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Wage Theft Cases

2,675 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

2,675
Total Rulings
37%
Plaintiff Win Rate

691 of 1846 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,468,235
Avg Damages Awarded (836 prevailing cases)
S.D.N.Y.
Top Court

About Wage Theft Claims

Wage theft encompasses various violations of wage and hour laws, including failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, and illegal deductions from pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage laws establish minimum standards for compensation. These cases may be brought individually or as collective actions.

Case Outcomes

Plaintiff Win
691 (26%)
Settlement
687 (26%)
Defendant Win
605 (23%)
Mixed Result
314 (12%)
Dismissed
236 (9%)
Remanded
142 (5%)

Related Laws

ADA(37)FLSA(12)Equal Pay Act(2)ADEA(2)

Top Employers in Wage Theft Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wage theft rulings.

Uber Technologies, Inc.
8 wage theft rulings
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
8 wage theft rulings
Government Employees Insurance Company
8 wage theft rulings
East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
7 wage theft rulings
Amazon.com, Inc.
5 wage theft rulings

Court Rulings (2,675)

St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council v. Millenium Installation Group, LLC
E.D. Mo.Apr 4, 2022Missouri
Plaintiff Win
Taylor
S.D. Cal.Apr 4, 2022California
Defendant Win
Espinoza
S.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$346,248.36 awarded
Sevilla
E.D.N.Y.Mar 30, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$145,725.96 awarded
Rodriguez Pastor v. Harlem 421 Food Corp.
S.D.N.Y.Mar 30, 2022New York
Settlement
Fassa
S.D. OhioMar 28, 2022Ohio
Settlement
Yuan
E.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Scarbrough
N.D. OhioMar 28, 2022Ohio
Plaintiff Win$9,300 awarded
Cook
Ohio Ct. App.Mar 25, 2022Ohio

The dismissal of appellant's complaint was partly based on incorrect factual conclusions related to the application of judicial estoppel the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint. Furthermore, an alleged lack of standing due to appellant's Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing does not provide an…

Remanded
Moncion
S.D.N.Y.Mar 25, 2022New York
Dismissed
Camargo
S.D.N.Y.Mar 24, 2022New York
Settlement$32,000 awarded
Coker
S.D.N.Y.Mar 24, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Matter of Hempstead Classroom Teachers Assn. v. Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist.
N.Y. App. Div.Mar 23, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win
Villanueva Galiano v. 420 East 59th Rest. LLC
S.D.N.Y.Mar 22, 2022New York
Settlement
Dickson
N.D. Tex.Mar 22, 2022Texas
Dismissed
Harris
N.D. Cal.Mar 21, 2022California
Dismissed
Ginorio
S.D.N.Y.Mar 18, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Dalmau
S.D.N.Y.Mar 17, 2022New York
Settlement$20,000 awarded
Allen
W.D. Ark.Mar 17, 2022Arkansas
Settlement
Tassy
W.D. Ky.Mar 15, 2022Kentucky
Plaintiff Win
Collier
W.D. La.Mar 15, 2022Louisiana
Defendant Win
Figueroa-Torres
S.D.N.Y.Mar 14, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Nunez
S.D.N.Y.Mar 14, 2022New York
Settlement
Klein
S.D.N.Y.Mar 11, 2022New York
Settlement
Wade
M.D. Fla.Mar 11, 2022Florida
Plaintiff Win$5,075.24 awarded
Erik Rudolph v. Herc Rentals, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Mar 11, 2022California
Defendant Win
Trustees of the Iron Workers Local Union 17 Pension Fund v. 21st Century Concrete Construction Inc.
N.D. OhioMar 9, 2022Ohio
Plaintiff Win$104,040.55 awarded
Perez
N.D. Cal.Mar 9, 2022California
Remanded
Mosley
W.D. Ark.Mar 8, 2022Arkansas
Settlement
Malcolm
S.D.N.Y.Mar 8, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Sanchez
S.D.N.Y.Mar 8, 2022New York
Settlement
JOHNSTON
W.D. Pa.Mar 7, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Bhattarai
S.D.N.Y.Mar 7, 2022New York
Settlement$110,000 awarded
Benitez
S.D.N.Y.Mar 7, 2022New York
Settlement
Urbanec
D. Neb.Mar 7, 2022Nebraska
Defendant Win
Salami
S.D.N.Y.Mar 7, 2022New York
Settlement$18,000 awarded
De Bernardi v. City and County of San Francisco
N.D. Cal.Mar 4, 2022California
Settlement$503,506.33 awarded
Karl
N.D. Cal.Mar 4, 2022California
Settlement$7,380,482.1 awarded
Peebles
S.D.N.Y.Mar 2, 2022New York
Settlement$1,150,000 awarded
Pavone
S.D.N.Y.Mar 2, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$1,000,000 awarded
Ramos
S.D.N.Y.Mar 1, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$15,464.65 awarded
Arroyo
S.D.N.Y.Feb 28, 2022New York
Settlement$99,000 awarded
Jose Valladares v. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation
C.D. Cal.Feb 28, 2022California
Remanded
Wu
S.D.N.Y.Feb 28, 2022New York
Dismissed
Hernandez Leonardo v. Reza Fast Food, Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Feb 25, 2022New York
Settlement
Garcia Ramos v. DNC Food Service Corp.
S.D.N.Y.Feb 25, 2022New York
Settlement$240,000 awarded
Adkinson
W.D. Ark.Feb 25, 2022Arkansas
Settlement$50,000 awarded
Local Union No. 9, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Adesta, LLC
N.D. Ill.Feb 25, 2022Illinois
Remanded
AM/NS Calvert, LLC v. United Steel, Paper, and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
S.D. Ala.Feb 24, 2022Alabama
Dismissed
Briggs
S.D.N.Y.Feb 23, 2022New York
Settlement$26,000 awarded

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.