A California court approved a $29.5 million class-action settlement agreement (see below) between workers at Lowes Home Improvement stores and the company in a lawsuit that charged the company required employees to work “off the clock” – i.e., without being paid – before and after their normal shifts.

Lowe’s denied all the allegations in the overtime lawsuit, and the settlement agreement states that the lawsuit’s resolution “is neither a concession nor and admission” of any wrongdoing alleged by the workers in their overtime lawsuit.

This overtime lawsuit was more than seven (7) years old, and involved numerous rulings by California appellate courts.

In a 2003 opinion in the case, California’s Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District held that a trial court was wrong to deny a request by Lowe’s employees Cynthia Parris and Willie Lopez to communicate with other employees about a potential class action against their employer.

  • Court Grants Approval of $29.5 Million Settlement by Lowes Home Improvement Centers, PR Newswire (Sept. 22, 2009)
  • Lowe’s to Pay $29.5 Million to Settle Overtime Lawsuit, Central Valley Business Times (Sept. 23, 2009)
  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Reuters
  • Marlin and Saltzman, LLP, Lawyers for the Lowe’s workers
  • Hunton & Williams, LLP, Defense Lawyers for Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse

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