CFPB Rescinds 2020 Earned Wage Access Guidance

The CFPB issued an advisory opinion rescinding previous guidance that exempted certain paycheck advance products, sometimes marketed as earned wage access, from being classified as credit subject to the Truth in Lending... Read more »
CA Atty General Files Criminal Charges in Wage Theft Case

CA Atty General Files Criminal Charges in Wage Theft Case

Los Angeles, CA On November 26, Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, announced that his office had filed 31 criminal charges and two enhancements against US Framing West and two employees for multiple violations of... Read more »
Disney to Pay 3 million to Settle Wage Theft Lawsuit

Disney to Pay $233 million to Settle Wage Theft Lawsuit

Anaheim, CADisney has agreed to pay $233 million to settle a California labor class action lawsuit that will affect over 50,000 current and former employees, including Cast Members directly employed by Disney... Read more »
A New Front in the Gig Economy Wage Battle

A New Front in the Gig Economy Wage Battle

Los Angeles, CA Kevin Masuda, an operations manager at Serve Robotics, Inc. from 2021 to 2024, filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on December 3. The lawsuit accuses... Read more »
Darden Restaurants Hit with California Wage and Hour Lawsuit

Darden Restaurants Hit with California Wage and Hour Lawsuit

Los Angeles, CAOn September 23, Antonia Rodriguez filed a class action lawsuit against Darden Restaurants in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that Darden, the parent company of California restaurants,... Read more »
Mandalorian Actress Beats Back Disney Bid to Toss Wage Lawsuit

Mandalorian Actress Beats Back Disney Bid to Toss Wage Lawsuit

Los Angeles, CA On July 24, the District Court for the Central District of California denied The Walt Disney Company’s motion to dismiss actress Gina Carano’s wrongful termination and sex discrimination lawsuit. Carano’s... Read more »
Jennifer Shaw on “The Afternoon News With Kitty O’Neal” to Discuss the  Fast Food Worker Min Wage

Jennifer Shaw on “The Afternoon News With Kitty O’Neal” to Discuss the $20 Fast Food Worker Min Wage

Jennifer Shaw appeared on “The Afternoon News with Kitty O’Neal” to discuss the $20 Fast Food Worker Min Wage. You can listen to the interview here. Source link Read more »
Spain Approves Increase to Monthly Minimum Wage

Spain Approves Increase to Monthly Minimum Wage

The Council of Ministers approved an increase in the monthly minimum wage for this year to €1,134 (about US$1,214) in 14 payments. Key Points: The new minimum wage, which is expected to benefit an... Read more »
Owner and Manager of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Are Charged With Wage Theft

Owner and Manager of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Are Charged With Wage Theft

The owner of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria and the manager of its Manhattan branch were arrested on Thursday and charged with stealing more than $20,000 in wages from at least seven employees. Over the... Read more »
Sixth Circuit Rejects Two Methods for Computing Workers’ Vehicle Expenses for Minimum Wage Purposes

Sixth Circuit Rejects Two Methods for Computing Workers’ Vehicle Expenses for Minimum Wage Purposes

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated two district court decisions involving how pizza delivery drivers should be reimbursed for vehicle-related expenses under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).... Read more »
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