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Case ID: 2775 | Employment | 10/08/2003
The class has been certified in an action filed against Labor Ready, Inc. on behalf of California employees who allege that the company failed to pay them correctly, wrongly withheld sums from their pay, and failed to provide them with itemized wage statements in violation of California's Unfair Competition Law and Labor Code between February 14, 1997, and the present. The action seeks back pay for the employees and unspecified compensatory damages. Eligible participants do not need to take any action at this time to remain a member of the class.
The action alleges that the workers traveled to Labor Ready's offices each morning and filled out paperwork--thereafter, they waited to find out if they would be assigned a job for the day. If a job assignment was available, each worker had to travel to the job. After working for the day, each worker was then required to travel back to the Labor Ready Office and wait there until the office provided a check for the day's wages. Upon receipt of their checks, workers were discharged for the day. If workers needed special equipment to perform their jobs, Labor Ready allegedly rented the equipment to them, deducting the rental fee from their wages at the end of the day. California law states that "hours worked" is all the hours during which an employee is subject to the control of an employer, whether the employee is actually ordered to perform work or not. The action alleges that from the time workers reported for work at the Labor Ready office to the time they were discharged, they were under the control of Labor Ready. Allegedly, workers were only paid for the time they actually performed work-related tasks at the job site. The class is made up of day laborers who worked in California in various sectors including packaging, food service, maintenance, and janitorial positions. There are three subclasses: (1) persons who reported to Labor Ready offices and traveled to a job; (2) those who were employed by Labor Ready, and returned from their assigned job and had to wait at a Labor Ready office; and (3) those who had work-related expenses in the form of equipment rentals from Labor Ready. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Employment Cases of Interest California labor law mandates that workers be given certain rest and meal breaks--your employer can't get around it by giving you too much work and then blaming you because you had no time. A class action has been filed against United Parcel Service, Inc. on behalf of former and current UPS drivers who allege that the company fails to provide meal and rest periods to drivers and wrongfully deducts amounts from their paychecks from February 1999 to the present in violation of California wage and hour laws. A class action has been filed against Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on behalf of participants in the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Thrift/401(k) Savings Plan who allege that the corporation and trustees of the savings plan violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act when they failed to diversify plan holdings and allowed the plan to invest too heavily in Freddie Mac stock between January 1, 2000, and the present.
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