Dietitians Hit Renal Advantage with a Class Action Lawsuit for Overtime Violations

On August 15, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed in San Diego, California, against Renal Advantage, Inc. by the California employment lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik, on behalf of Dietitians who claim the dialysis centers violated their rights under the California Labor Code. According to the complaint, dietitians allege that Renal Advantage failed to properly compensate them for overtime hours worked and illicitly prevented them from viewing complete and accurate wage statements, in violation of state wage and hour laws.


Updates on this Class Action will be posted here in the following months.

Metropolitan Water District of SoCal Sued for Illegal Use of an Unapproved Drug to Fulfill Fluoridation Program

On August 9, 2011, California Attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a lawsuit on behalf of Southern California citizens against the Metropolitan Water District of SoCal, alleging MWD selected and delivered a hydrofluosilicic acid drug through their water that was never approved for safety and effectiveness.

While some consumers may elect to purchase bottled water for drinking, virtually all consumers are captive to exposures from baths and showers, as simple filtration and most non-commercial methods do not remove the product, resulting in exposures to consumers similar to those medications delivered by seasickness or nicotine patches.
More information about this lawsuit will be posted here in the coming months.

Admissions Advisors file Class Action against B & H Education for Wage and Hour Violations

On July 28, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed by Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik against B & H Education, Inc. in San Diego, California alleging the Beauty Schools of violating the rights of admissions advisors under the California Labor Code. Allegations include unlawfully altering employee time records, failing to pay employees for overtime hours worked, lacking complete and accurate wage statements, and unsuccessfully giving proper meal breaks to employees.

The blog will be updated regularly regarding this case.

Perkins & Marie Callender Wage & Hour Class Action Lawsuit

This post is dedicated to the California employment law overtime wage and hour lawsuit filed against Perkins & Marie Callender Inc.

If you are a current or former employee who worked for Perkins & Marie Callender Inc in California please CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE CLAIM SUBMISSION FORM.

In the bankruptcy proceeding, our attorneys are representing a group of Marie Callender employees seeking to collect unpaid overtime wages. The court has ordered that all claims must be submitted  by August 15, 2011. Once you fill out the claim form above, you will hear from one of our employment attorneys or staff members to discuss whether you are elgiible to make a claim for unpaid wages.

HSBC Bank Faces a Class Action: Operations Officers Seek Help for Alleged Wage & Hour Law Violations

On July 27, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed against HSBC Bank USA, N.A. by the California employment lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik, on behalf of Operations Officers who claim the national bank violated their rights under the California Labor Code. The complaint alleges that the national bank unlawfully failed to compensate operations officers for overtime hours worked and illicitly prevented them from viewing complete and accurate wage statements, in violation of state wage and hour laws.

Updates on this class action suit will be discussed here in the coming months.

Guardsmark Slammed with a Class Action for Violating State Wage & Hour Laws

Security employees and the California employment attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action against Guardsmark, LLC, claiming the company failed to comply with California wage & hour laws when they deprived employees of compensation for mandatory training sessions after being hired and unlawfully deducted uniform expenses from previously earned wages.


More updates will be posted on this class action in the coming weeks.

Loan Officers File Class Action Against Guaranteed Rate, Inc. alleging minimum and overtime compensation violations

On July 26, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed by the California employment lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik against Guaranteed Rate, Inc. alleging that the mortgage lender has violated the rights of loan officers under the California Labor Code. The class action complaint alleges that the mortgage lender unlawfully paid loan officers below minimum wage, failed to compensate them for overtime hours worked and unjustly deducted expenses from previously earned wages.

Stay tuned to this blog for continuous updates on this class action lawsuit.

Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit Filed

Pharmaceutical sales rep class action filed against Novo Nordisk. Subscribe to this page to stay posted on the progress of the class action lawsuit.

AutoNation Sales Associate Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Santa Clara Superior Court

A class action lawsuit was filed against AutoNation on June 21, 2011, alleging that the car dealer violated California wage & hour laws by forcing Sales Associates to forfeit earned wages and failing to compensate them for overtime hours worked.

Click Here to read a copy of the class action complaint against AutoNation. 




Under California overtime laws, employers are required to pay employees overtime compensation for all hours worked in excess of eight hours in a single workday or forty hours in a workweek. In addition, it is unlawful for an employer to take back any portion of an employee’s wages previously paid to said employee according to the California Labor Code, including sales commissions so long as the commissions have been earned by the employees under the operate agreement.

Continue to check this Blog for more details on the AutoNation Sales Associate class action lawsuit.

AT&T AT-Home Virtual Call Center Employee Class Action Lawsuit

On March 28, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed against AT&T and Arise in the Northern District of California alleging that the companies are misclassifying at-home call center employees as independent contractors in violation of the law. This is the official page dedicated to the AT&T at-home virtual call center class action lawsuit. As progress is made in the action, updates will be made to this page.

Starbucks Wage & Hour Class Action Lawsuit

On May 24, 2011 a Class Action Lawsuit was filed against Coffee Giant, Starbucks on behalf of Baristas employed in California over the past four years. The class action alleges that Starbucks failed to properly compensate employees for training time, including time spent "reviewing, memorizing and completing Starbucks training materials," and for completing "'written quizzes' away from Starbucks' retail store locations."