Alexander Brown et al v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:14-cv-01242

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Jesus G. Bernal

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  1. January 26, 2018

    Abercrombie Shells Out $25M To End Worker Clothing Suits

    Abercrombie & Fitch Co. agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims by nearly a quarter of a million employees in California, Florida, New York and Massachusetts alleging the retailer forced hourly workers to buy the clothes they were being paid to sell, according to a proposal filed Friday.

  2. August 20, 2015

    Abercrombie Worker Class Can't Cut Line In Wage Settlement

    A California judge on Thursday refused to allow a certified class of 62,000 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. employees suing for work clothing reimbursement to intervene in a settled wage-and-hour suit against the retailer, saying the move would unnecessarily enlarge the issues in the settled case.

  3. July 16, 2015

    62K Abercrombie Workers Win Class Cert. In Look Policy Row

    A California federal judge on Thursday certified a class of about 62,000 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. employees who brought an employment suit claiming they were illegally required to buy the retailer's clothing for work, ruling that the plaintiffs satisfied all the requirements for class certification.

  4. March 03, 2015

    Abercrombie Blasts Workers' Cert. Bid In Apparel Policy Row

    Abercrombie & Fitch Co. told a California federal court Monday that employees claiming they were illegally required to buy the retailer's clothing for work don't have enough in common to be certified as a class because their claims are based on contrary oral instructions provided by store managers, not the company's written policy.