.agency-blurb-container .agency_blurb.background--light { padding: 0; } After this approval, $1.6 million of the $2.7 million total unpaid wages settlement will go to a class of around 1,600 members. BC499888 (Nov. 22, 2019). A father is eligible for paternity leave if three conditions are met: 1) welcome a new child within the first twelve months; 2) Paid into the State Disability Insurance; 3) Has not taken more than eight weeks of paternity leave in the past twelve months. We're not talking about the ubiquitous middle finger that says fuck you. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. } Over the last five years, Wage and Hour has collected more than $1 billion in back wages for workers in America. For won lawsuits involved lost wages from overtime or minimum wage, you can receive back pay which can amount to what you would have been paid if you received the legal amount. An official website of the United States government. Rite Aid improperly classified as exempt from overtime pay a group of assistant store managers and co-managers, claimed an FLSA collective action that settled in June 2012 for $20.9 million. As of January 2019, the minimum wage for employees in California at companies with 25 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $11 per hour. Coverall North America, Inc., a franchised brand of commercial and office cleaning services, agreed in May 2015 to a $5.5 million settlement brought by franchisees. In fiscal year 2022, we disbursed more than $9.1 million through the WOW system to more than 1,600 workers. [CDATA[/* >