Case Results

We recovered $300,000 for a woman healthcare executive who filed charges of discrimination based on sex and age.

We recovered $1.2 million in a confidential settlement with a financial services company to resolve a complaint of sexual harassment by a co-worker.

We recovered over $100,000 from a company in Gallatin, Tennessee, for a woman who alleged quid pro quo sexual harassment and retaliation. The harasser had promised certain employment benefits in exchange for the employee’s silence and cooperation with the harasser

We secured a $275,000 confidential settlement for a female sales professional at a firearms manufacturer who faced gender discrimination and workplace retaliation.

We secured $30 million in settlement with a large grocery store chain for workers misclassified under the fluctuating workweek method. The employer failed to include non-discretionary bonuses and holiday pay in the regular rate used to calculate overtime, violating federal wage law and shortchanging employees for years. (Co-counseled case.)

We secured a $31 million settlement on behalf of more than 4,500 poultry processing workers who were denied wages for time spent changing into and out of required uniforms and gear. The employer failed to pay for this time, despite federal law requiring compensation for pre- and post-shift activities integral to the job. (Co-counseled case.)

We secured a $5.5 million class and collective arbitration settlement on behalf of nearly 3,600 call center workers in three states. The claims included unpaid pre-shift, meal break, and post-shift work; unlawful time-rounding and deductions; and failure to include non-discretionary bonuses in the regular rate used to calculate overtime. (Co-counseled case.)

We recovered $15 million for workers misclassified as independent contractors by a large national trucking company. Although labeled ‘1099’ contractors, these workers functioned as employees and were denied overtime pay in violation of federal law. The settlement also addressed deceptive owner-operator contract terms that gave the company undue control over its workforce.

We recovered $525,000 for three restaurant servers who endured sexual harassment and retaliation by supervisors at a national chain of sports bars and restaurants. (Co-counseled case.)

We won a jury verdict of over $360,000 against a restaurant that illegally shaved employee clock times to avoid paying wages, including overtime. The employer also required workers to pay out-of-pocket for items it was legally obligated to provide. After the verdict, the defendant attempted to conceal assets, but we enforced the judgment by placing liens on their property—resulting in full compliance with the court’s order.

We negotiated a confidential settlement of over $118,000 for a salaried professional who was wrongfully terminated due to age discrimination.