Contact the plaintiff's attorneys who were appointed as Class Counsel in your case. Tell them the whole story of the check, and see what they can do.

I feel really taken advantage of and I need to know if I should take legal action

Well, you don't have a claim for wrongful termination. That cause of action, for all intents and purposes, doesn't exist in California. But you are...

You file a pleading called "Plaintiff's Response to the Court's [Date] Order to Show Cause" and in it, you lay out all the reasons why you failed...

A big company paid me my wages 1 year after I did my job for them. They were ignoring my emails for the whole year.

Sorry, but the waiting time penalty has a max of 30 days. HOWEVER, you are entitled to prejudgment interest of 10% per year, so there will be a bit...

First, you're going to have to be deposed one way or another. You can insist on the deposition taking place near your home, but you will have to be...

Can I sue my landlord for all rent payed and damages.

Yup. And since the landlord mislead you about the status of the apartment, you can probably go back all 6 years. Contact a landlord-tenant attorney...

Summary judgment and adjudication, affirmative defenses?

You can move for summary judgment as a Plaintiff. If you have uncontested facts that prove liability, go for the MSJ.

As a salaried employee I have to work 7 days a week to fulfill my job requirements, is this legal?

As a salaried exempt employee, working seven days a week without additional compensation is completely legal. It's not ideal, and your employer...

You can absolutely file your own case against the company. The only hitch is if the other class action has been certified or not. If it has, then...

I don't know if you should hire an attorney, but you should definitely talk to one. From your question, I strongly suspect that your firing has...