January 12, 2024
A California federal judge placed the final stamp of approval on a $1.9 million settlement in two consolidated wage and hour class actions accusing Bank of America of failing to pay employees for work performed during meal and rest breaks.
January 05, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments dealing with the reach of the transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration requirements. Here's a look at that representative action and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
September 08, 2023
A California federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $1.5 million settlement of a class action accusing Bank of America of failing to pay its California hourly employees for working through their lunch and rest breaks.
July 21, 2023
In the upcoming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a potential dismissal in a case claiming Darden Restaurants' compensation plans lead to sexual harassment and race bias. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
June 17, 2021
A California magistrate judge said Thursday she erred in granting class certification to Bank of America NA workers alleging that the bank violated wage laws by requiring them to work off-the-clock and skip meal and rest breaks to serve clients, saying, "I just didn't do my job appropriately."
December 03, 2019
A California magistrate judge on Tuesday certified narrow classes of Bank of America NA treasury services advisers and assistant store managers in lawsuits alleging that the bank violated wage laws by requiring them to work off-the-clock and skip meal and rest breaks to serve clients.
November 07, 2019
Bank of America employees seeking class certification in their wage and hour fight told a California federal magistrate judge Thursday that over 33,000 workers lost out on mandated meal and rest breaks to accommodate clients' needs, with a manager allegedly telling one worker that "high performers don't take breaks."