Paniagua v. Brilliant General Maintenance
Oct 09, 2024OUTCOME: $4,100,000 settlement obtained
Wage-and-hour class action brought by janitors who claimed they were underpaid
Atascadero, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Atascadero, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
OUTCOME: $4,100,000 settlement obtained
Wage-and-hour class action brought by janitors who claimed they were underpaid
OUTCOME: $400,000 settlement award obtained
Wage-and-hour class action resolved for approximately 200 retail workers at sporting goods store
OUTCOME: $155,000 settlement award obtained
Discrimination action at Fortune 500 company: white worker fired because of foul language that the employer tolerated from black and brown workers
OUTCOME: Judgment after trial for plaintiff in the amount of $87,747.32
Employer rejected applicant based on criminal record without providing an "interactive-process" hearing required by the Fair Chance Act of 2018
OUTCOME: $585,000 settlement award obtained
Wage-and-hour action on behalf of the State of California seeking penalties against farm labor employer
OUTCOME: $900,000 settlement award obtained
Wage-and-hour action on behalf of 200 manufacturing plant workers in certified class action in federal court
OUTCOME: $475,000 settlement award obtained
Wage-and-hour action on behalf of the State of California seeking penalties against farm labor employer
OUTCOME: $325,000 settlement award obtained
Wage-and-hour action on behalf of the State of California seeking penalties against farm labor employer
OUTCOME: $300,000 settlement award obtained
Health-and-safety action on behalf of the State of California seeking penalties against farm labor employer
OUTCOME: Settlement of $225,000 obtained
Defendant claimed that it had previously overpaid employees, and deducted $208,281.70 from 45 employees' paychecks. The employees objected that the deductions violated Labor Code section 221 and filed ... suit under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).