La-Z-Boy Settles $1.07M Wage Class Action in California
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Case Background
In a significant resolution to a class action lawsuit, LZB Retail, Inc., operating as the well-known furniture company La-Z-Boy, agreed to a settlement. This agreement ended claims that the company had failed to correctly compensate its non-exempt, hourly employees in California. The case, which Dustin Evers originally filed, centered on allegations that La-Z-Boy’s corporate policies and systems had systematically deprived a large group of workers of their full wages and legally required breaks under the detailed provisions of the California Labor Code. The San Diego Superior Court formally approved the settlement in September 2024, bringing the consolidated legal action to a close before it ever went to a jury trial.
Cause
The Plaintiffs asserted that the root cause of the lawsuit lay in the Defendants’ widespread, company-wide employment practices. The complaint claimed that La-Z-Boy designed and maintained payroll and scheduling systems that were inherently incapable of tracking all working time and ensuring compliance with the state's stringent rules for breaks. This systemic failure, the Plaintiffs argued, was the direct reason hundreds of hourly employees did not receive the pay and rest periods they were owed.
Injury
The primary injury to the workers was purely economic. The former and current employees claimed they had suffered financial harm from the company’s inability to properly record and pay for all hours worked. This included time spent working off-the-clock, which resulted in the employees receiving less than the minimum wage for their entire workweek. Furthermore, the class members were injured by the lack of compensation for missed meal and res
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