August 03, 2022
Goya sales representatives cannot move forward as a class in their suit alleging the company misclassified them as independent contractors, a New Jersey federal judge said in a ruling filed Wednesday, finding that not enough workers were eligible after more than a dozen signed arbitration agreements.
October 29, 2020
A New Jersey federal judge trimmed a putative class action Thursday by Goya Foods Inc. sales representatives alleging the food product giant violated Pennsylvania wage laws, reversing his earlier ruling and nixing the workers' claim for recovery of incurred business expenses.
September 18, 2020
Goya Foods Inc. has urged a New Jersey federal judge to reconsider a decision to deny its bid to dismiss sales representatives' proposed class action alleging Pennsylvania wage law violations, saying the court had not properly considered aspects of their employment contracts.
September 03, 2020
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday declined to toss a proposed class action against Goya Foods Inc. from three sales representatives over alleged violations of a Pennsylvania wage law, saying the workers backed up their claims that the company misclassified them as independent contractors and made unlawful deductions from their commissions.
April 03, 2020
A Goya Foods Inc. sales representative can't lodge a worker misclassification suit under a New Jersey wage law while living and working in Pennsylvania, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Friday.