Stahlbush Farms Class Action
Stoll Berne has filed a lawsuit against Stahlbush Island Farms, Inc. on behalf of five former non-farm Stahlbush employees who were wrongfully classified as exempt and not paid overtime due by Stahlbush. The complaint seeks class action status on behalf of all similarly situated former and current Stahlbush employees. Plaintiffs seek recover of overtime pay, liquidated damages, penalty wages, and accrued interest. The complaint can be found here. Pretrial proceedings will take place in the District of Oregon, Eugene Division. Please contact Steve D. Larson or Yoona Park for more information.

FedEx - Employment Classification Litigation
Stoll Berne has filed two lawsuits against FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. ("FXG") on behalf of a current and a former delivery driver who were both misclassified as independent contractors. As alleged in the complaint, FXG treats its drivers as employees, systematicaly retaining far-reaching rights to direct and control all of its drivers in the performance of their work. FXG, however, labeled its drivers "independent contractors" so that FXG could improperly shift extensive costs to its workforce and evade the legal obligations of an employer. Read more...

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.