CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTION LAWYERS
Bartz Law Group, APC is committed to seeking justice for individuals and groups who have been wronged by their employers and other large corporations.
Aaron Bartz has prosecuted numerous wage and hour, employment, and consumer class action cases throughout his career. Class actions involve representing one or more individuals on behalf of a large group of individuals to secure recovery for the entire “class” of individuals who have experienced the same or similar wrongful conduct or treatment.
Examples of class actions that Mr. Bartz has prosecuted include cases involving:
- Employers’ failure to pay the regular rate of pay when compensating employees for overtime or other premium pay (i.e. meal and rest break premiums.)
- Employers’ failure to provide meal periods or to authorize or permit rest periods, in instances where the workload for workers prevents employees from taking their breaks, or when the employer restricts the employees from leaving the premises to take such breaks, or when employers require their employees to be on call during their breaks.
- Employers’ rounding of employees’ starting times and ending times, and rounding of employees’ lunch breaks, such that employees are systematically undercompensated for their time.
- Employers failing to pay the minimum wage for all hours worked, by requiring employees to work “off the clock” or by otherwise failing to pay employees for certain tasks performed throughout their workday.
- Employers not paying all wages due when an employee is separated from his or her employment.
- Employers omitting certain required information on employees’ paystubs, such as the total hours worked or their rates of pay, or by failing to issue paystubs that reflect total compensation earned during an employee’s pay periods.
- Employers retaliating against employees for taking disability or medical leaves of absence, based on attendance policies and procedures.
- Corporations misrepresenting products or services in advertising (False Advertising), engaging in unlawful, unfair or fraudulent practices towards consumers (Unfair Business Practices), or among other things, inserting unconscionable provisions in consumer contracts (Consumer Legal Remedies Act.)
Aaron Bartz has experience representing employee Class Actions in all of the above types of claims, and securing large settlements and victories. Call Bartz Law Group, APC today to discuss your potential Class Action claim.
Class Action FAQs
What is an employment class action?
An employment class action allows one or more employees to pursue claims on behalf of a larger group of workers who were allegedly subjected to the same or similar unlawful employment practices. Common examples involve company-wide wage practices, unpaid overtime, missed meal or rest breaks, off-the-clock work, timekeeping practices, or other policies affecting groups of employees.
How do I know whether my wage claim could be a class action?
A potential class action may exist when the same employer policy or practice affects multiple employees in a similar way. Examples may include automatic meal deductions, unpaid pre-shift or post-shift work, systematic timekeeping practices, improper overtime calculations, or common payroll practices. Whether a case can proceed as a class action requires a detailed legal analysis.
Do I need to know other employees who were affected before contacting a class action lawyer?
No. An employee may recognize a workplace practice without knowing how many coworkers experienced the same problem. Employment records, payroll information, company policies, testimony, and discovery during litigation can help determine whether the practice affected a larger group.
What kinds of wage-and-hour violations can lead to class actions?
Bartz Law Group has handled class matters involving overtime calculations, meal and rest periods, unpaid off-the-clock work, time rounding, final wages, wage statements, and other compensation practices affecting groups of workers.
Can Bartz Law Group handle consumer class actions too?
Yes. Bartz Law Group states that Aaron Bartz has handled consumer class actions involving issues such as false advertising, unfair business practices, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and other allegedly unlawful corporate practices.