Every  week in California, class actions and unfair competition lawsuits are filed against California businesses and  employers.  Experts expect a continued increase in the number of class actions filed against California companies.  Headline making verdicts and settlements have only served to increase the number of class action lawsuits filed in recent years.

AALRR has been defending California businesses and employers in class action lawsuits for over twenty-five years.  Over the past several years, wage and hour class action litigation has grown tremendously in California.  AALRR has defended employers in many of these class actions.  These cases have included claims based on alleged violations of the California Labor Code, California Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders, and violations of federal law, including the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Collectively, AALRR has defended over 100 class actions.

AALRR has the capability and staffing to defend multiple class actions at the same time.

AALRR has defended a variety of class actions, including wage and hour, employment and labor, and consumer class actions for:

• Fortune 500 Companies
• Start-Ups
• Construction Companies
• Retailers
• Restaurants
• Financial Institutions

In these wage and hour class actions, AALRR has defended employers on numerous types of claims, including: claims for unpaid overtime under both state and federal law, meal and rest period violations, exempt and non-exempt misclassifications, unpaid or improper vacation pay, unpaid or improper travel time pay, unpaid or improper commissions and bonuses, alternative workweek requirements, record-keeping requirements, itemized wage statements, independent contractor status, and many more.

We effectively and efficiently staff cases, and make use of new software and technologies to successfully manage class action litigation.  AALRR understands the need to contain and reduce the costs of defense while at the same time maintaining the highest level of service.  We have the resources which allow us to successfully represent and defend our clients often at a fraction of the cost of other law firms.

One way to manage class actions is early resolution.  Our lawyers have successfully obtained precertification dismissals and summary judgments, conducted class discovery, defeated class certification and obtained de-certification of classes in a wide variety of claims.

For more information on AALRR’s Class Action Defense practice group, please contact Scott Dauscher, a Partner in the Cerritos office and Chair of AALRR’s Class  Action Defense Group, at (562) 653-3200 or .