For more than two decades, Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe has been a leader in the representation of employees in class actions. We pioneered the use of class action litigation to recover unpaid overtime wages for employees and obtained the largest overtime judgment in United States legal history at the time in the landmark class action case, Bell, et al. v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, in which the total recovery exceeded $200 million.

We have also brought class actions to address other types of violations, including class actions for paycheck discrimination, for improperly treating workers as independent contractors rather than employees, for failing to provide notice of a lay-off (“WARN Act”), to recover wages for “off-the-clock” work, for meal and rest-break violations, and class actions on behalf of employees who were denied proper leave under the Family Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act.

Class actions are a powerful tool to achieve justice on a broad scale and to force companies to comply with the law. However, they can be very complex and expensive to litigate. We are proud of the expertise and reputation we have earned in this area by successfully taking class action cases to trial and through appeal. After more than 25 years litigating employment law class actions and multiple class action trials, we know how to value these cases for settlement, as well as how to present them to a judge or jury.

If you would like to discuss a potential class action case, please contact us using the link below.

If you are an attorney with a potential class action matter, we recognize that class actions are uniquely complex and resource-intensive. We are routinely contacted by other law firms or solo practitioners who wish to draw upon our extensive class action litigation experience, and we often enter into co-counsel relationships to litigate class actions. If you are interested in discussing a potential class action, please contact one of the firm’s partners at 415-434-9800.