Case: Los Angeles Superior Court
Client: Misclassified Personal Shoppers
Employer: Confidential
Settlement: $2,000,000
Legal Theory: Misclassified Independent Contractors
Year: 2018
May 24, 2018, the JCL Law Firm settled a wage and hour class action on behalf of a class of approximately 1,500 misclassified California employees. The JCL Law firm filed the class action complaint in the California Superior Court alleging that the employer improperly classified a group of approximately 1,500 workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The employer’s unlawful practice denied its misclassified workers valuable legal protections like minimum wage, overtime and, meal and rest breaks. After more than 1 year of litigation, the JCL Law Firm successfully reached a $2 million settlement on behalf of the misclassified employees. Call our CA employment attorney at the JCL Law Firm for a free consultation if you believe your employer has misclassified you as an independent contractor, has unlawfully denied you minimum wage, overtime compensation, or legally mandated meal or rest periods. Toll Free 888-498-6999