Amazon Workers Receive Payout to Resolve Overtime Lawsuit
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Recently, Amazon.com Services reached a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging violations of overtime regulations.
The Case: Leilani Kryzhanovskiy and Patricia Salazar v. Amazon.com Services
The Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
The Case No.: 2:21-cv-01292-BAM
The Plaintiffs: Leilani Kryzhanovskiy and Patricia Salazar v. Amazon.com Services
The plaintiffs in the case, Leilani Kryzhanovskiy, and Patricia Salazar, filed a class action overtime lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed that Amazon workers did not receive overtime pay between 2017 and 2023. The plaintiffs filed suit on behalf of anyone who worked at Amazon during the past six years and received a sign-on bonus in the same week they worked overtime. According to the plaintiffs, Amazon violated California Labor Law by underpaying overtime wages earned during the same week a sign-on bonus was issued. The overtime pay was allegedly calculated at the regular rate of pay when they should have considered the bonus payment when determining the “regular rate of pay.”
The Defendant: Leilani Kryzhanovskiy and Patricia Salazar v. Amazon.com Services
The defendants in the case, Amazon.com Services, are paying up in response to the class action overtime lawsuit. To settle the complaints, Amazon.com Services agreed to pay Amazon workers in the class over $500. While Amazon agreed to settle, it also denied the allegations of wrongdoing. Amazon.com Services has committed to a $3M payout for class members.
The Case: Leilani Kryzhanovskiy and Patricia Salazar v. Amazon.com Services
The Leilani Kryzhanovskiy and Patricia Salazar v. Amazon.com Services case resulted in a settlement agreement. Amazon workers can easily determine if they are eligible for a portion of the settlement. The criteria are: 1. Current or former Amazon employee; 2. Located in California; 3. Employed between July 22, 2017, and November 7, 2023; and 4. Received a sign-on bonus and worked overtime the same week.
If you have questions about filing a California overtime 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.
