MEBANE, ET AL. V. GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC., ET AL.

  1. November 22, 2024

    Auto Parts Co., Workers Strike Deal To Resolve Wage Suit

    An automotive technology company reached a settlement in North Carolina federal court with two former employees who claimed it committed lunch break and overtime violations, agreeing to end a case that lost class and collective status last year.

  2. May 30, 2023

    Auto Part Workers Seek Appeal On Wage Class Decertification

    The Fourth Circuit should review the decertification of a group of auto parts manufacturing workers' unpaid wage proposed class action, the workers said, arguing a North Carolina federal judge incorrectly conflated class and collective certification requirements.

  3. May 12, 2023

    Class, Collective Decertified In Auto Parts Workers' Wage Suit

    A group of auto part manufacturing workers cannot continue to pursue their unpaid wage claims as a class or a collective, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Friday, saying evidence indicated that only some workers performed compensable off-clock work or saw their hours rounded down.

  4. December 02, 2022

    Auto Parts Co. Says Workers' Unpaid Wage Claims Fail

    An automobile parts maker asked a North Carolina federal judge to toss its workers' bid for a win in their unpaid wages suit following the decertification of their class last month, saying their allegations "fail in every respect" even after they were given a chance to revise their claims.

  5. November 17, 2022

    Class Decertified In Wage Deduction Suit Against Auto Co.

    A North Carolina federal judge unwound a decision to certify a class of workers who claim they were denied pay for time spent working through meal breaks after ruling that the class as defined improperly required a finding of liability as a prerequisite for class membership.

  6. November 30, 2021

    Auto Parts Co. Wants Collective Decertified in Wage Dispute

    An auto parts manufacturer asked a North Carolina federal court to decertify a collective action of former employees claiming unpaid wages, saying the cases should be handled individually because the claims were not similar enough.

  7. January 19, 2021

    Auto Parts Co. Wants Age Claims Cut From Unpaid Wages Suit

    An auto parts manufacturer urged a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday to toss a former employee's age discrimination claims from an unpaid wages class action, saying the former worker had failed to add the claims to the suit fast enough.

  8. November 06, 2020

    Auto Parts Workers Get Class Cert. In Unpaid Wages Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge has conditionally certified a class of some 1,300 workers in a suit against automotive parts manufacturer GKN Driveline North America Inc. over allegedly unpaid wages, but allowed only some of the workers' claims to proceed on behalf of the group.