A class action lawsuit filed against California-based quick service restaurant Del Taco has resulted in a $50 million settlement. The settlement will be paid by Jack in the Box, as the company acquired Del Taco earlier this year. Jack in the Box has stated that it was aware of the allegations against Del Taco as it moved through the acquisition process and that the ...
Del Taco Settles Wage-and-Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Posted September 29, 2022 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
New Numbers Reveal Impact of Wage Theft in America
Posted March 29, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
Americans lose more money to wage left every year than businesses lose to shoplifting. The numbers were published in a recent post to Money.com and reveal that while American businesses lose upward of $14.7 billion each year to shoplifting, American workers lose approximately $17 billion each year to employers who use a variety of tactics to bilk them out of their wages.
The average wage ...
continue reading...Wage Theft: You Might be a Victim and Not Know It
Posted February 2, 2022 in Product News and Recalls | Protect Your Rights
Small, seemingly innocuous moments in a worker’s day-to-day may seem like “just a part of the job.” However, in many cases, these routine moments are actually wage theft. They’re illegal, and they’re costing American workers billions of dollars every year.
Statistics show that workers in Los Angeles, widely regarded as the wage theft capital of the United States, lose $26.2 million to wage theft every week. Yes – week. 80% of Los Angeles workers have experienced wage theft ...
continue reading...Amazon Settles Washington State Wage Lawsuit for $8.2 Million
Posted April 13, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
A class-action lawsuit filed against Amazon on behalf of a number of contract delivery drivers has been settled for $8.2 million. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit alleged that quotas imposed on drivers by the retail giant left workers without rest breaks and working forced overtime without being paid for the additional time spent on the road.
The quotas alleged by Gus Ortiz and Mark Fredley, the two drivers ...
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