Wage & Hour Violations Cases

WEEE! Delivery Drivers Class Action

On March 23, 2023, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of hourly delivery drivers against WEEE! Logistics, Inc. and WEEE! Inc. (collectively, “Weee”), alleging that the Asian and Hispanic grocery distributor has engaged in numerous violations of the California Labor Code, including:READ MORE

Virginia Land Improvement Wage and Hour Class Action

In March 2019, Sanford Heisler Sharp brought a class action lawsuit against Virginia Land Improvement Corp. and Crossing Place Transport Inc. on behalf of Plaintiff Paul Love and a class of dump truck drivers, alleging violations of both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Virginia state common law.READ MORE

Google, Inc. Wage and Hour Class Action – $5.5 Million Settlement

In January 2016, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a class action lawsuit against Google and staffing agency Urpan Technologies, alleging failure to pay overtime wages, in violation of California labor codes. Plaintiff and class representative Tymuoi Ha also brought individual claims for wrongful termination and retaliation.READ MORE

MetLife Overtime Pay Violation Class Action

Sanford Heisler Sharp has filed a nationwide class action against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. The lawsuit alleges that MetLife knowingly failed to pay claim specialists who worked on long term disability insurance claims (“LTD Claim Specialists”) earned overtime for over four years. The lawsuit seeks over $50,000,000 in lost wages and liquidated damages.READ MORE

Oracle Commissions Wage & Hour Lawsuits

Sanford Heisler Sharp has filed claims that through the use of a long and confusing set of Terms and Conditions issued to each sales representative with his or her compensation plan, Oracle unlawfully and retroactively reduced the commissions of sales representatives based on grounds, criteria, and methods not defined in a signed commission contract. The case is currently in discovery and continuing investigation.READ MORE

Overland Solutions Wage & Hour Class Action – $2.4 Million Settlement

In March 2017, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a class action complaint on behalf of Plaintiff Martin Fletscher and other California insurance inspectors who were classified as independent contractors by Overland Solutions, Inc. (“OSI”).READ MORE

Alaska Communications Wage and Hour Class Action

On April 30, 2012, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a class action wage and hour lawsuit against Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., and Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., (“ACS”) on behalf of plaintiff Laura Lee Peterson and a class of ACS sales employees.READ MORE

Novartis Pharmaceutical Wage & Hour Class Action – $99 Million Overtime Pay Settlement

In 2006, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed separate class action lawsuits, in the Central District of California and the Southern District of New York, against the pharmaceutical giant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (”Novartis”) on behalf of sales representatives who were unlawfully denied overtime wages, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).READ MORE

AT&T Wage & Hour Class Action Litigation – $28 Million Settlement

Sanford Heisler Sharp represented employees at AT&T/PacBell in three class and collective actions involving the telephone giant’s failure to pay overtime as required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).READ MORE

C&S Wholesale Grocers Overtime Wage & Hour Class Action – $14 Million Settlement

In 2006, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a class action lawsuit under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on behalf of manual laborers who worked as “selectors,” “hi-lo lift operators,” “back-haulers,” and “slot cleaners” for C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., a grocery supply company with more than 50 massive warehouses nationwide.READ MORE

Fleetgistics Wage & Hour Class Action Litigation

The nationwide class action, which was initially filed in October 2012, was brought on behalf of more than 3,000 delivery drivers who were allegedly misclassified as independent contractors by Fleetgistics. The Plaintiffs alleged Fleetgistics denied them overtime pay and forced them to pay for business expenses, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and state laws.READ MORE

Ma Labs Wage and Hour Class Action

On February 28, 2011, Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a Class Action Complaint against San Jose (Ca.)-based computer parts distribution company Ma Laboratories, Inc. (“Ma Labs”) on behalf of a class of non-exempt employees.READ MORE

City Gear, LLC Wage and Hour Class Action

In December 2012, Sanford Heisler Sharp and Barrett Johnston, LLC filed a Collective Action Complaint on behalf of store managers and assistant managers in the South and Midwest against urban clothing chain City Gear, alleging that the company had withheld more than $25 million in overtime pay, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).READ MORE

Costco Wage and Hour Class Action Litigation

Sanford Heisler Sharp represents employees who worked at Costco Wholesale warehouses and were subjected to unpaid security “lockdowns” as a routine part of their work day. In December 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California certified their suit as a state class action in California and a federal conditional collective action nationwide. The court later decertified the action and the case is on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On appeal, plaintiffs claim that the court misapplied the law and deprived employees of any opportunity for relief from Costco’s wage violations.READ MORE

Beavex Wage & Hour Litigation

In May 2013, Plaintiffs filed suit on behalf of themselves and other New Jersey delivery drivers for courier service BeavEx, alleging the company misclassified them as independent contractors, took illegal deductions from their wages, and failed to pay overtime, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (NJWHL), and the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (NJWPL).READ MORE