LOS ANGELES –(May 1, 2013) –Late last week, a California federal judge conditionally certified a class of approximately 5,000 plaintiffs who worked at military bases around the nation for contractor Managed Health Network, Inc. According to the lawsuit, the workers claim that the company knowingly misclassified them as independent contractors when, under law, they should [...]
Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn By Ciaran McEvoy Law360, Los Angeles (April 04, 2013, 7:55 PM ET) — A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that Managed Health Network Inc. and its subsidiary couldn’t compel arbitration of a putative class action alleging it misclassified licensed counselors working at U.S. military bases in order to avoid [...]
DALLAS –(December 10, 2012) –The national plaintiffs’ law firm of Baron and Budd is investigating possible overtime violations at Alorica call center locations across the country. The law firm has discovered violations at Alorica call centers with regards to how the company calculates wage deductions for employee breaks. These violation issues could impact thousands of [...]
SAN FRANCISCO –(October 3, 2012) –Yesterday, the national law firm of Baron and Budd filed a class action lawsuit against MHN Government Services, Inc. (MHNGS) and Managed Health Network, Inc. (MHN) regarding the misclassification of employees as independent contractors and the failure to pay those employees overtime. Filed in the Northern District of California, the [...]
DALLAS – (September 25, 2012) – Last week, the national law firm of Baron and Budd filed a lawsuit against construction equipment rental company Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. regarding alleged violations of overtime wage laws. The plaintiffs, who worked in two of Sunbelt’s retail stores, claim that: Sunbelt did not pay them adequate overtime wages as [...]
DALLAS –(September 11, 2012) –Allen Vaught, Baron and Budd attorney and head of the firm’s overtime violations litigation section, has been selected as this week’s “Litigator of the Week” by legal publication Texas Lawyer for his victory in an overtime wage violations lawsuit. In the case, Vaught represented a group of mechanics that were misclassified [...]
DALLAS –(August 23, 2012) –The national law firm of Baron and Budd is announcing a victory for a group of mechanics in an overtime violations lawsuit. In the case, a group of mechanics were misclassified by their employer as independent contractors to avoid paying the workers lawful overtime wages. However, under the Fair Labor Standards [...]
DALLAS –(May 21, 2012) –Last week, a Dallas federal judge ruled that a lawsuit regarding overtime wages for dispatchers in the oil and gas industry can move forward as a class action. In the case, dispatchers at a Texas oilfield services company were not paid all overtime wages owed by law because they were misclassified [...]
DALLAS –(May 3, 2012) –Baron and Budd, a national law firm dedicated to protecting consumers’ rights, is advising current and former Wal-Mart employees that the company may not have included all eligible employees in a recent settlement regarding unpaid overtime. Some employees may even have been under-compensated in the settlement. Earlier this month, Wal-Mart agreed [...]
DALLAS –(April 26, 2012) –Baron and Budd, a national law firm dedicated to protecting consumers, is investigating possible wage violation issues that may prevent inside sales representatives from earning all compensation they are owed by law. While these violations could be occurring at any business that employs inside sales representatives, Baron and Budd has found [...]