December 15, 2023
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for potential settlement approval in a proposed wage and hour class action against Starbucks. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
September 20, 2023
Starbucks agreed to pay $2.9 million to end a suit brought by a group of California managers who said they were required to do bits and pieces of work on their personal cellphones while they were off the clock, the workers told a federal court.
April 28, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for rulings on a trio of motions in a proposed class action by Starbucks managers alleging the coffeehouse giant failed to reimburse business expenses, among other claims. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
September 14, 2022
Starbucks accused a group of baristas of neglecting their responsibilities to turn over texts and emails that they say form the bedrock of claims that Starbucks compelled off-clock work and denied reimbursement for cell-related expenses.
August 01, 2022
Starbucks asked a California federal judge to order the former managers who claim the company failed to reimburse phone expenses and pay proper wages to do their depositions in person, saying that safety precautions can clear the workers' COVID concerns.
March 16, 2022
Starbucks can't force some of its former managers to arbitrate claims the company failed to reimburse phone expenses and pay proper wages, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the coffee chain's arbitration bid is too late.
August 13, 2021
Nearly half the ex-managers bringing a proposed class action accusing Starbucks of failing to reimburse phone expenses and pay proper wages must arbitrate their claims, the coffee chain said in a California federal court filing, arguing that those managers signed pacts to resolve claims outside court.
January 04, 2021
A proposed class action filed by a group of Starbucks managers seeking reimbursement for cellphone costs will stay in federal court because the company made a plausible argument that the amount at stake exceeds $5 million, a California federal judge has ruled.