August 04, 2017
A California federal judge preliminarily approved on Thursday T.J. Maxx's previously rejected $8.5 million deal resolving wage and hour claims brought by 83,000 retail store workers, finding that the revised version of the settlement better defines the relief offered to various workers.
March 29, 2017
A California federal judge refused Tuesday to give the first stamp of approval to a proposed $8.5 million deal resolving claims T.J. Maxx failed to give 83,000 workers meal breaks or pay them for time spent waiting for managers to close up shop, saying the settlement didn't outline a common class.
February 02, 2017
TJ Maxx has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a class action alleging it did not pay nearly 83,000 workers for time spent waiting for managers to close up shop after hours or give them meal breaks, according to a motion for preliminary approval the workers filed Wednesday in California federal court.