California Labor & Employment Law Blog
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The JCL Law Firm, APC, successfully litigated an unlawful housing class action that vindicated the rights of long-term hotel guests. All too often, low-income individuals and families rely on budget hotels and motels as their primary residences. Often times, these...
Home Depot Distribution Center Employees File a Wage and Hour Class Action Against Home Depot.
On May 24, 2019, a group of California distribution center employees filed a wage and hour class action lawsuit against Home Depot earlier this year. The lawsuit is pending before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The...
Class Action Employment Lawsuit Filed Against Laugh Factory In Los Angeles
Laugh Factory, the famous standup comedy club in Los Angeles is the subject of a lawsuit filed recently with the Los Angeles Superior Court. The lawsuit was filed as an employment class action, alleging that the Laugh Factory violated numerous California Labor Code...
Off the Clock Work
Case: San Diego Superior Court Client: Hourly Hotel Employee – Banquets Department Employer: Confidential Settlement: $510,000 The JCL Law Firm obtained preliminary settlement approval from the San Diego Superior Court for a $510,000 class action settlement on...
Unpaid Rest Period for Commissioned Based Employee
Date: February 8, 2019 Case: San Diego Superior Court Client: Call Center Employees Paid Solely on a Commission Employer: Accredited Debt Relief, LLC Settlement: $2,000,000.00 Legal Theory: Unpaid Rest Periods The California wage and hour attorneys at the JCL...
28 Day Shuffle – Violation of Civil Code Section 1940.1
Case:California Superior Court Client:Confidential Defendants:Confidential Legal Theory: 28 Day Shuffle – Violation of Civil Code Section 1940.1 Result:$285,000.00 The JCL Law Firm, APC obtained approval for a $285,000 class action settlement against the owners and...
Unlawful Housing Class Action Settlement
The JCL Law Firm, APC obtained preliminary approval from the San Diego Superior Court for a class action settlement on behalf of hundreds of wrongfully evicted residential hotel tenants. The settlement will provide substantial financial compensation to the victims of...
Misclassified House Cleaners
Case: Misclassified House Cleaners Settlement:$250,000 The JCL Law Firm obtained preliminary settlement approval from the San Diego Superior Court for a $250,000 class action settlement on behalf of nearly 150 misclassified house cleaners. The JCL Law firm filed the...
Paid Rest Breaks for Car Salesman and Car Saleswomen?
Are California car salespersons entitled to paid rest breaks? Yes. What is the paid rest break requirement in California for car salesmen and car sales women? California car salespersons are entitled to 10-minute paid rest break for every four-hour work period, or...
On Duty Nurses – Meal and Rest Period Violations
Date: July 25, 2018 Case: California Superior Court Client: Nurses and Hospital Employees Employer: Confidential Settlement: $1,650,000.00 Legal Theory: On Duty Meal and Rest Periods The wage and hour class action attorneys at the JCL Law Firm obtained final...
