May 30, 2023
The Fourth Circuit should review the decertification of a group of auto parts manufacturing workers' unpaid wage proposed class action, the workers said, arguing a North Carolina federal judge incorrectly conflated class and collective certification requirements.
May 12, 2023
A group of auto part manufacturing workers cannot continue to pursue their unpaid wage claims as a class or a collective, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Friday, saying evidence indicated that only some workers performed compensable off-clock work or saw their hours rounded down.
December 02, 2022
An automobile parts maker asked a North Carolina federal judge to toss its workers' bid for a win in their unpaid wages suit following the decertification of their class last month, saying their allegations "fail in every respect" even after they were given a chance to revise their claims.
November 17, 2022
A North Carolina federal judge unwound a decision to certify a class of workers who claim they were denied pay for time spent working through meal breaks after ruling that the class as defined improperly required a finding of liability as a prerequisite for class membership.
November 30, 2021
An auto parts manufacturer asked a North Carolina federal court to decertify a collective action of former employees claiming unpaid wages, saying the cases should be handled individually because the claims were not similar enough.
January 19, 2021
An auto parts manufacturer urged a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday to toss a former employee's age discrimination claims from an unpaid wages class action, saying the former worker had failed to add the claims to the suit fast enough.
November 06, 2020
A North Carolina federal judge has conditionally certified a class of some 1,300 workers in a suit against automotive parts manufacturer GKN Driveline North America Inc. over allegedly unpaid wages, but allowed only some of the workers' claims to proceed on behalf of the group.