In recent news, the two parties in a Verizon overtime lawsuit received preliminary approval for a $1.6 million settlement to resolve California labor wage and hour class action lawsuit claims.

The Case: Santillan v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al.

The Court: U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California

The Case No.: 3:21-cv-01257

The Plaintiff: Santillan v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al.

The plaintiff in the case, Antonio Hiram Santillan, filed a putative class action in May 2021 in San Diego County Superior Court alleging that Verizon Connect (a subsidiary of Verizon) failed to include nondiscretionary bonuses in overtime rate calculations for employees and failed to provide (or compensate workers for) mandatory meal breaks and rest periods. Santillan was a salaried, non-exempt Verizon employee from January 2020 to December 2020.

He worked as a salaried, non-exempt Verizon employee from January 2020 to December 2020. Santillan v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al. is not the first overtime lawsuit Version has faced (and it’s not the only one currently). The class action lawsuit has a class of more than 500 employees, all claiming they were denied proper overtime pay, as well as meal and rest breaks and reimbursements for expenses.

The Defendant: Santillan v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al.

The defendant in the case, Verizon Connect Inc., faces allegations of failing to pay overtime wages at the legal overtime pay rate, failing to provide employees with meal periods, failing to pay all the wages due their employees, failing to reimburse workers for business expenses, failing to provide workers with accurate itemized wage statements (on time), and unfair business practices.

The Case: Santillan v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al.

In Santillan v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al., the defendant faces allegations of multiple California and federal labor law violations. In July 2023, the parties received preliminary approval of a $1.6 million settlement to resolve the California wage and hour class action claims.

If you have questions about how to file a California overtime class action lawsuit, please get in touch with Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik DeBlouw LLP. Experienced employment law attorneys are ready to assist you in various law firm offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Chicago.