January 08, 2014
After defeating a class certification attempt, Saks Inc. reached a proposed $115,000 settlement with a small group of managers accusing the company of misclassifying them as exempt from overtime, according to a joint motion filed in California federal court Monday seeking approval of the deal.
October 09, 2013
A California federal judge not only refused to certify a class of managers in an overtime suit against Saks Fifth Avenue Inc., but also granted Saks' preemptive bid to deny approval of a nationwide collective action, ruling last week that the putative class members' experiences were too varied.
January 25, 2012
Former Saks Inc. assistant managers who say they were wrongly classified as overtime exempt argued Wednesday that their case should proceed as a class action because it meets strict commonality standards set by the U.S. Supreme Court in Walmart Stores Inc. v. Dukes.
February 03, 2011
Assistant managers at Saks Inc. have filed a putative class action claiming that the luxe retailer routinely denies them overtime pay.