Amazon Settles for $3M in California Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
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In recent news, Amazon settled a California wage and hour class action lawsuit for $3 million.
The Case: Kryzhanovskiy et al. v. Amazon.com Services Inc., et al.
The Court: California Eastern U.S. District Court
The Case No.: 2:21-cv-01292-BAM
The Allegations: Kryzhanovskiy et al. v. Amazon.com Services Inc., et al.
The plaintiffs in the case, Leilani Kryzhanovskiy and Patricia Salazar, filed a California class action lawsuit alleging that Amazon violated California wage and hour laws. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Amazon’s California employees who worked overtime between July 22, 2017, and November 7, 2023, during the same workweek they received a signing bonus. In the original wage and hour complaint, the plaintiffs claimed Amazon violated California labor laws when they failed to include the signing bonus to determine the regular pay rate when calculating overtime pay. As a result, the workers were allegedly underpaid for their overtime.
The Defendant: Kryzhanovskiy et al. v. Amazon.com Services Inc., et al.
The defendant in the case, Amazon.com Services Inc., et al., is a multinational tech company and the largest online retailer in the U.S. (selling many products, including books, music, movies, electronics, apparel, etc.).
The Case: Kryzhanovskiy et al. v. Amazon.com Services Inc., et al.
The California Eastern District U.S. District Court approved a $3 million settlement to resolve the overtime violation claims in September 2024. The class counsel’s $1 million attorneys’ fees were included in the settlement amount. The settlement was intended to return alleged unpaid overtime wages to eligible California workers.
If you have questions about filing a California wage and hour class action lawsuit, please contact Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik DeBlouw LLP. Knowledgeable employment law attorneys are ready to assist you in various law firm offices in Riverside, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
