Jobs and wages class actions.

Lawsuits and investigations

• Lawsuit filedCalifornia Unpaid Wages and Overtime Lawsuits, Including Warehouse Workers

  As of September 2026, California wage and hour class actions and PAGA claims are filed constantly, the state minimum wage is $16.90 an hour, and the Labor Commissioner continues enforcing the warehouse quota law, including a June 2024 citation of nearly $6 million against Amazon.

• Lawsuit filedHospital Meal Break and Time Rounding Lawsuits: Who Qualifies and Recent Results

  As of September 2026, hospital meal break and time rounding suits are pending against several health systems, a Washington appeals court affirmed the nearly $230 million judgment against Providence, and California's Supreme Court has still not decided whether neutral rounding is legal in Camp v. Home Depot.

• Lawsuit filedMisclassified Employee Lawsuit: Were You Wrongly Paid as a 1099 Contractor?

  As of September 2026, misclassification cases continue under federal and state law, the Labor Department has proposed (but not finalized) a February 2026 rule to replace its 2024 contractor test, and California's ABC test still applies to most workers there.

• Lawsuit filedTruck Driver Unpaid Wages and Owner-Operator Lawsuits: Who Qualifies

  As of September 2026, truck driver wage and misclassification cases continue against carriers nationwide, and a $14.5 million CRST Expedited settlement for California piece-rate drivers has an opt-out deadline of October 5, 2026 and a final approval hearing on November 16, 2026.

• Lawsuit filedUnpaid Overtime Lawsuit: Who Qualifies Under the FLSA and What You Can Recover

  As of September 2026, unpaid overtime claims are filed continuously under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal exempt salary threshold is $684 per week after the 2024 rule was vacated, and the Labor Department recovered more than $259 million in back wages in fiscal year 2025.

• Lawsuit filedWhistleblower Lawsuits and Qui Tam Rewards: How the False Claims Act Pays

  As of September 2026, qui tam cases are being filed at record levels (1,297 in fiscal year 2025), False Claims Act recoveries hit a record $6.8 billion that year, and on September 1, 2026 the Eleventh Circuit rejected a challenge claiming qui tam suits are unconstitutional.