Practice area: Wage & Hour Class Actions

CP&M represents employees whose employers have failed to comply with state and federal laws regarding the minimum wage, overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, and unreimbursed business expenses.

CP&M is currently representing employees in the following cases:

Cynthia Sotelo, et al. v. MediaNews Group, Inc., et al.
Alameda County Superior Court - Case No. HG06287184
The firm currently represents a class of Hispanic newspaper carriers whose labor is exploited by the ANG Newspaper Group, a conglomerate news-media company. The class seeks damages for violations of the California Labor Code and Unfair Competition Laws.

In re: Wachovia Securities, LLC, Wage and Hour Litigation
CP&M has been designated co-Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel by a federal judge in a collection of lawsuits against Wachovia Securities, LLC, on behalf of over 10,000 current and former stock brokers who were not paid in accordance with state and federal law.

In re: AXA Wage and Hour Litigation
CP&M has been appointed co-Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel by a federal judge in a collection of lawsuits against the AXA family of insurance companies, on behalf of over 7,000 current and former financial sales representatives who were not paid in accordance with state and federal law.

LaParne, et al. v. Monex, et al.
CP&M represents current and former sales representatives in a federal lawsuit against Monex, a commodities trading company based in Southern California, for failure to pay overtime, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and other violations of state and federal law.