October 01, 2024
A $335,000 wage deal between background investigators and the tech company that employed them can go forward because it is fair and reasonable, a California federal judge said, approving the settlement.
August 02, 2024
Two Southern California workers who conducted background checks on applicants for federal government jobs for about a year have settled their wage and hour suit with the company that employed them, according to paperwork filed in California federal court.
October 27, 2023
Two background investigators assembled enough evidence to suggest that some, but not all, of their colleagues were pushed to underreport their hours and work through lunch breaks, a California federal judge ruled in trimming their wage dispute.
September 26, 2023
Background investigators for an information technology company asked a California federal judge Tuesday not to grant the company a win in their suit alleging it failed to pay them overtime wages, saying the company's high performance standards all but required the investigators to work off the clock.
July 29, 2022
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for potential summary judgment rulings in a class action by thousands of United Airlines pilots alleging wage statement violations. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in the Golden State.