Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Agri Beef Co. A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the meat processing industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Agri Beef Co. alleges the company engaged in a systematic scheme of wage and hour violations against its hourly-paid or non-exempt employees in Yakima County and throughout Washington. According to the complaint, employees were regularly required to work more than three consecutive hours without a rest break and more than five consecutive hours without a meal break, without receiving the additional premium pay owed for those missed breaks. The lawsuit further alleges that these missed-break violations also resulted in unpaid minimum wages and unpaid overtime for hours worked beyond 40 in

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Crunch Pak, LLC A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the food manufacturing industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Crunch Pak, LLC, which manufactures and distributes packaged snack foods from its facility in Cashmere, WA, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented forklift operators and other production employees from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet the company’s production requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks. The complaint also alleges that employees were required to clock out

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Renal Treatment Centers – West (DaVita) A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the healthcare industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Renal Treatment Centers – West, Inc., which operates dialysis clinics throughout Washington under the name DaVita, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing practices and scheduling demands regularly prevented patient care workers — including dialysis technicians — from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly remained on duty even during attempted breaks, responding to patient calls and emergencies, and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks — including on shifts exceeding 11 hours

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Geodis Logistics A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the logistics and shipping industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Geodis Logistics, LLC alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees throughout Washington State. According to the complaint, employees were regularly required to work through legally required meal and rest breaks due to a policy that pressured them to continuously meet shipping production goals — with some employees allegedly directed to take “no breaks” at all. The lawsuit further alleges that employees were not provided compliant ten-minute rest periods for every four hours worked or thirty-minute meal periods for shifts over five hours, including on shifts exceeding 11

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Marriott International A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the hospitality industry across Washington State. The lawsuit alleges the company failed to properly pay non-exempt, hourly employees at its Westin Seattle location. According to the complaint, chronic understaffing and demanding event schedules pressured employees to work through legally required meal and rest breaks without the premium pay owed. Employees were also allegedly required to work off the clock before and after shifts, respond to work texts and calls during breaks and on personal cell phones without reimbursement, and were denied proper accrual of paid sick leave — practices the complaint characterizes as intentional rather than clerical error. The case seeks class