February 03, 2023
Over the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in a class action against Target alleging vacation time payout violations. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
January 20, 2023
Over the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a potential additional settlement approval after a $30.5 million deal in a long-running security screening time class action against Apple. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
January 09, 2023
A class of workers who alleged Apple illegally deprived retail workers of pay for time spent in mandatory bag checks asked for court permission to add more than 100 workers to a $30.5 million settlement.
August 15, 2022
A California federal judge approved an almost $30.5 million settlement ending a suit that alleged Apple failed to pay thousands of workers for mandatory bag checks, after months of skepticism over the attorney fees the deal included.
August 05, 2022
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for the hearing to finalize a $30 million settlement over the compensability of Apple Inc.'s bag security checks. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
July 07, 2022
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the lawyers who represented workers in a bag-search case against Apple that settled for $30.5 million can get 30% for their fees, but not the one-third requested, noting Thursday that the hours counsel said they spent on the case are "staggering" and likely "inflated."
March 28, 2022
The workers who settled their bag-search suit with Apple for nearly $30 million have asked a California federal judge to approve a $10 million class counsel award, arguing the attorneys achieved an "outstanding" result to justify the fee that's already been chided by the judge.
December 16, 2021
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Thursday he'll preliminarily approve a $30 million class settlement resolving claims that Apple shorted California workers for bag check wait times but slammed counsel for including a "clear sailing agreement" under which Apple won't oppose a 25% plaintiff attorney fee award.
November 18, 2021
A nearly $30 million settlement between Apple Inc. and California employees who say it should have paid for time they spent waiting to have their bags checked after a shift underscores the Golden State's strict rules on what counts as work time, wage and hour attorneys say. Here, Law360 presents three key takeaways from the settlement.
November 15, 2021
Apple agreed to pay $29.9 million to almost 15,000 retail workers in a deal that would end a suit in California federal court claiming the company failed to pay them for mandatory bag checks.