The wage policies of retailers Forever 21 and BCBG Max Azria represent a “new form of wage theft,” according to the nearly identical class actions filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Richard K. Bridgford of Bridgford Gleason & Artinian, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys talks about the cases in this issue of Westlaw Journal
Richard Bridgford was quoted in a Law360 article that ran October 15, 2015 about a class action lawsuit filed in California against Forever 21 Retail Inc. over the practice of using on-call shifts. The lawsuit alleges that the retailer failed to compensate employees who report but ultimately aren’t put to work. According to the complaint,
Ladera Times wrote about the settlement secured by Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian LLP for homeowners in Ladera Ranch. The firm has won a nearly $2 million settlement in a class action for damages and other relief on behalf owners whose homes were built by MBK Builders, Inc., with defective copper piping in their plumbing system.
Richard Bridgford and Michael Artinian were named as counsel to plaintiff Robynette Robinson in a Law360 article published October 9th about the proposed class action against BCBG Max Azria Group LLC in California state court alleging it failed to compensate employees who are required to report for oncall shifts but ultimately aren’t put to work.
Eric Heinz from the San Clemente Times wrote about Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian’s second lawsuit filed in two weeks against a homebuilder for faulty copper pipes in Talega homes. On Friday September 4, the law firm filed a suit against Pulte Home Corporation on behalf of a collection of homeowners in the San Clemente neighborhood.
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian LLP founding partner Richard Bridgford was quoted in an article published by the San Clemente Times on September 3, 2015 about the class action lawsuit the firm filed on behalf of San Clemente residents against a contractor responsible for constructing and installing copper piping in Talega Homes. The residents claim that