Employment Class Action Cases

Rite Aid Class Action
Stoll Berne settled a class action lawsuit against Rite Aid Corporation on behalf of assistant store manager employees who were wrongfully classified as overtime-exempt.  Under the terms of the settlement, Rite aid will pay $20.9 million to a nationwide class of about 4,016 members.  The complaints alleged that assistant store managers were wrongfully classified as exempt from overtime pay because they performed work that required little skill and no capital investment, and their primary duties didn't include managing either an assigned store or any department or subdivision thereof.  Rite Aid denied liability.  Rite Aid, however, no longer classifies assistant store managers at its stores as exempt from overtime pay.

Stahlbush Farms Class Action
Stoll Berne settled a class action lawsuit against Stahlbush Island Farms, Inc. on behalf of current and former non-farm Stahlbush employees who were wrongfully classified as exempt and not paid overtime due by Stahlbush. The settlement paid qualified current and former employees overtime pay, penalty wages, and interest.

Portland School District - Custodian Class Action
On July 23, 2007, the Federal Court approved a $14.5 million settlement on behalf of former Portland School District custodians. Read more...

Smurfit Employee Class Action
The Smurfit case was a class action on behalf of the employees at a Smurfit plant in McMinnville, Oregon who were not timely paid when Smurfit sold the plant. The case settled after the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the employees were not timely paid. To read a copy of the Oregon Court of Appeals decision, click here. To read the terms of the settlement, click here.

GAP Employee Class Action Settlement
To read the Court's notice regarding the settlement of this case, please click here.

Farmers' Insurance - Overtime Class Action
To read the Court's notice of certification of the class, please click here.

Nike Employee Class Action Settlement
To read the Court's notice regarding the settlement of this case, please click here.

Future Shop Employee Class Action Settlement
To read the Court's notice regarding the settlement of this case, please click here.