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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)

Holstad
D. Minn.Jul 30, 2021Minnesota
Defendant Win$67,893.78 at issue
Yorke
S.D.N.Y.Jul 29, 2021New York
Dismissed
Curry
D. Md.Jul 29, 2021Maryland
Settlement$150,000 awarded
Employers and Illinois Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 18 Annuity Fund v. H. F. Fritsch & Sons, Inc.
C.D. Ill.Jul 29, 2021Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Parker
N.D. Cal.Jul 29, 2021California
Settlement$2,500,000 awarded
Sanchez
N.D. Cal.Jul 27, 2021California
Remanded
Kudatsky
N.D. Cal.Jul 26, 2021California
Settlement$3,150,000 awarded
Trustees for The Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund, Pension Fund, Annuity Fund, and Training Program Fund v. Dhother Construction, Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Jul 26, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Carrion
S.D.N.Y.Jul 26, 2021New York
Settlement
Pena
S.D.N.Y.Jul 23, 2021New York
Dismissed
Linde
D. Kan.Jul 22, 2021Kansas
Mixed Result
Cadena
D. Nev.Jul 21, 2021Nevada
Defendant Win
Darling
N.D. Cal.Jul 20, 2021California
Mixed Result
Keeling
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 20, 2021
Defendant Win
Desrosiers
S.D.N.Y.Jul 20, 2021New York
Settlement
Stillwell
D. Or.Jul 20, 2021California
Settlement$35,000 awarded
Pagan
S.D.N.Y.Jul 16, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Church
S.D. OhioJul 15, 2021Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Karl
N.D. Cal.Jul 15, 2021California
Settlement$7,380,482.1 awarded
Matter of Dorsey (NY Go Express Inc.--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Jul 15, 2021New York
Plaintiff Win
Alexander
S.D.N.Y.Jul 13, 2021New York
Settlement
Jimenez
S.D.N.Y.Jul 12, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Ramos
S.D. Fla.Jul 12, 2021Florida
Plaintiff Win$250,000 awarded
Raskin
S.D. Fla.Jul 12, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
Cmm-Cm, Llc Vs. Nev. State Labor Comm'R
NEVJul 9, 2021
Defendant Win$56,000 at issue
Robinson
S.D.N.Y.Jul 9, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Lozada
S.D.N.Y.Jul 9, 2021New York
Settlement
Pelaez
S.D.N.Y.Jul 8, 2021New York
Settlement
Marquez de la Cruz v. Estrellita Poblana, Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Jul 8, 2021New York
Settlement
Rivas
S.D.N.Y.Jul 8, 2021New York
Settlement$60,000 awarded
Johnson v. Cellco Partnership
N.D. Ill.Jul 7, 2021Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Kwan
S.D.N.Y.Jul 7, 2021New York
Plaintiff Win$250,000 awarded
Sanchez
E.D. Cal.Jul 6, 2021California
Mixed Result
Certified Tire & Service Centers Wage & Hour Cases
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 2, 2021
Defendant Win
Ornelas
N.D. Cal.Jul 2, 2021California
Mixed Result
Sanchez
E.D. Cal.Jun 30, 2021California
Defendant Win
Shafer
N.D. Cal.Jun 29, 2021California
Defendant Win
Jocelyn Trigueros v. Stanford Federal Credit Union
N.D. Cal.Jun 28, 2021California
Remanded
Arellano
S.D.N.Y.Jun 28, 2021New York
Settlement
Flores Moreno v. JJ Food Market Corp.
S.D.N.Y.Jun 28, 2021New York
Settlement
IVANOVS
D.N.J.Jun 28, 2021New Jersey
Mixed Result
Farmer
S.D.N.Y.Jun 28, 2021New York
Dismissed
DeRosa
S.D. Cal.Jun 28, 2021California
Dismissed
Dominguez Tapia v. Graham Restaurant LLC
E.D.N.Y.Jun 28, 2021New York
Settlement
Huerta
N.D. Cal.Jun 25, 2021California
Defendant Win
Rothe
D. Colo.Jun 24, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Cortes
S.D. Cal.Jun 24, 2021California
Defendant Win
Reulbach
N.D. OhioJun 23, 2021Ohio
Defendant Win
GALLAGHER
W.D. Pa.Jun 23, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Smith v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
S.D. Cal.Jun 15, 2021California
Settlement$1,475,000 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.