In Re: Wells Fargo Wage and Hour Employment Practices Litigation (No. III)

  1. November 05, 2015

    Wells Fargo Dodges Mortgage Bankers' Remaining OT Claims

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday tossed what was left of a suit filed by mortgage bankers against Wells Fargo claiming the bank improperly classified them as exempt from overtime, finding the remaining California bankers' claims are barred because of a previous $19 million settlement in a similar state court case. 

  2. September 24, 2014

    Wells Fargo Workers Say Prior Deal Doesn't Bar MDL Claims

    A group of Wells Fargo Bank NA mortgage consultants on Tuesday fought the bank's bid to dismiss them from multidistrict litigation accusing the bank of improperly classifying the workers as exempt from overtime, saying a prior $19 million settlement in a similar state court case doesn't affect the subgroup's claims.

  3. September 03, 2014

    Wells Fargo Wants Group Carved Out Of Overtime MDL

    Wells Fargo Bank NA on Tuesday urged a Texas federal court to put an end to a group of home mortgage consultants' overtime wage claims in multidistrict litigation, saying those employees resolved their allegations in 2011 as part of a $19 million settlement.

  4. May 13, 2014

    Judge Refuses To Rethink $15M Wells Fargo FLSA Deal

    A Texas federal judge on Monday refused to overturn approval of a $15 million wage-and-hour settlement by Wells Fargo & Co with nearly 4,500 home mortgage consultants, saying the objectors could not speak for plaintiffs who chose to opt into the deal.

  5. April 23, 2014

    Challenge To $15M Wells Fargo OT Settlement Still Alive

    Plaintiffs challenging the reach of a $15 million agreement to settle overtime wage class action claims against Wells Fargo & Co. Inc. will get the chance to brief the court fully on their objections as a Texas federal judge on Tuesday decided that a quick denial of their motion was inappropriate.

  6. April 04, 2014

    Wells Fargo Blasts Objections To $15M Wage Settlement

    Wells Fargo & Co. Inc. on Thursday refuted allegations that its $15 million settlement with mortgage consultants over wage-and-hour violations was too broad, telling a Texas district court that plaintiffs who objected to the agreement lacked standing because the deal didn't cover their claims.

  7. April 01, 2014

    Wells Fargo $15M Wage-Hour Deal 'Overbroad,' Court Told

    A pair of lead plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation lobbing wage and hour allegations against Wells Fargo & Co. Inc. in Texas federal court objected Monday to a $15 million settlement proposed last week, arguing that the "overbroad" deal will ensnare unintended plaintiffs and claims.

  8. March 26, 2014

    Wells Fargo To Pay $15M In Wage-and-Hour MDL

    Wells Fargo & Co. will fork over $15 million to settle the claims of nearly 4,500 home mortgage consultants in a collective action in Texas federal court alleging that the bank and its predecessors failed to pay them overtime, according to documents filed Tuesday.

  9. August 02, 2013

    Judge To Rethink Class Definition In Wells Fargo Wage MDL

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday agreed to reconsider his decision to grant conditional class certification for Wells Fargo home mortgage consultants bringing claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in order to determine whether California workers included in a state court settlement of an earlier suit should not be included.

  10. August 10, 2012

    Dukes Doesn't Bar Class Cert. In Wells Fargo Wage MDL: Judge

    A Texas federal judge on Friday certified two classes of Wells Fargo & Co. mortgage consultants that claim the bank and its predecessors stiffed them on overtime, rejecting the argument that the Supreme Court's Dukes decision precluded collective certification.

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