Legal Abbreviations
This abbreviation refers to a document confirming that legal papers have been properly served.
What is POS - Proof of Service?/Certificate of Service (WA)?
This term refers to when employers fail to pay workers what they are legally owed.
What is wage theft?
This individual represents the group of employees in a class action case.
What is a class representative?
This retail giant paid $640 million to settle wage and hour lawsuits over off-the-clock work.
What is Walmart?
This pre-trial phase allows both parties to exchange evidence.
What is discovery?
This abbreviation refers to a third-party company managing claims distribution in a class action settlement.
What is TPA - Third Party Administrator?
This violation occurs when an employer does not compensate employees for hours worked beyond 40 in a week.
What is unpaid overtime?
This notification informs employees of their right to join or opt out of a lawsuit.
What is a notice to class members?
This e-commerce company faced lawsuits over warehouse workers not being paid for security checks.
What is Amazon?
This recorded testimony is taken under oath before trial.
What is a deposition?
This abbreviation refers to a discovery request seeking documents or tangible evidence.
What is RFPs - Requests for Production?
If an employee is denied a legally required rest break, this violation has occurred.
What is a rest break violation?
A class action lawsuit may be resolved before trial through this process, where both sides negotiate an agreement instead of litigating the case.
What is a Settlement Agreement?
This ride-share company was sued for misclassifying drivers as independent contractors.
What is Uber?
These written questions must be answered under oath by the opposing party.
What is an interrogatory?
This abbreviation is used when a party formally objects to another’s legal argument.
What is Opp - Opposition?
Employees who are forced to work before clocking in or after clocking out experience this violation.
What is off-the-clock work?
If a proposed class action settlement is reached, this initial step ensures the agreement is fair before final approval.
What is Preliminary Approval?
This fast-food chain faced a lawsuit for failing to provide meal and rest breaks to employees.
What is McDonalds?
This legal document compels a witness to provide testimony or documents.
What is a subpoena?
This abbreviation refers to the legal motion requesting a lawsuit be recognized as a class action.
What is MCC - Motion for Class Certification?
Employers misclassify workers under this term to avoid paying benefits and overtime.
What is independent contractor misclassification?
Before parties negotiate a settlement they typically submit this type of document outlining their key arguments, legal positions, and necessary background information.
What is a mediation brief?
This company paid the largest wage theft settlement in history, totaling over $100 million for failing to pay overtime wages.
What is FedEx?
This term refers to digital files used as evidence in litigation.
What is electronically stored information (ESI)?