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Wage Theft Cases

3,701 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1895–2026)

3,701
Total Rulings
20%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$1,430,326
Avg Damages (645 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

Defendant Win
990 (27%)
Plaintiff Win
729 (20%)
Mixed Result
705 (19%)
Settlement
661 (18%)
Dismissed
351 (9%)
Remanded
264 (7%)
Other
1 (0%)

Related Laws

ADA(68)FLSA(20)ADEA(7)NLRA(3)

Top Employers in Wage Theft Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wage theft rulings.

FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
15 wage theft rulings
Government Employees Insurance Company
13 wage theft rulings
Uber Technologies, Inc.
10 wage theft rulings
Valley Wide Plastering Construction Incorporated
8 wage theft rulings
Labor Ready, Inc.
8 wage theft rulings

Court Rulings (3,701)

Galvez
S.D.N.Y.Apr 10, 2022New York
Settlement
Barone
S.D.N.Y.Apr 8, 2022New York
Settlement
Mantikas
S.D. Cal.Apr 8, 2022California
Settlement$40,000 awarded
Villanueva Galiano v. 420 East 59th Rest. LLC
S.D.N.Y.Apr 8, 2022New York
Settlement
Guerrero
S.D.N.Y.Apr 8, 2022New York
Mixed Result$200 awarded
1199SEIU United HealthCare Workers East v. PSC Community Services
S.D.N.Y.Apr 7, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$30,000,000 awarded
Adkinson
W.D. Ark.Apr 7, 2022Arkansas
Settlement$50,000 awarded
Perez
S.D.N.Y.Apr 7, 2022New York
Settlement
Hernandez Leonardo v. Reza Fast Food, Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Apr 6, 2022New York
Settlement
Ibarra
W.D. Tex.Apr 6, 2022Texas
Settlement$1,600,000 awarded
Bartels
E.D. Wis.Apr 6, 2022Wisconsin
Dismissed
Stephanie Prasad v. Pinnacle Management Services Company, LLC
N.D. Cal.Apr 6, 2022California
Settlement
Landucci
N.D. Cal.Apr 6, 2022California
Settlement$500,000 awarded
Liu
S.D.N.Y.Apr 6, 2022New York
Settlement$25,000 awarded
Woods
S.D.N.Y.Apr 5, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win
Fodera, Jr. v. Equinox Holdings, Inc.
N.D. Cal.Apr 4, 2022California
Defendant 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
Jimerson
N.D. Tex.Mar 31, 2022California
Remanded
Gil
S.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Arizona Logistics Incorporated
D. Ariz.Mar 31, 2022Arizona
Mixed Result
Guarquex
S.D.N.Y.Mar 31, 2022New York
Dismissed
Adams-Gillard
W.D. Tenn.Mar 30, 2022Tennessee
Settlement
Sevilla
E.D.N.Y.Mar 30, 2022New York
Dismissed
Weingeist
S.D.N.Y.Mar 30, 2022New York
Mixed Result$78,899.63 awarded
Rodriguez Pastor v. Harlem 421 Food Corp.
S.D.N.Y.Mar 30, 2022New York
Settlement
Day
S.D.N.Y.Mar 29, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Andersen Jr. v. City of Colorado Springs, The
D. Colo.Mar 29, 2022Colorado
Plaintiff Win
Yuan
E.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Guzman
S.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2022New York
Settlement
Francisco
E.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Sotoy
S.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2022New York
Settlement
Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Valley Wide Plastering Construction Incorporated
D. Ariz.Mar 28, 2022Arizona
Plaintiff Win
Wood
S.D.N.Y.Mar 25, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win
Moncion
S.D.N.Y.Mar 25, 2022New York
Dismissed
Coker
S.D.N.Y.Mar 24, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Camargo
S.D.N.Y.Mar 24, 2022New York
Settlement$32,000 awarded
Matter of Hempstead Classroom Teachers Assn. v. Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist.
N.Y. App. Div.Mar 23, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win
Estrada
Cal. Ct. App.Mar 23, 2022
Mixed Result
Dickson
N.D. Tex.Mar 22, 2022Texas
Remanded
Villanueva Galiano v. 420 East 59th Rest. LLC
S.D.N.Y.Mar 22, 2022New York
Settlement
Harris
N.D. Cal.Mar 21, 2022California
Dismissed
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Save Mart Supermarkets
C.D. Cal.Mar 21, 2022California
Remanded
Ginorio
S.D.N.Y.Mar 18, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Chavez
N.D. Cal.Mar 18, 2022California
Settlement$4,250,000 awarded
Dalmau
S.D.N.Y.Mar 17, 2022New York
Settlement$20,000 awarded
Fritz
S.D.N.Y.Mar 17, 2022New York
Settlement
Allen
W.D. Ark.Mar 17, 2022New Mexico
Mixed Result
Franck
S.D.N.Y.Mar 17, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Mogul
S.D.N.Y.Mar 17, 2022New York
Remanded

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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.