For more than a decade, Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP has been the leader in the representation of employees in wage and hour class actions. The firm pioneered the use of class action litigation to recover unpaid overtime wages for employees and obtained the largest overtime judgment in United States legal history in the landmark class action case, Bell, et al. v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, in which the total recovery exceeded $200 million.

We have also brought class actions to address other types of violations, such as a class action lawsuit against SBC Communications (Dudley, et al. v. SBC Communications, Inc.), which accused SBC of systematically violating the California Family Rights Act and the Family Medical Leave Act. The settlement in that case required SBC to pay millions of dollars to the class members and to change its medical certification form.

Please contact us if you would like to discuss a potential case. We are currently working on a number of class actions against major employers:

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Weight Watchers
Sabatino v. Weight Watchers North America, Inc., Case No. 09-4926, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Ulta
Lee v. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., Case No. 09-04022, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Spansion
Cabreros et al v. Spansion, LLC and Spansion, Inc., Adversary Proceeding No. 09-50409 (Bankruptcy Case No. 09-10690), U. S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
Refuerzo v. Spansion, Inc., Case No. C09 00842JW/PVT, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Flextronics
Bignardi v. Flextronics America, LLC, Case No. RG09449663, California Superior Court, County of Alameda
Amgen
Helgren v. Amgen, Inc., Case No. 06-07182, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
EMD Serono
Engel v. EMD Serono, Inc., Case No. 07-00117, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Boehringer Ingelheim
Ruggeri v. Boehringer Ingelheim Corp., Case No. 06-01985, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Big Lots Stores
Mora, et al., v. Big Lots Stores, Inc., Case No. BC 360411, Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The Fund for Public Interest Research
Prentice, et al., v. The Fund for Public Interest Research, Case No. C 06 776 EMC, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
IBM
Rosenburg, et al., v. IBM, Case No. C06-0430-PH, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Wells Fargo & Co.
Gerlach, et al. v. Wells Fargo & Co., Case No. C-05-0585-CW, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
American Family Mutual Insurance
In re: American Family Mutual Insurance Company Overtime Pay Litigation, MDL Case No. 1743, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Sun Microsystems
Hoenemier v. Sun Microsystems, Inc., Case No. 106CV-071531, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Danieli, et al., v. IBM, Case No. 08 CV 3688, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York