Tapia v. Zale Delaware Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:13-cv-01565

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Peter C. Lewis

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  1. February 21, 2017

    Jeweler Zales Agrees To Pay $1.8M To Settle Wage Suit

    Zales Delaware Inc. agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle allegations employees were shorted on wages by the company's time-rounding policy, months after a California federal judge rebuffed the diamond jewelry chain's bid to leverage a Ninth Circuit ruling to decertify the class.

  2. July 25, 2016

    Zales Can't Use 9th Circ. Decision To Decertify OT Class

    A California federal judge on Monday refused to partially decertify a class of current and former Zales Delaware Inc. employees on overtime claims, saying the jewelry chain's bid to leverage a recent Ninth Circuit ruling addressed the merits of the case, but not the merits of the class.

  3. April 07, 2016

    Zales Workers Win Cert. For Calif. OT Class, FLSA Opt-Ins

    A California federal judge on Wednesday certified a California class of current and former Zales employees accusing the jewelry chain of stiffing them on overtime pay and other claims, and also conditionally certified a nationwide collective of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  4. April 02, 2015

    Ex-Zales Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Action

    A former employee suing jewelry giant Zale Delaware Inc. asked a California federal court Wednesday to certify a class of nearly 20,000 U.S. workers who she said have been underpaid because the company shaves time off of its employees' timecards.