Cases

Active Cases

Below is a list of our recent conditionally certified collective and class actions:

Tallman v. Crown Battery
U.S. District Court, N.D. of Ohio, Case No. 3:20-cv-02712
Notice to Potential Class Members.

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Case Results

Sisson, et al. v. RadioShack, Case No. 1:12-cv-958 (N.D. Ohio). A collective and class action for employees who alleged they were improperly paid overtime under the half-time method of calculating overtime. The case settled for a general unsecured claim of $41 million. More Information.

Settlement Against A Food and Beverage Company. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were not paid for time spent changing into and out of their uniforms at work. The case settled for $4.5 million.

Settlement Against A Supermarket Chain. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $4.3 million.

Swiger, et al. v. Utz Quality Foods, Case No. 1:15-cv-2196 (M.D. Pennsylvania)
A collective and class action for route sales employees who alleged they were misclassified as outside sales employees and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $2.5 million. More Information.

Allen v. Sutherland Global Services, Case No. 6:17-cv-6059 (W.D. New York)
A collective action for call center employees who were denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $2.23 million. More Information.

Armbruster v. City of Cleveland, Case No. 1:13-cv-2626 (N.D. Ohio). A collective and class action for employees who alleged that the City improperly rounded their starting and stopping times. The case settled for $2.2 million. More Information.

Rosenbohm v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Case No. 2:17-cv-731 (N.D. Ohio). A collective action for employees who alleged that Verizon failed to pay solution specialists for work performed after clocking out on their iPads at the end of the shifts. The case settled for $1.95 million. More Information.

Grayer v. Kennametal, Case No. 1:16-cv-1382 (N.D. Ohio)
A collective and class action for hourly employees who were not paid for 20 minutes of work they were required to perform before their shift each day. The case settled for $1.81 million. More Information.

Fullerton v. Golden Flake, Case No. 3:17-cv-296 (N.D. Florida)
A collective action for route sales employees who alleged they were misclassified as outside sales employees and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $1.7 million. More Information.

Settlement Against An Oil and Gas Company. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were paid overtime on a monthly basis instead of a weekly basis. The case settled for $1.48 million.

Jewell v. Aarons, Inc., Case No. 1:12-cv-563 (N.D. Ga.). A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were not paid for work performed during meal periods. The case settled for $1.3 million.

Hannah, et al. v. H.A.D., Inc., Case No. 1:15-cv-933 (S.D. Ohio). A collective action for employees who were not paid overtime compensation. The case settled for $1.25 million. More Information.

Settlement Against a Call Center. A collective and class action for employees who were not paid overtime compensation. The case settled for $1 million.

McPherson v. Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, Case No. 1:14-cv-2475 (N.D. Ohio). A collective and class action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $900,000. More Information.

Settlement Against A Take-Out and Delivery Restaurant. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $765,000.

Laskoski, et al. v. Inkstop, Case No. 1:09-cv-2285 (N.D. Ohio). A collective action for more than 600 former employees of this ink and toner retailer that abruptly closed its stores, failed to pay its employees for the last three weeks they worked, and filed for bankruptcy. The case settled for $660,000 and the settlement was funded personally by the board of directors. More Information.

Settlement Against An Industrial Manufacturer. We pursued claims of religious discrimination on behalf of an employee who alleged he was wrongfully terminated. The case settled for $650,000.

Settlement Against An Oil and Gas Company. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $600,000.

Settlement Against An Oil and Gas Company. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $550,000.

Settlement Against A Gourmet Foods Retailer. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $599,000.

Settlement Against A Poultry Company. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were not paid for time spent changing into and out of their uniforms at work. The case settled for $537,500.

Baldwin v. Forever 21, Case No. 53-160-71-13 (AAA). A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were not paid for work performed during meal periods. The case settled for $496,500.

Smith v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Case No. 1:13-cv-2626 (N.D. Ohio).
A collective action for employees who alleged they were not paid for work performed during grace periods before and after their shifts. The case settled for $410,000. More Information.

Settlement Against a Clothing Retailer. A collective action for employees who alleged they were improperly paid overtime under the half-time method of calculating overtime. The case settled for $400,000.

Settlement Against a Home Health Care Company. A collective action for employees who alleged they were denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $367,719.

Settlement Against An Oil and Gas Company. A collective action for employees who alleged they were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime compensation. The case settled for $350,000.

Settlement Against A Collection Company. A conditionally certified collective action for employees who alleged they were not paid for off-the-clock work and work performed during meal periods. The case settled for $309,000.