McDonald's has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a years . Think about it. CURRENT CLASS ACTION CASES. A company representative stated that there will be no comment since the case is ongoing. In fact, misclassification is now a leading driver of wage and hour litigation, which allows workers who have been improperly classified to secure their owed back wages and in many cases double their overtime. Are Undocumented Workers Entitled To Overtime? Belobaba ruled CIBC's overtime policies and hours-of-work recording practices were unlawful and impeded overtime claims. /XObject << >> "It's definitely a case of interest, and depending on the outcome, it will add more to the checklist in terms of how employees are classified," said Heather Robinson, an attorney with Herrick Feinstein in Newark, N.J. "This case is especially likely to affect the oil and gas industries, the health care field, and other sectors where well-compensated employees are paid per day or shift," said Erika Todd, an attorney with Sullivan & Worcester in Boston. Over the last two years, the value of wage and hour settlements tripled, according to an analysis from the Society for Human Resource Management, but its not just big corporations that are paying out huge unpaid overtime settlements. Business advocates, however, have come out against the proposal with strong disapproval. New to ClassAction.org? But in their collective action, filed initially in 2006, federal employees accused the agency of improperly paying overtime and leaving workers uncompensated for off-the-clock labor. While the initial claim named just three employees, a local nurses union believes there may be more than 1,300 other nurses who may also be owed unpaid overtime. Most legal pundits say its unlikely that Judge Mazzant will prevent the rule from taking effect, Politico reports. The rule change seeks to extend mandatory overtime rights to over 4 million workers,which the states say will strain already cash-strapped budgets further. James Charles Sued by Former Producer Alleging Nonpayment, N - Insider By David A. Mann. Can I Sue My Employer For Not Paying Me Correctly? Cummings was employed by the Casino for slightly more than a year as an hourly, non-exempt table dealer. /Contents 33 0 R Around 38,000 California workers are celebrating after plaintiffs reached a settlement agreement with McDonalds. In their lawsuit, customer service representatives accused the employer of failing to pay them for short breaks, along with necessary pre- and post-shift work, including turning their computer stations on and off. Alberta union files labour practice complaint against home care - CBC /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] << Covelly Enterprises, which currently manages as many as 300 separate Panera Bred locations, has been ordered by a judge to pay back past and current employees a total of $4.6 million.