Wage and Hour Class Actions
The Law Offices of James M. Sitkin represents employees of medium and large companies that have broadly applied practices of violating their employees’ mandatory rights under California or federal wage and hour laws. Among other areas, this includes claims for overtime, ‘off-the-clock’ work, missed meal/rest breaks, job-related expense reimbursement, delayed payment of final pay, and minimum wages. A typical scenario involves a medium or large employer with a practice of misclassifying employees as exempt managers or as independent contractors, an employer who has employees work through meal/rest breaks while clocking out, or an employer who has an employee sign an illegal agreement forfeiting overtime rights.
The Law Offices of James M. Sitkin has a proven track record of successful and hard-fought challenges to employers and industries that have long histories of disregarding these important protections. For example, in 1999, he was one of the the first attorneys in any state to bring a class action under federal and California law against an international tour operator on behalf of tour directors who had never been paid overtime. In the face of stiff opposition by two national law firms defending the employer, a settlement of over $15 million, in which the average California class member received over $100,000 was achieved. Since the filing of that case, Jim has successfully represented employee classes in numerous class actions involving a variety of jobs from insurance to computers to security guards.
The Law Offices of James M. Sitkin has a proven track record of successful and hard-fought challenges to employers and industries that have long histories of disregarding these important protections. For example, in 1999, he was one of the the first attorneys in any state to bring a class action under federal and California law against an international tour operator on behalf of tour directors who had never been paid overtime. In the face of stiff opposition by two national law firms defending the employer, a settlement of over $15 million, in which the average California class member received over $100,000 was achieved. Since the filing of that case, Jim has successfully represented employee classes in numerous class actions involving a variety of jobs from insurance to computers to security guards.