Top 50 Labor & Employment Settlements in the United States in 2020
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| Visit: | Top 20 Labor & Employment Settlements in the United States in 2020 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anna P. Prakash, Rebekah L. Bailey, Neil D. Pederson, Rachhana T. Srey of Nichols Kaster P.L.L.P |
| Case: | Wood, et al. v. Amerihealth Caritas Services L.L.C. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin P. Roddy, James E. Tonrey Jr., Andrew Michael Grous of Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer P.A.; Keith M. Fleischman, Joshua D. Glatter, Tyler Van Put of Fleischman Bonner & Rocco L.L.P.; Joseph T. Moen of Law Office of Joseph T. Moen |
| Case: | Olvera v. Mazzone Management Group Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Turner, Kevin J. Stoops, Rod M. Johnston of Sommers Schwartz P.C.; Benjamin Knox Steffans of Steffans Legal L.L.C. |
| Case: | Knowlton v. Ashland Global Holdings Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Unjust Enrichment, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carley J. Skarbnik of Meredith Malatino L.L.C. ; Justin L. Swidler of Swartz Swidler L.L.C.; Robert D. Soloff of Robert D. Soloff P.A.; Marc A. Silverman of Frank Weinberg Black P.A. |
| Case: | Martin, et al. v. TIAA Bank, et al. |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $3,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William B. Aitchison of Public Safety Labor Group; James J. Cunningham of Law Offices of James J. Cunningham |
| Case: | Kelley v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Debra M. Lawrence, Maria L. Morocco, Thomas D. Rethage, Aimee L. McFerren, John S. Brubaker, Joshua Zugerman, Markus L. Penzel of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Fedex Ground Package System, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $3,242,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas M. Werman, Maureen A. Salas, Zachary C. Flowerree, Sarah J. Arendt of Werman Salas P.C |
| Case: | Jones v. CBC Restaurant Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Invasion of Privacy, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $3,182,979.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Srourian of Srourian Law Firm P.C.; Ashkan Shakouri of Shakouri Law Firm |
| Case: | Mclemore v. Nautilus Hyosung America Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Xinying Valerian, Dominic Valerian of Valerian Law, P.C.; Monique Olivier, Katharine Chao of Olivier Schreiber Chao LLP |
| Case: | Casteel v. Alaska Airlines. Inc. |
| Type: | Unfair Competition, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott M. Lidman, Elizabeth Nguyen of Lidman Law, APC; Paul K. Haines of Haines Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Johnson v. DCH Simi Valley Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hallie Von Rock, Reed Marcy of Aiman‐Smith & Marcy |
| Case: | Palma v. Mercury Insurance Services LLC |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $2,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth M. Peck of Peck‐Law; Devin Coyle of Devin Coyle Law |
| Case: | Mathews v. Happy Valley Conference Center, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $2,713,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. Barnes, Gregg Lander of Law Offices of Kevin T. Barnes; Sahag Majarian II of Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II |
| Case: | Segura v. San Jose LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raul Perez, Bevin Allen Pike, Orlando Villalba, Joseph Hakakian of Capstone Law APC |
| Case: | Morales v. Paschen Management Co. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edwin Aiwazian of Lawyers for Justice PC; Heather Davis, Amir Nayebdadash of Protection Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Quijas v. Pet Food Express |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $2,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, Andrew Charles White of Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber L.L.P |
| Case: | Beebe v. V&J National Enterprises L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Unjust Enrichment, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $2,277,532.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Conger of Law Office of Michael A. Conger |
| Case: | Kries, et al. v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raul Perez, Robert J. Drexler Jr., Molly A. DeSario, Jonathan Lee of Capstone Law APC; Matthew Righetti, John Glugoski, Michael Righetti of Righetti Glugoski P.C.; Craig J. Ackermann, Sam Vahedi of Ackermann & Tilajef P.C.; Jonathan Melmed of Melmed Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Scoggins v. Crossmark Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan J. Schwartz, Ryan T. Chin of Bryan Schwartz Law; Dustin L. Collier, V. Joshua Socks of Collier Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Policarpio v. Quality Medical Imaging of California Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Graham S.P. Hollis, Vilmarie Cordero, David Lin, Laura M. Supanich of GrahamHollis APC |
| Case: | De Orozco v. Flagship Facility Services Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Fradin of Fradin Law; Anthony J. Lazzaro, Chastity L. Christy, Lori M. Griffin of The Lazzaro Law Firm L.L.C. |
| Case: | Rosenbohm v. Cello Partnership |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas Han, Shunt Tatavos-Gharajeh, Daniel J. Park of Justice Law Corporation |
| Case: | Morel v. Aseptic Solutions USA Ventures LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Brett Sutton, Jared Hague of Sutton Hague Law Corporation P.C. |
| Case: | Smothers v. Northstar Alarm Systems |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin D. Burns, Bruce P. McMoran of McMoran, O'Connor, Bramley & Burns, P.C. |
| Case: | Strycharz v. City of Trenton, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. Bainer of The Bainer Law Firm; Peter R. Dion-Kindem of The Dion-Kindem Law Firm ; James R. Hawkins, Isandra Y. Fernandez of James Hawkins APLC; Matthew J. Matern, Joshua D. Boxer of Matern Law Group PC |
| Case: | Tellez v. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas M. Werman, Maureen A. Salas of Werman Salas P.C. |
| Case: | Diebold v. Paylocity Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Bloom, Raquelle de la Rocha, Anna Levine-Gronningsater, Serineh Terzyan of The Bloom Firm |
| Case: | Villegas v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shaun Setareh, William M. Pao, Thomas Segal, H. Scott Leviant of Setareh Law Group |
| Case: | Quiruz v. Specialty Commodities Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, FCRA Violation |
| State: | California |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Palay, Michael A. Strauss, Brian D. Hefelfinger of Strauss & Palay APC; Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway, Perrett, Webster, Powers, Chrisman & Gutierrez APC |
| Case: | Fuller v. Zep Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Unjust Enrichment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Bad Faith |
| State: | California |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shadie L. Berenji of Berenji Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Hudson v. Sterling Jewelers Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| State: | California |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather Davis of Protection Law Group LLP; Edwin Aiwazian, Arby Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh, Stephanie S. Ponek, Tehniat Zaman of Lawyers for Justice PC |
| Case: | Patterson v. Blue Bottle Coffee Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Saba, Tyler Vanderpool of Rosen Saba LLP |
| Case: | Monroy v. Yoshinoya America, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Farzad Rastegar, Danielle Sherrod, Sharon W. Lin of Rastegar Law Group APC |
| Case: | Knight v. Redlands Community Hospital |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,395,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Troy L. Kessler, Garrett D. Kaske of Kessler Matura P.C.; Michael J. Palitz, Gregg I. Shavitz, Logan A. Pardell, Tamra Givens of Shavitz Law Group P.A. |
| Case: | Meo v. Lane Bryant Inc. |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,390,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dustin Lujan of Lujan Law Office; Jay Forester of Forester Haynie PLLC |
| Case: | Goich v. NFSM Pizza, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Wyoming |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Winifred Kao, Palyn Hung Mitchell of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus; Jesse Newmark, Ana Henderson-Arjona of Centro Legal de la Raza; Carol Vigne of Legal Aid at Work |
| Case: | Navarrete v. Burma Superstar Oakland Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Retaliation, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. Barnes, Gregg Lander of Law Offices of Kevin T. Barnes; Raphael A. Katri of Law Offices of Raphael A. Katri |
| Case: | Suazo v. Leslie's Poolmart Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Myers of The Myers Law Group APC |
| Case: | Carreon v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| State: | California |