiat Chrysler diversity manager alleges the Auburn Hills automaker disparately treats black non-union employees, giving them lower ratings through a process that determines bonuses and advancement opportunities. “As a result of (Fiat Chrysler’s) practice and policy of discriminating against African American employees, (these …



Lawsuit Claims Wawa Owes Overtime Pay

A Wawa superstore could be coming to an area touted as Cherry Hill’s “downtown.” Jim Walsh Buy Photo A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Riverside man accuses the Wawa chain of improperly denying overtime pay to some workers. (Photo: Jim Walsh/Staff photographer) Buy Photo 46 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE CAMDEN – Four former Wawa employees have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit …


Bed Bath & Beyond Hit With Class Action Suit Over ‘Fluctuating OT’ Pay

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is being sued by a group of New Jersey workers claiming the company has been shorting its employees of overtime pay for years. The class action lawsuit, filed in Middlesex County Superior Court, accuses the company of violating New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law by not paying some of its employees time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 hours. The salaried …


Uber Lawsuit Alleges Employees Tracked Celebrities, Ex-Lovers

A former Uber employee is suing the ride-sharing company saying it allowed unauthorized access to private information of it’s 40 million customers. This access allowed Uber employees to track customers’ trips without their knowledge. Those customers included high-profile politicians, celebrities, ex-spouses and former boyfriends/girlfriends.


Apple Will Pay Out $2 Million to California Retail Employees

A long-running class action lawsuit between Apple and employees of its retail stores in California came to a quick conclusion today. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2011 by four former employees but expanded in 2014 to include around 20,000 Apple retail employees in California. The suit alleged that Apple failed to give employees adequate breaks, failed to pay wages in a timely manner after …



CNN Spends Election Cycle Calling Trump Supporters Racist, Then Gets Hit With Class Action Racism Suit

After months of calling Trump supporters racist, CNN now faces a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit alleging racism from their own black employees. Odd, considering how vigorously CNN leveled those same charges before and after the election. CNN host Van Jones called the election of Trump a “whitelash” against a black president, while a CNN contributor accused Trump of “a lack of …


African-Americans Claim Discrimination in Class-Action Lawsuit Against CNN, Turner

Two African-American employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against CNN, Turner Broadcasting and its parent company, Time Warner, alleging racial discrimination. The two plaintiffs in the lawsuit are identified as Celeslie Henley and Ernest Colbert Jr. Henley is a former executive administrative assistant at CNN, while Colbert is still employed by Turner as a senior manager …