Attorney Roger Richard Carter's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

adv. DST Output

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OUTCOME: $1,250,000

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against DST Output, a leading provider of paper and electronic documents for customer communications, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The plaintiff a ... lleged unpaid wages (Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938), meal or rest periods not provided per applicable law, unpaid meal or rest period premiums per applicable law, failure to provide itemized statements, failure to pay all wages due and owing upon termination of employment, unfair business practices or unfair competition; and/or Civil penalties under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004.

Employment and labor

adv. Red Robin

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OUTCOME: $2,000,000

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Red Robin International, Inc. (a chain of casual dining restaurants headquartered in Colorado) on behalf of himself and all California restaurant employees of Defend ... ant Red Robin. The Complaint alleged failure to provide meal and rest periods under the California Labor Code §1194, failure to provide itemized wage statements, failure to pay wages upon termination and waiting time penalties under California Labor Code §203, and violation of California's unfair competition law.

Employment and labor

adv. Cisco Systems

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OUTCOME: $20,000,000 settlement

Plaintiff filed a complaint against Cisco, a worldwide manufacturer and provider of information technology services who employs several "engineers" that were allegedly classified as "salary exempt" irr ... espective of their duties or daily tasks. This wage and hour class action sought the recovery of unpaid overtime compensation. Plaintiff alleged that he (a Level II and III Software Engineer from 1999-2006) and the Class were misclassified as exempt and were not paid overtime compensation to which they allegedly were entitled under California law for work performed in excess of eight hours per day or forty hours per week and not provided meal periods and rest breaks to which they allegedly were entitled under California Law; that Cisco failed to pay to him and other Class Members wages that allegedly were due at the time of their termination; that Cisco failed to provide itemized wage statements in accordance with California Labor Code section 226(a); and that in engaging in these alleged practices, Cisco also violated California Business and Professions Code section 17200.

Employment and labor

adv. Burlington Coat Factory

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OUTCOME: $1,800,000

A class action was filed on behalf of current and former Burlington Coat Factory employees. The Complaint alleged failure to pay for off the clock security checks as well as failure to provide adequate ... meal and rest breaks. Carter Law Firm helped recover $1.8M for clients.

Employment and labor

adv. Outback Steakhouse

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OUTCOME: $2,000,000

Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against T-Bird Restaurant Group, Inc. "Outback Steakhouse" (an Australian steakhouse restaurant) on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated. The Complaint al ... leged failure to allow meal periods and rest breaks to hourly paid employees pursuant to California Labor Code §226.7, waiting time penalties, and unfair business practices under the Business & Professions Code §17200. The Complaint sought recovery of unpaid wages, compensatory damages, penalties for missed meal periods and rest breaks, waiting time penalties, and penalties pursuant to Labor Code §2699.

Employment and labor

adv. Kraft Foods

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OUTCOME: $2,000,000

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Kraft Foods on behalf of herself and others similarly situated as a representative of the Settlement Class. Plaintiff alleged failure to provide meal periods or comp ... ensation in lieu thereof, failure to provide rest periods or compensation in lieu thereof, failure to pay wages of terminated or resigned employees, knowing and intentional failure to comply with itemized wage statement provisions, and violation of unfair competition law (Business and Professions Code ｧ17200). The Complaint sought recovery of unpaid meal period premiums, unpaid rest period premiums, declaratory relief, penalties, attorney's fees and costs, and pre-judgment interest. The case recently settled for $2,000,000.

Employment and labor

adv. Patina Restaurant Group

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OUTCOME: $2,400,000

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against The Patina Group, LLC., (a bicoastal boutique restaurant and food service company) on behalf of current and former non-exempt employees. The Complaint sought damages ... , penalties and remedies for failure to provide meal and rest periods, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide proper itemized wage statements, violations of the California Business and Professions Code, sections 17200 et seq.

Employment and labor

adv. Lending Tree

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OUTCOME: $2,500,000

Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against Lending Tree (an online marketplace of lenders where consumers can complete a loan request and compare offers from competing lenders) on behalf of loan officers, mo ... rtgage bankers, equity specialists, and any similar positions, bringing causes of action for unpaid overtime, failure to provide meal breaks, unauthorized deductions, waiting time penalties, improper wage statements and unfair business practices.

Employment and labor

adv. Panda Express

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OUTCOME: $3,250,000

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Panda Express (the fastest growing Chinese restaurant chain in North America) on behalf of current and former employees. The Complaint included causes of action for ... violation of Labor Code section 226.7 for failing to provide meal periods or compensation in lieu thereof and violations of Labor Code section 203 for failing to timely pay all wages due when an employee separates from the company (waiting time penalties).

Class action

adv. Big Lots

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OUTCOME: $6,500,000

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Big Lots Stores (the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer) on behalf of herself and all persons working as non-exempt employees who performed services in Cal ... ifornia during or after the four-year period prior to the filing of the Complaint. Plaintiff's Complaint alleged causes of action for failure to pay wages, over time, and off the clock work; failure to provide meal and rest periods or compensation in lieu thereof; failure to provide rest periods or compensation in lieu thereof; failure to pay wages to terminated or resigned employees; knowing and intentional failure to comply with itemized employee wage statement provisions; and violations of Business and Professions Code sections 17200, et seq.

Roger Richard Carter's Legal Cases (23)

adv. DST Output

adv. Red Robin

adv. Cisco Systems

adv. Burlington Coat Factory

adv. Outback Steakhouse

adv. Kraft Foods

adv. Patina Restaurant Group

adv. Lending Tree

adv. Panda Express

adv. Big Lots