Case News
Class Certification Granted in Foster v. Adams and Associates, Inc.
On August 29, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in Foster v. Adams and Associates, Inc., et al. (No. 18-02723-JSC). An article about the hearing on the Motion is here. The Court will be issuing a written order shortly.
Class Action on Behalf of Western Milling ESOP Participants Allowed to Proceed
On July 26, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied in part a motion to dismiss in Zavala v. Kruse-Western, Inc. et al. (No. 1:19-cv-00239-DAD-SKO).
Class Certification Granted in Cunningham v. Wawa, Inc.
On July 2, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of participants and beneficiaries in the Wawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “Wawa ESOP”).
Challenge to Oakland’s Measure Z Defeated
On June 26, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss by the City of Oakland and intervenor Unite Here Local 2850 in a case brought by the California Hotels & Lodging Association challenging Measure Z, a voter-approved Oakland ordinance that sets minimum wage requirements and reduces room-cleaning workloads for hotel employees.
Judge Gives Green Light to Medi-Cal Civil Rights Case Affecting 1 in 3 Californians
The Alameda County Superior Court has ruled that a civil rights lawsuit over inadequate access to health care for 13 million Medi-Cal participants may proceed, after a two-year fight by the State of California to stop its advancement.
Preliminary Approval of $5.4 Million Settlement in Castro v. ABM
Settlement Would Resolve Janitors’ Claims for Cell Phone Reimbursement
Final Approval of Settlement in Juarez v. Oakland Pallet Co., Inc.
Piece Rate Workers and Drivers Will Recover in Oakland Pallet Co., Inc. Settlement
Class Action Filed on Behalf of Technical Associates ESOP Participants
On January 30, 2019, Plaintiffs Nelson Gamache and Edward Nofi filed a class action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Albany against John Hogue and Graham Thompson, as well as the Administrative Committee of the Technical Associates of Georgia, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement Filed in Castro v. ABM Industries, Inc.
On January 4, 2019, Plaintiffs in Castro v. ABM filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $5.4 million settlement on behalf of Cleaners employed by ABM in California since October 24, 2010.
Class Action Filed on Behalf of Non-Union Home Care Workers Alleging ERISA and New York Wage Parity Violations
On November 28, 2018, Feinberg Jackson Worthman & Wasow LLP and Levy Ratner filed a class action on behalf of Plaintiffs Ynes Gonzalez de Fuente, Mariya Kobryn, and Ivan Kobryn in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against, among others, Preferred Home Care of New York, Edison Home Health Care, and Healthcap Assurance, Inc., under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and the New York State Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law (“Wage Parity Law”).
