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    • Wendell Walton et al. v. AT&T Services Inc.,

    Oct. 13, 2017
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    Labor Law
    Failure to Pay

    Wendell Walton et al. v. AT&T Services Inc.,

    Published: Oct. 13, 2017 | Result Date: Sep. 29, 2017 |
    Case number: 3:15-cv-03653 Settlement –  $2,750,000

    Judge

    Vince G. Chhabria

    Court

    USDC Northern District of California


    Attorneys

    Plaintiff

    Michael N. Litrownik
    (Outten & Golden LLP)

    Relic Sun
    (Outten & Golden LLP)

    Jahan C. Sagafi
    (Outten & Golden LLP)


    Defendant

    Paul Berkowitz
    (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP)

    Thomas Kaufman
    (Sheppard Mullin)

    Michael T. Campbell
    (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP)


    Facts

    Wendell Walton filed a wage and hour class action against AT&T Services Inc., involving allegations of misclassification.

    Contentions

    PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: AT&T allegedly misclassified its corporate training managers as exempt employees. As a result, they were not paid overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

    Result

    AT&T agreed to settle the dispute for $2.75 million, which includes $80,000 in PAGA penalties.


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