June 02, 2021
Bag search claims can put a lot of money on the line, but there are other off-the-clock tasks that present a question about whether the employer has to pay up. Here, Law360 reviews cases where a key question is whether workers’ time is compensable.
March 03, 2021
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Wednesday he'll enter an order finding Apple liable for paying a class of California retail store workers for time they spent working off the clock undergoing bag checks and told the parties that damages will be decided in a jury trial.
November 09, 2015
Apple Inc. on Saturday trumped a certified class action claiming that the company failed to pay store employees for time spent waiting for and undergoing mandatory bag checks, when a California federal judge decided that the checks did not constitute work and could have been avoided by employees not bringing a bag.
November 04, 2015
A class of Apple Inc. retail workers on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to rule that the technology giant must pay them for the time they spend having their bags checked at work, arguing that they are under Apple's control during the required security screenings.
October 16, 2015
A class of Apple Inc. retail employees suing the company over its alleged failure to pay employees for time spent in bag checks on Thursday asked a California federal judge not to toss their claims, arguing that employees have no choice but to participate in the checks.
July 16, 2015
A California federal judge granted class certification Thursday to a group of Apple Inc. retail workers who claim the technology giant stiffed them on pay for the time they spent complying with a company policy that their bags be checked before they walk out of the workplace.
July 02, 2015
Apple Inc. retail employees who claim they weren't paid for time spent undergoing required bag and technology checks renewed their bid for class certification in California federal court Thursday, arguing that the fact that they were all subject to Apple's inspection policy creates a common question.
May 12, 2015
Apple Inc. retail employees took a second run at class certification in their suit over allegedly unpaid time spent waiting for managers to check their bags for stolen goods, asking a California federal judge on Monday to address common policy issues before looking into each employee's experience.
November 12, 2014
Apple Inc. told a California federal judge Wednesday that it has resolved a discovery fight with a putative class of retail workers who say Apple didn't pay them for time spent undergoing bag and gadget checks, promising "the most discovery Apple will produce in a case this year."
May 30, 2014
A California federal judge on Friday refused to toss two putative class actions claiming Apple violated labor laws by not paying retail workers for time spent undergoing bag and gadget checks, and stayed the suits pending the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a similar case involving Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers.