Case Summaries

United States District Court, Northern District of California Settled for $4.6 Million on December 12, 2024 Outten & Golden LLP represented a group of nearly 600 sales representatives at Odoo, Inc., a global business management software company, in a lawsuit alleging it misclassified them as exempt from overtime requirements. This…

United States District Court, Central District of California Settled for $48.5 Million Outten & Golden LLP represents a group of current and former Senior Premier Bankers at Wells Fargo in a lawsuit alleging it misclassified them as exempt from overtime requirements. Five Wells Fargo employees filed a lawsuit seeking to…

On September 8, 2008, Outten & Golden filed a class action lawsuit against 230 Fifth Avenue, an upscale restaurant, bar, and party venue that has the distinction of being New York City's largest rooftop bar. The plaintiffs allege that 230 Fifth Avenue withheld from workers mandatory tips or “service charges”…

Outten & Golden LLP and AndersonDodson, P.C. represent a group of delivery drivers with A-1 International, Inc. in arbitrations alleging that A-1 wrongly misclassified drivers as independent contractors, did not comply with the overtime requirements of federal and New York law, and took unlawful deductions from drivers' pay. The arbitrations…

Foster et al v. Food Emporium We serve as co-lead plaintiffs' counsel with Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, in a lawsuit against the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) alleging that a class of hourly-rate employees within the New York Metropolitan area have not received proper compensation for…

Outten & Golden LLP represents the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) against Activision Blizzard in a suit alleging unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on gender and sex, including sex-based pay discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the California Equal Pay Act. Prior to filing the…

Plaintiffs in this case were Marketing Representatives and Marketing Specialists who alleged that Affinity failed to compensate them for overtime hours worked "off the clock" in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law. In July 2011, the parties agreed to a $2.5 million class action…

Aguilera v. Uber Eats (“Uber Eats Background Check Settlement”) is a class action case against Uber Eats, focusing on alleged violations of the New York City Human Rights Law, stemming from the company’s background check process for potential Uber Eats delivery personnel. The plaintiffs, who were denied access to the…

Outten & Golden LLP, along with co-counsel, the Law Offices of Gregory R. Fidlon, P.C. of Atlanta, Georgia, represents a group of AllianceBernstein associate portfolio managers. AllianceBernstein is a global investment management firm providing investment services to clients. The Plaintiffs brought this case as a collective action under the FLSA…

In July 2018, shortly before trial, Outten & Golden LLP settled its case against Allstate Insurance Company on behalf of No-Fault claims adjusters. The proposed settlement is now awaiting judicial approval. The case was certified as a class action covering New York adjusters in 2014, and was set to proceed…