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Claim Type

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%)

Court Rulings (2,675)

Thompson
E.D. Mo.Mar 31, 2020Missouri
Plaintiff Win
BOES
E.D. Pa.Mar 30, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Wise
E.D. Cal.Mar 27, 2020California
Settlement
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Murphy Paving and Sealcoating Inc.
N.D. Ill.Mar 27, 2020Illinois
Plaintiff Win$11,987,749 awarded
Nowacki
D.S.D.Mar 26, 2020South Dakota
Dismissed
Horvath
Fed. Cl.Mar 25, 2020

UNREPORTED OPINION: The Court DENIES the defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF [44]) and STAYS the plaintiff's motion for class certification (ECF [42]). The parties have 60 days to review their respective records and identify and submit to the Court any other instances, during the years…

Mixed Result
AKERS
S.D. Ind.Mar 25, 2020Indiana
Defendant Win
Southard
W.D. Ky.Mar 24, 2020Kentucky
Plaintiff Win
Fox
N.D. Ill.Mar 23, 2020Illinois
Dismissed
Department of Labor v. EJ's Cleaning Services Inc
E.D. Ark.Mar 19, 2020Arkansas
Plaintiff Win$17,487 awarded
Hernandez
N.D. Cal.Mar 17, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
Scalia
N.D.N.Y.Mar 16, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Gutierrez Negrete v. Commercial Roofing Solutions Inc.
D. Or.Mar 16, 2020Oregon
Plaintiff Win
National Treasury Employees Union v. United States of America
D.D.C.Mar 16, 2020District of Columbia
Dismissed
Ormeno
N.D. Cal.Mar 12, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
Pena
S.D.N.Y.Mar 11, 2020New York
Settlement
Souffrant
S.D.N.Y.Mar 11, 2020New York
Settlement$32,000 awarded
Kendus
M.D. Fla.Mar 10, 2020Maryland
Dismissed
MacBagito
D. Md.Mar 10, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Board of Trustees of the Employee Painters' Trust v. D Ciulla Flooring LLC
W.D. Wash.Mar 10, 2020Washington
Plaintiff Win$19,486.9 awarded
Silverio Nevarez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
C.D. Cal.Mar 9, 2020California
Remanded
Suarez
S.D.N.Y.Mar 9, 2020New York
Settlement$15,500 awarded
Waters
S.D. OhioMar 9, 2020Ohio
Mixed Result
Moreno
S.D. Cal.Mar 9, 2020California
Settlement$230,000 awarded
Zhang
S.D.N.Y.Mar 3, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$360,300.83 awarded
Payton
S.D. Fla.Mar 2, 2020Florida
Settlement
Furtado
D. Mass.Mar 2, 2020Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Deran
S.D.N.Y.Mar 2, 2020New York
Settlement
Harris
D. Nev.Mar 2, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Yeh
S.D.N.Y.Feb 24, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Bocangel
D. Md.Feb 21, 2020Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Ahn
E.D.N.Y.Feb 20, 2020New York
Dismissed
Bowen
N.D. Tex.Feb 19, 2020Texas
Plaintiff Win
Dulcey
S.D. Fla.Feb 18, 2020Florida
Settlement
Carter
N.D. Ala.Feb 18, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Gunn
N.D. Ill.Feb 13, 2020Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Norsoph
D. Nev.Feb 11, 2020Nevada
Defendant Win
Dietrich
N.D. Ill.Feb 11, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Kaplan
E.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2020New York
Dismissed
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PENSION FUND v. VG CONCRETE, LLC
E.D. Pa.Feb 7, 2020Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$151,225.07 awarded
Santiago
E.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2020New York
Settlement$60,000 awarded
Gonzalez
E.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2020New York
Dismissed
Alabsi
N.D. Cal.Feb 6, 2020California
Settlement$750,000 awarded
Doe No. 1 v. United States
Fed. Cl.Feb 5, 2020

REPORTED OPINION granting Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Elaine D. Kaplan. (feb) Service on parties made. Keywords re Opinion and Order on Motion for Protective Order: Protective Order Anonymity FLSA Overtime Pay Federal Bureau of Investigation English Monitor Analyst

Plaintiff Win
Jones
INNDFeb 5, 2020Indiana
Plaintiff Win$17,099.3 awarded
Faulkner
D. Colo.Feb 4, 2020Colorado
Settlement
TURENTINE
S.D. Ind.Feb 4, 2020Indiana
Plaintiff Win$2,307.39 awarded
CLAIBORNE
W.D. Pa.Jan 31, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Wayne Yarian v. All Freight Carriers, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Jan 31, 2020California
Remanded
Matter of Colon (Staffing Solutions Org. LLC--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Jan 30, 2020New York
Defendant Win

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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.