With extensive experience in wage matters involving personal attendants, the partners at Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP have recently resolve several cases by employees who claimed to be underpaid for work performed. Early resolution of these cases has enabled the clients to move ahead without the need to engage in extensive litigation and trial preparation.
Representing “servers” who worked at The Brigantine restaurants in San Diego, Tim Williams and Stephanie Reynolds were successful in obtaining an order from a federal court judge to notify other employees about a lawsuit involving alleged illegal tip pooling. The order permitted all servers who worked for any of the 14 Brigantine restaurants since February…
Defending a 1,000+ employee facility in a class action where the plaintiff demanded more than $100 million in damages, Tim Williams and Stephanie Reynolds worked diligently for 2 years to eliminate claims and reduce potential damages. Their efforts lead to the employer settling the case for 2% of the original demand, and to stay in…
Representing a class of service industry workers who were deprived of minimum wage, Tim Williams and Stephanie Reynolds litigated a hard fought case on their behalf for 5 years in northern California. Two weeks before trial, they obtained a significant 7-figure settlement in which the class of nearly 1,000 workers received 100% of their lost…
Harvey C. Berger represented a Vice President of Sales of a mid-sized technology company who went on FMLA leave for cancer surgery and treatment, but was terminated upon returning to work. Despite being rehired by his previous employer only four months later, Harvey was able to settle the case for almost $1 million, two weeks…
Tim Williams and Stephanie Reynolds lead a 2-year battle on behalf of a client who was subject to sex harassment by senior-level executives and whose reports were ignored by human resources personnel. The case resolved after the start of trial for a significant six-figure amount, allowing the client to move forward with a measure of…
Two years of litigation that encompassed tens of thousands of pages of documents, witnesses across California and Arizona, and multiple court motions and hearings on behalf of the employer was resolved by Tim Williams and Stephanie Reynolds in the last week before trial for a nominal sum. Their efforts to investigate and prepare the case…
