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 permits all servers who worked for any of the 14 Brigantine restaurants since February…
Representing a class of automotive service managers, after less than 18 months of litigation, Mark Pope and co-counsel negotiated a settlement, which resulted in 92% of class members receiving settlement awards of up to $16,000 each. The managers had been classified as exempt salaried employees even though they spent more than half of their time…
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…
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…
A local service business, sued for allegedly violating the California Private Attorney General Act, was accused of failing to provide properly itemized paycheck stubs. Damages were alleged to be nearly $1 million, but Harvey C. Berger was able to settle the matter before any discovery was conducted for a fraction of that projected value.
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…
Representing a class of security guards at a major shipyard, after only 14 months of litigation, Mark Pope and co-counsel negotiated a settlement, which resulted in 84% of class members receiving settlement awards of up to $17,000 each. The company’s blanket policy required security guards to sign “on duty meal period agreements,” regardless of the…
For nearly a year, the employee was not provided accommodations required by law, and the employer failed to meaningfully engage in a legally-mandated interactive process. One day before trial began, Harvey C. Berger was able to settle the matter for nearly $500,000.00, despite the employee having limited ability to prove certain categories of damage.
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…
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…
