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Brictson & Cohn pursues Class Actions, where appropriate, in our major practice areas: where something goes wrong at work, or someone gets hurt. Those cases include Wage & Hour, Employment Discrimination, and Workers’ Compensation Discrimination.

Class actions are a product of a Defendant performing a repeated wrong to multiple people. Cases that an individual may consider are not worth pursuing, become extremely significant when pursued on behalf of many individuals. Persons willing to act as class representative are entitled to compensation for their time and efforts on behalf of the rest of the class members. Moreover, the legal provisions for costs, fees, penalties, liquidated and treble damages have a synergistic effect on case valuation.

Brictson & Cohn has successfully pursued class actions for such things as unpaid travel time for shipyard workers, unpaid training time for temporary workers, and wide scale policies of discrimination against certain classes of employees.

Class actions may be appropriate regarding the following employment issues:

RECORD KEEPING

Employee Payroll Records

Employee Deduction Records

Employee Lists

THE PAYMENT OF WAGES

Timely Payment of Wages

Posting Payday Notices

Disclosing Complete Infor. on Wage Stubs

Minimum Wage

Overtime Pay

Day of Rest

Paying Employees Something Other Than Cash .

Requiring that Employees Be Paid Via Direct Deposit

Secret Wages

Bounced Paychecks

Working Through Lunch

. Required Lunch Breaks

Prevailing Wage

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Use It or Lose It Vacation Policies

Permitting Inspection of Employment Records

Permitting Inspection of Personnel Files

Permitting Inspection of Signed Documents

False Descriptions of Injured Worker Benefits

Notice Before Medical Coverage Discontinued

Notice of Available Medical Benefits

Disclosures for Deferred Compensation Plans

Failing to Fund Benefit Plans

Failing to Disclose Payments to Benefit Funds

Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation

Breast Feeding

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

Timely Payment of Owed Wages

Failing to Pay Vacation Wages

WARN Notices

WORKPLACE COMPLAINTS

Whistleblower Protections

Whistleblower Hotline Notice

Workplace Safety Complaints

Job Application Process

Medical or Physical Exams

Lie Detectors

Fingerprinting

Photographs

Arrest Disclosures

Inducing Employee Relocation

Misleading Compensation Claims

EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS AND WAGE DEDUCTIONS

Reimbursement of All Expenses

Required Purchases of Employers Products

Payback of Wages .

Payback of Tips

Deductions for Examinations

Payment of Physical Exam Required for Drivers License Payment of Bonds

Payment of Photographs

Wage Deductions

Sex Discrimination

TIME OFF

Sick Leave to Care for Family

Jury Duty

Witness in Court Proceedings

Domestic Violence Victims

Sexual Assault Victims

Crime Victims

Volunteer Firefighters

Reserve Peace Officers

Emergency Rescue Personnel

Attend School With Suspended Child

Attend School Activities With Child

EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE

Moonlighting

Political Activities

Illegal Immigrants

Shopping Investigator Reports

WORKING CONDITIONS

Safe and/or Healthy Working Environment

Brictson & Cohn takes these cases on a contingency basis. That means if our client does not prevail over the defendant(s), through an award, order, or judgment in our favor, or if there is not settlement between the parties, we do not get paid.

We invest our resources on your recovery. Accordingly, we screen our cases carefully and work hard to maximize the value of the case.