A judge in King County Superior Court approved the settlement of a class action wage claim brought by Bennett Hartman. The settlement affects more than 20,000 current and former employees of Fred Meyer in Washington State.
Attorney Richard Myers filed the class action on behalf of a cake decorator who had wages missing from her paychecks after Fred Meyer implemented a new payroll system. Employees of Fred Meyer reported that the payroll system caused a wide range of errors, including both underpayments and overpayments. As part of the class action settlement, Fred Meyer agreed to waive collection of erroneous overpayments.
You can read more about the payroll system problems here and here.
