Ronald Shephard and Henry Romines, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated v. Lowe's HIW Inc., Merrill's Garage Doors Inc., Lowe's Home Centers LLC
Published: Jul. 19, 2014 | Result Date: Jun. 26, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 4:12-cv-03893-JSW Settlement – $6,500,000
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Mark C. Molumphy
(Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP)
Defendant
Emily Burkhardt Vicente
(Hunton, Andrews & Kurth LLP)
Phillip J. Eskenazi
(Baker & Hostetler LLP)
Kirk A. Hornbeck Jr.
(Hunton, Andrews & Kurth LLP)
Facts
Ronald Shephard and Henry Romines filed a class action against Lowe's HIW Inc.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Shephard and Romines asserted that Lowe's committed wrongful conduct and unfair labor practices in violation of the California Labor Code and the California Unfair Competition Law. Lowe's misclassified its employees as "independent contractors," even though they met the definition of employees under the Labor Code. The plaintiffs were all installers, and provided no benefits or overtime wages.
Result
The parties settled for $6.5 million.
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