May 13, 2025
An oil refiner and related companies will shell out $7.2 million to put to rest a 2,200-member class action accusing them of not providing unionized workers with rest breaks and not paying minimum wage, after a California federal judge signed off on the deal.
May 09, 2025
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for the potential initial approval of a $7.2 million deal in a proposed wage and hour class action against Marathon Refining Logistics Services and related companies. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
April 08, 2025
An oil company agreed to pay $7.2 million to resolve a 2,200-member class action accusing it of failing to provide unionized workers with rest breaks and pay them a minimum wage, a filing in California federal court said.
February 15, 2023
A class of more than 1,700 oil refining company workers was certified in a suit accusing their employer of using illegal strategies to depress their wages, with a California federal judge finding common questions existed among the class members.
June 10, 2022
An oil refining company asked a California federal judge to reject a former employee's bid for class certification in a case accusing the company of using illegal strategies to depress wages, arguing the lead plaintiff can't represent workers at refineries where he never worked.
May 10, 2022
Workers who say an oil refining company employed illegal strategies to depress both standard and overtime wages asked a California federal judge to grant class certification to their California Labor Code claims.
February 21, 2020
A California federal judge denied Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. LLC's bid Friday to escape a proposed class action alleging it underpaid workers, rejecting arguments the suit is preempted because it hinges on union contracts.