WAGE AND HOUR LAWSUITS –
Failure to Pay Overtime

State and Federal laws provide broad protections to employees and impose restrictions on the number of hours an employee can work without receiving overtime.  Many times employers intentionally misclassify their employees as "exempt," "managers," "executives" or "independent contractors" in order to avoid paying benefits and overtime. 

Types of workers who are frequently misclassified include people employed as unlicensed accountants (bookkeepers), restaurant managers, paralegals, and office IT workers. Additionally, many employers often fail to provide required lunch breaks and rest periods. Many states, including California, provide substantial monetary remedies against employers who engage in this conduct.

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff has successfully represented thousands of workers in class action cases, including:

KCR served as co-lead counsel on behalf of 23,600 United Parcel Service (UPS) drivers to recover unpaid wages based on allegations that the employer failed to provide meal and rest periods.  The case settled in 2006 for an $87 million cash payment and other benefits to the class valued at more than $4 million. 

This is believed to be one of the largest wage and hour settlements in 2006, and the largest “meal and rest period” settlement in California history.

In late 2006, KCR filed a class action against PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, alleging that the company misclassified its unlicensed associate accountants as exempt employees to avoid paying these employees hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime and other benefits mandated by California law.

Report a Complaint:
If you believe you have been the victim of your employer’s illegal failure to pay overtime, provide meal and rest breaks, or pay other required benefits, contact us toll-free at 888-285-3333 or click here to submit your complaint to a Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff labor law attorney.

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