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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)

Lundine
D. Kan.Jul 31, 2020Kansas
Plaintiff Win
Shoults
D. Ariz.Jul 31, 2020Arizona
Settlement
Cuizon
S.D.N.Y.Jul 30, 2020New York
Settlement
Brown
M.D. La.Jul 30, 2020Louisiana
Settlement
Talo Vasquez v. Oasis Hospitality Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Jul 30, 2020New York
Settlement$11,500 awarded
Karl
N.D. Cal.Jul 28, 2020California
Mixed Result
Nash
N.D. Cal.Jul 27, 2020California
Mixed Result
Morrison
N.D. Cal.Jul 27, 2020California
Settlement$377,000 awarded
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. Simms Building Group, Inc.
E.D. Mo.Jul 24, 2020Missouri
Plaintiff Win$185,854.54 awarded
Melchor Gomez v. Wei Ling Chinese Restaurant LLC
S.D.N.Y.Jul 24, 2020New York
Settlement$26,666.67 awarded
Nemecek
S.D. Cal.Jul 23, 2020California
Dismissed
Jackson v. Fort Stanton Hosp
D.N.M.Jul 23, 2020Michigan
Defendant Win
FITCH
W.D. Pa.Jul 23, 2020Pennsylvania
Remanded
Aquino
S.D. Fla.Jul 21, 2020Florida
Defendant Win
THOMAS
W.D. Pa.Jul 20, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Gomez
E.D. Cal.Jul 20, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
Littler
S.D. OhioJul 17, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
Jericho Nicolas v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
N.D. Cal.Jul 17, 2020California
Mixed Result
Blanco
D. Colo.Jul 17, 2020Colorado
Plaintiff Win$1,362.58 awarded
Daniel Farrell v. Boeing Employees Credit Union
9th CircuitJul 16, 2020
Defendant Win
McMillian
D. Kan.Jul 16, 2020Kansas
Settlement$7,323.6 awarded
Gloria Colon v. Strategic Delivery Solutions, LLC (083154) (Union County & Statewide)
N.J.Jul 14, 2020
Mixed Result
Moreno
S.D. Cal.Jul 13, 2020California
Settlement$230,000 awarded
Fodera, Jr. v. Equinox Holdings, Inc.
N.D. Cal.Jul 13, 2020California
Mixed Result
Qiu
S.D.N.Y.Jul 13, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Magana-Munoz
N.D. Cal.Jul 9, 2020California
Mixed Result
Navar
S.D.N.Y.Jul 9, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Beckerman
S.D.N.Y.Jul 9, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
WHITE
W.D. Pa.Jul 9, 2020Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$28,803.5 awarded
Mayo
D. Md.Jul 9, 2020Maryland
Defendant Win
Headspeth
S.D. OhioJul 8, 2020Ohio
Mixed Result
Smith v. Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
E.D.N.Y.Jul 7, 2020New York
Dismissed
Watkins
S.D. Fla.Jul 7, 2020Florida
Plaintiff Win
Johnson v. Redstone Federal Credit Union
N.D. Ala.Jul 6, 2020Alabama
Defendant Win
Charbonneau
D. Kan.Jun 30, 2020Kansas
Mixed Result
MASON v. LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
W.D. Pa.Jun 30, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Brian Whitaker v. Ziba, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Jun 30, 2020California
Defendant Win
James
N.D. Cal.Jun 30, 2020California
Mixed Result
Altenhofen
W.D. Ky.Jun 30, 2020Kentucky
Defendant Win
O'Quinn
S.D. W. Va.Jun 29, 2020West Virginia
Mixed Result
Bailey
S.D. OhioJun 26, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. George Washington University
D.D.C.Jun 26, 2020District of Columbia
Remanded
Cardenas
W.D.N.Y.Jun 25, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Lesser
S.D.N.Y.Jun 25, 2020New York
Settlement
Haddoumi
S.D.N.Y.Jun 24, 2020New York
Settlement
Jun
S.D.N.Y.Jun 24, 2020New York
Settlement
Labor and Industry, Montana Department of v. D. Harris
MONTJun 23, 2020

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Plaintiff Win
Petrone
D. Neb.Jun 22, 2020Nebraska
Defendant Win
Bautista
S.D.N.Y.Jun 22, 2020New York
Settlement
Wedemire
S.D.N.Y.Jun 22, 2020New 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.