Cascade Corporation
Along with attorney Brian Buchanan, SGB filed suit against Cascade Corporation, a leading manufacturer of forklift attachments, alleging that Cascade systematically paid overtime late in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The lawsuit was filed in November 2019 and is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for Oregon. No class has yet been certified and no trial date has been set.
First Amended Complaint
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your work experience with Cascade Corporation, contact legal assistant Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Confluence Health
SGB filed suit against Confluence Health in January 2020, alleging that Confluence failed to provide nurses and other staff with two meal periods as required by Washington law for scheduled shifts of 12 hours or more. The lawsuit is currently pending in Chelan County Superior Court. No class has yet been certified and no trial date has been set.
First Amended Complaint
Letter
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your work experience with Confluence Health, contact paralegal, Victoria Molina, at (206) 233-1254 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Domino’s Pizza
Along with attorney Jim Pizl, SGB filed suit against Domino’s Pizza in September 2020, alleging that Domino’s failed to pay overtime wages to its commercial truck drivers operating out of Washington state. The lawsuit is currently pending in King County Superior Court in Seattle, Washington. No class has yet been certified, and trial is currently set for September 2021.
Complaint
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your work experience as a truck driver with Domino’s, contact legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Eastside for Hire, Inc.
In September 2017, SGB filed a class action lawsuit against Eastside for Hire, Inc. and its Owners for their failure to uphold the terms of contracts with taxi and for-hire service Drivers. The lawsuit alleges that the Company and its Owners collected per-trip fees from Drivers beyond what they owe, charged Drivers for services the Company did not provide, and have otherwise failed to deal in good faith with the Drivers.
Trial is scheduled to start on November 18, 2019 in King County Superior Court. The Court has not yet certified a class.
Class Action Complaint
Order Granting Class Certification
If you have any questions about this case, please contact our legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Extra Car Airport Parking, Inc.
SGB has filed a class action lawsuit in King County Superior Court in Kent, Washington, alleging that Extra Car Airport Parking failed to pay its employees the new minimum wage rate of $15 per hour established under the SeaTac Municipal Code. The lawsuit also alleges that Extra Car failed, in some instances, to pay proper overtime wages.
This case has settled and the Court entered final approval on June 7, 2018. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement the first installment of payments under the settlement to direct employee of Extra Car (i.e., members of the Lehman class) were mailed on July 27th, with a second installment in February 2019. Settlement payments to employees of Command Center who worked at Extra Car (i.e., members of the Russell class) will be mailed in February 2020.
Class Action Complaint
Order
Settlement Agreement
If you have any questions about this case, please contact our legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Garda CL Northwest, Inc.
Along with co-counsel Dan Johnson, SGB prosecuted a class action lawsuit in King County Superior Court alleging that Garda failed to provide its armored car drivers and guards with rest and meal breaks. Following a bench trial in the summer of 2015, Judge Julie Spector entered judgment in the amount of $8.4 million on behalf of the plaintiff class. Garda has appealed that judgment.
We then filed a second action, Gayken v. Garda CL Northwest, seeking damages for missed breaks after February 2015. That case was stayed pending the completion of the Hill case.
The Court of Appeals upheld the judgment, but partially revoked the award of double damages following the Pellino v. Brink’s decision of 2010. On August 23, 2018 the Washington State Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for further consideration of the double damages award.
In September 2019, we reached a global settlement of both cases, for a total of $12.5 million. The court has granted final approval of the settlement on February 7, 2020.
We anticipate that settlement checks will be mailed no later than March 24, 2020.
Complaint
Judgment
Appeal
If you believe you should have received notice and have not yet received it, please contact our legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
GEO Group, Inc.
Along with attorneys Andrew Free, Devin Theriot-Orr, and Meena Mentor, SGB filed suit against the GEO Group, Inc. in September 2017, alleging that GEO violated the Washington Minimum Wage Act by not paying minimum hourly wages to civil immigration detainees who worked for GEO in its voluntary work program at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. The lawsuit is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma.
The Court certified the case as a class action on August 6, 2018. Due to delays caused by COVID-19, no trial date has been set.
Amended Class Action Complaint
Order Granting Class Certification
Class Notice (English)
Class Notice (Spanish)
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your experience in the voluntary work program at the NWDC, contact legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Home Depot
SGB filed suit against Home Depot in June 2020, alleging that Home Depot failed to provide in-store supervisors and specialists working in Washington state with legally compliant rest and meal breaks meal periods as required by Washington law. The lawsuit is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle. No class has yet been certified and no trial date has been set.
Complaint
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your work experience with Home Depot, contact legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION, LP
In March 2019, SGB filed a class action lawsuit in King County Superior Court against Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP on behalf of sprinkler inspectors, fire sprinkler systems inspectors, fire service technicians and employees who held similar job classifications alleging that Johnson Controls failed to pay prevailing wage rates for work done at public facilities, including overtime.
The Court certified the case as a class action on August 17, 2020, and trial is currently scheduled for September 13, 2021. See below links to view important documents in the case.
Class Action Complaint
Defendant's Answer
Order Granting Class Certification
Class Notice
Request for Exclusion Form
If you work or have worked for Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP; Tyco SimplexGrinnell; or SimplexGrinnell, LP at any time since March 2016 and would like to discuss this case, please contact our legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Kittens Cabaret
Along with attorney Gregg Greenberg, SGB filed suit against 728 LLC dba “Kittens Cabaret” in August 2020, alleging that Kittens Cabaret misclassified exotic dancers as independent contractors, rather than employees, under Washington law. The lawsuit alleges that Kittens Cabaret violated the Washington Minimum Wage Act and associated state and local wage laws and owes dancers back wages and damages for failing to pay dancers the required minimum wage, failing to provide rest and meal breaks, failing to provide paid sick leave, unlawfully taking a share of dancers’ tips, and charging dancers fees to work.
The lawsuit is currently pending in King County Superior Court. No class has yet been certified, and trial is currently scheduled for August 2021.
Complaint
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your work experience with Kittens Cabaret, contact legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Oatridge Security Group
Along with Terrell Marshall Law Group, SGB represents a class of security guards who worked for Oatridge Security Group at a number of customer sites between 2014 and the present. The lawsuit was filed in September 2017 and alleges that Oatridge violated the Washington Minimum Wage Act and associated state wage laws by failing to pay security guards for all hours worked and failing to provide them with legally compliant rest and meal breaks.
The King County Superior Court certified a class of security guards who worked at 11 customer locations on December 23, 2019. Trial is currently scheduled for March 2021.
Class Action Complaint
Order Granting Class Certification
Class Notice
For further information about this case, or to tell us about your work experience with Oatridge Security, contact legal assistant, Brielle Preskenis, at (206) 233-1207 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
PACIFIC PIE/LIBERTY PIZZA
In June 2018, SGB filed a class action lawsuit against Domino’s franchisees in the Spokane area: Pacific Pie, Liberty Pizza, and Shane Anderson. We allege that the franchisees failed to pay pizza delivery drivers for all the hours they worked and violated rules requiring lunch breaks. Trial is scheduled to commence in Spokane County Superior Court on October 19, 2020.
Complaint
If you are a current or former pizza delivery driver for any of these Domino’s franchisees, please contact our legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]
Total Renal Care, Inc.
In April 2019, along with Jim Pizl of Entente Law Group in Puyallup, we filed a class action lawsuit in King County Superior Court on behalf of dialysis nurses or those in similar positions with similar duties who worked for Total Renal Care, Inc. and did not receive their statutory meal periods. The parties have reached a proposed settlement of that case. For more information regarding the proposed settlement, please go to: www.TotalRenalCareSettlement.com.
If you work or have worked for Total Renal Care and would like to discuss this case, please contact our legal assistant, Mary Dardeau at (206) 233-1257 or (800) 809-2234 or [email protected]