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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)

Reinoso
S.D.N.Y.May 30, 2019New York
Settlement$33,000 awarded
Matter of Sebring (Community First Holdings, Inc.--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.May 30, 2019New York
Plaintiff Win
Chen
S.D.N.Y.May 30, 2019New York
Plaintiff Win
SOL
6th CircuitMay 29, 2019
Plaintiff Win$878,874.84 awarded
Sutton
La. Ct. App.May 29, 2019
Defendant Win
Mojapelo
C.D. Ill.May 17, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Hall
E.D. Ark.May 9, 2019Arkansas
Mixed Result
Warner
W.D. Ark.May 1, 2019Arkansas
Dismissed
Matter of Fecca (Herald Publ. Co.--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Apr 25, 2019New York
Plaintiff Win
Indiana Commissioner of Labor, on the Relation of Heather Chamness v. J.D. Byrider Systems, LLC (mem. dec.)
Ind. Ct. App.Apr 16, 2019
Defendant Win
SOL
6th CircuitApr 5, 2019
Mixed Result
Haack
N.D. Ill.Apr 2, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Acosta v. Special Police Force Corp.
USDISTCTMar 27, 2019Puerto Rico
Plaintiff Win
Ware
E.D. Cal.Mar 25, 2019California
Defendant Win
Wright
W.D. Ark.Mar 15, 2019Arkansas
Settlement
Matter of Polimeni (Gannett Co., Inc.--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Mar 14, 2019New York
Plaintiff Win
Edmund Okolie v. Wa State Dept Of Labor & Industries, Resp
Wash. Ct. App.Mar 11, 2019
Defendant Win
Pouliot
N.D. Ill.Mar 6, 2019Illinois
Remanded
Doe
Ohio Ct. App.Feb 21, 2019

Motion to compel arbitration contract contractual capacity ratification R.C. 2711.02. The trial court did not err in granting appellees' motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration. The record reflects that a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement existed because it had been ratified by…

Defendant Win
Loh
NMIDFeb 21, 2019MP
Dismissed
Perez-Tejada
D. Mass.Feb 21, 2019Massachusetts
Dismissed
Geiman
D. Mass.Feb 15, 2019Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
SERVICE EMPLOYEES v. Jersey City Healthcare Providers, LLC
D.C. CircuitFeb 13, 2019
Plaintiff Win$34,383.66 awarded
U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Fire & Safety Investigation Consulting Servs., LLC
4th CircuitFeb 8, 2019
Plaintiff Win$1,635,804.22 awarded
Matter of Walsh (Taskrabbit Inc.--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Jan 31, 2019New York
Defendant Win
Daniel Farrell v. Boeing Employees Credit Union
9th CircuitJan 29, 2019
Remanded
Adams
Fed. Cl.Jan 18, 2019District of Columbia

REPORTED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting Government's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Appropriations Caps denying [46] Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Appropriations Caps and denying as moot [42] Government's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Appropriations…

Defendant Win
Garcia
N.D. Ill.Jan 17, 2019Illinois
Settlement$8,000 awarded
WILLIAM T. BYRNE VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR) (CONSOLIDATED)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVDec 21, 2018New Jersey
Defendant Win
Wickberg
D. Mass.Dec 19, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Martinez
N.D. Ill.Dec 18, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win$17,636.5 awarded
Hill-Smith
W.D. Ark.Dec 13, 2018Arkansas
Dismissed
Murdock
W.D. Ark.Dec 3, 2018Arkansas
Plaintiff Win$16,215.17 awarded
MERCEDES H. SALDANA-BAILEY VS. BOARD OF A-3793-16T2 REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVNov 8, 2018New Jersey
Plaintiff Win
Vargas
N.D. Ill.Nov 5, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win$50,973.81 awarded
Adams
W.D. Ark.Nov 2, 2018Arkansas
Settlement
Acosta
W.D. Mo.Oct 29, 2018Missouri
Dismissed
ALAINE M. KRAJICEK VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVOct 11, 2018New Jersey
Remanded
Certified Tire and Service Centers Wage and Hour Cases
Cal. Ct. App.Oct 4, 2018
Defendant Win
R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Quality Granite and Cabinetry, LLC and Christopher Bouchard
D.N.H.Oct 2, 2018New Hampshire
Plaintiff Win
Lazo
D. Mass.Sep 28, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
In re Certified Tire & Serv. Ctrs. Wage & Hour Cases
CALCTAPP5DSep 18, 2018California
Defendant Win
SHKURATOVA
D. Mass.Sep 17, 2018Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Waithaka
D. Mass.Aug 28, 2018Massachusetts
Remanded
Solsol
N.D. Ill.Aug 28, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Salemi
10th CircuitAug 17, 2018
Defendant Win
Egan
N.D. Ill.Aug 13, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Oakley
OHIOCTCLAug 8, 2018

FLSA, Class Certification- Plaintiffs sought conditional certification of an FLSA class pursuant to 29 USC 216(b) based on a clock-in and clock-out rounding policy. The magistrate found that potential plaintiffs were identified and submitted affidavits. However, the magistrate found evidence of a…

Dismissed
U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Harris (In Re Harris)
8th CircuitAug 3, 2018
Defendant Win$67,839.6 at issue
Dean
Ohio Ct. App.Aug 2, 2018Ohio

Summary judgment race discrimination promissory estoppel overtime hours discovery motions. Trial court erred by granting summary judgment to defendant-employer regarding employee's race discrimination claim, because there are genuine issues of material fact. Summary judgment was properly granted to…

Mixed Result

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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.