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.

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

Employees sought overtime compensation and injunctive relief for hundreds of control room employees of the Independent Systems Operator of California's electrical grid, who were improperly classified as exempt and who were required to work excessive hours with no overtime compensation. After an extended trial on the first of eight job classifications set to be tried, and a finding for the plaintiffs, a settlement was reached for all eight groups of employees in an amount in excess of $14,000,000.00 and re-classification of all of the subject employees as non-exempt. Some employees received as much as $200,000.00 in past unpaid overtime compensation.

Geil v. Telemac Corporation

Computer technicians sought damages, injunctive relief, and penalties for overtime violations arising out of the practice of the billing and payment processing company Telemac of classifying its computer technicians as exempt and failing to pay them overtime. Case settled with all plaintiffs receiving their unpaid overtime compensation.

Duran v. Robinson May Inc.

Seeking compensatory damages and injunctive relief for hundreds of "Area Sales Managers" improperly classified as exempt employees which exemption required them to work exorbitant hours with no overtime compensation.

Carlin v. NCS Pearson, Inc.

Following September 11, 2001, the United States Department of Transportation established the Transportation Security Administration ("TSA"). The purpose of the TSA was to effectuate, control, oversee and implement security at the airports located throughout the United States. Pursuant to this objective the TSA contracted with NCS Pearson ("NCS") to screen current airport personnel and test prospective employees for future employment at the nations airports. In order to implement the contract with the TSA, NCS employed persons or "Staffing Specialists" who traveled throughout the United States working 80 to 100 hours a week without receiving overtime compensation. Nationwide class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code was filed seeking overtime compensation for hundreds of employees who were improperly classified as exempt employees. A Class Action settlement was reached with NCS in excess of $800,000.00.