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A judge has dismissed a portion of an applicant's claims in FWO and class action cases against Coles and Woolworths, while final declarations against the supermarket giants remain to be made, almost one year after the companies were found liable for $780 million in back pay.
A judge has criticised the principal of boutique firm Adero Law for not doing enough to contact group members to share in a $19.25 million settlement in an underpayments class action against hospitality giant Merivale, including conducting a Google search.
A judge has approved an $18.1 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Sydney Trains, with $2 million to be deducted for legal costs.
A judge has restrained the receivers of Kimberley Pearl Tours from selling the key assets of the business, finding that the WA tourism company has a reasonably arguable case that they were appointed in bad faith to exert pressure on the company.
A judge has been asked to approve a revised $18.1 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Sydney Trains, reached after the registration of 260 new group members pushed the settlement above the agreed cap.
An underpayments class action against Kmart on behalf of salaried managers will go back to the drawing board after a judge said the statement of claim was “bereft of detail”.
An underpayments class action against The Reject Shop will reshuffle its case after a recent Full Court decision which had a “profound impact” on the claim period.
Woolworths has told a judge in an underpayments class action where its remediation costs could stretch to $330 million that sending a notice to group members reminding them to keep records would be “premature and potentially misleading”.
Rebel Sport owner Super Retail Group has been hit with a class action for allegedly underpaying staff at its stores since 2019.
A judge has approved a $3.05 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Wilson Security brought on behalf of fly-in-fly-out security workers.