Alvarez, et al. v. The May Department Stores Company

Los Angeles Superior Court (Class Action) filed on behalf of hundreds of "Area Sales Managers"  seeking compensatory damages and injunctive relief for improper classification as exempt employees which required them to work excessive hours with no overtime compensation. Obtained a settlement in excess of $1,000,000.00.

Draper v. Manhattan Brewing Company, et al

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Class Action) filed on behalf of employees seeking damages and injunctive relief for employer's failure to pay for overtime hours. Obtained settlement wherein all employees received all past due overtime pay.

Miller v. Ruth's Chris

An Orange County Superior Court (Class Action) granted relief to waiters and bus boy employees of this upscale steak house chain where they were being forced to work straight through their shifts without rest breaks and also forced them to pay for their own work uniforms in violation of California law. Defendants, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse settled the claims for $1,625,000.

Elias v. El Pollo Loco

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Class Action) on behalf of General Managers and Restaurant Managers of El Pollo Loco Restaurants resulted on a settlement for $8,000,000 for failure to pay them overtime, minimum wage and provide meal breaks by mistakenly classifying them “exempt” employees under current California law, even though they spent the majority of their work time performing non-managerial work.

Brown v. Various Retailers

Class action for penalties and injunctive relief for violations arising out of the practice of various retailers for including in their employment applications unlawful questions regarding certain types of misdemeanor convictions. Settlement requires various retailers to change the language in their employment applications to comply with California law. Various retailers paid in excess of $1,000,000.00

Wahl v. Doe Employer

Plaintiff, a male employee, brought an action premised on the Fair Employment & Housing Act (“FEHA”) alleging same-sex sexual harassment and retaliation. Plaintiff was improperly demoted after bringing certain improper acts of conduct of various corporate representatives to the attention of his superiors. Significant confidential settlement.

Vanhorenbeek v. Rite Aid

Arias, Ozzello & Gignasc was one of several law firms who filed Class Actions on behalf of all residents of California who were employed as managers and assistant managers of Rite Aid who were classified as exempt in order to require them to work exorbitant work hours without being paid overtime. Class Settlement totaling in excess of $25,000,000.00 and injunctive relief was obtained.

Sassone v. Commonwealth Energy Corporation

Class Action against Commonwealth Energy Corp. who attempted to induce persons to accept employment by offering new employees 250 stock options for each month of employment. When the company realized the arrangement did not make good business sense, they stopped making the offers and refused to provide the stock options to those employees to whom the representation were made to. Eventually, a settlement was reached for all eligible employees equal to the value of the stock options in the amount of $190,000.00.

Rodenhuis v. California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO)

Plaintiff sought damages for wrongful termination and discrimination on the basis of physical disability after being terminated the day before she was scheduled to return from a medical leave for treatment of a back injury. Case settled for $130,00.00.

Miller v. Ruth's Chris Steak House

The “front-of-the-house” employees of this upscale steak house chain were being forced to work straight through their shifts without rest breaks and to pay for their own work uniforms, in violation of California law.

A settlement was reached with Ruth’s Chris for $1,625,000 for missed meal breaks.