March 06, 2023
Nissan notched an early win over dealership mechanics' proposed wage and hour collective action, with a Florida federal judge finding that the auto manufacturer can't be held liable for its dealerships because they are independently owned and operated.
August 15, 2022
A pair of mechanics haven't shown why their wage and hour suit against Nissan should be certified as a collective action, the auto manufacturer said in Florida federal court, arguing that the workers' bid to join with other mechanics in the litigation relies on a "fanciful" theory.
April 08, 2022
A Florida federal judge has denied a request for class certification in a suit brought by two mechanics who claim Nissan underpaid them for their services, and he also denied Nissan's "premature" request for an early win in the case.
April 07, 2022
Nissan said it can't be held liable in a suit filed by mechanics alleging the company underpaid them for their services because it did not directly employ the workers named in the suit — their dealerships did.
February 15, 2022
Nissan urged a Florida federal judge to strike down a class certification request by a group of mechanics who claimed the car company withheld wages through a flat-rate pay plan, arguing that the workers have no evidence to support their claims nor their certification bid.
January 04, 2022
Workers who say Nissan stiffed them on wages via a piece-rate pay system urged a Florida federal judge to grant collective and class certification in their suit, arguing the system was widespread at the company's dealerships.
November 16, 2021
A Florida federal judge has refused to let Nissan escape a revised putative class action lodged by workers who say the company skimped on wages, ruling that the automotive giant can't shift blame onto individual dealerships since it governed how employees were paid.
June 04, 2021
Nissan can escape a proposed class action by workers claiming a piece-rate pay system failed to satisfy minimum wage or overtime requirements, after a Florida federal judge adopted a recommendation to dismiss but noted the magistrate judge had cited wrong case law.