McDonald’s hit with $100m class action for allegedly asking staff to work for free

McDonald’s hit with $100m class action for allegedly asking staff to work for free

Thousands of current and former McDonald’s staff across six years were asked to do ‘pre-shift checks’ and tasks after work for no pay,the union is arguing.

  • byJessica Yun

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WA government offers historic apology on Aboriginal stolen wages

WA government offers historic apology on Aboriginal stolen wages

Laws that existed until the 1970s,ostensibly to protect Aboriginal people,instead resulted in hardship and exploitation,WA Premier Roger Cook said.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘$800 million in losses’:Trading house hit with class action on behalf of 20,000 Australians

‘$800 million in losses’:Trading house hit with class action on behalf of 20,000 Australians

A new class action alleges IG Markets sold high-risk products to consumers without adequate disclosures. The firm is contesting the claim.

  • bySarah Danckert
Class action lawsuit launched against Optus after devastating hack

Class action lawsuit launched against Optus after devastating hack

Optus faces a class action lawsuit from more than 100,000 of its current and former customers after a cyberattack exposed the personal details of millions of Australians last year.

  • byLachlan Abbott andNick Bonyhady
Bleeding caused by uterus condition not Essure contraceptive coils,court hears

Bleeding caused by uterus condition not Essure contraceptive coils,court hears

Defence doesn’t deny that the woman leading the class action endured chronic pelvic pain and abnormal bleeding resulting in a hysterectomy,but says the device wasn’t the cause.

  • byAisha Dow
‘I thought I was bleeding to death’:The ‘gentler’ birth control device hundreds are suing over

‘I thought I was bleeding to death’:The ‘gentler’ birth control device hundreds are suing over

The Essure device was touted as a radical breakthrough for women who had finished having children. But 1000 of them will on Tuesday go to court saying it caused them pain and suffering.

  • byAisha Dow
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Aveo class action ends with a whimper
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Aveo class action ends with a whimper

Given the time and stress it has caused I think many will feel that the squeeze wasn’t worth the juice.

  • byRachel Lane
Burke backs ‘shoppies’ union over rival in McDonald’s wages stoush

Burke backs ‘shoppies’ union over rival in McDonald’s wages stoush

Tony Burke confirmed government lawyers would intervene in a legal stoush to back the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association.

  • byLisa Visentin
Class action against retirement home giant Aveo due to kick off
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Class action against retirement home giant Aveo due to kick off

One of the country’s biggest retirement home operators,Aveo Group,faces a looming class action from residents and their families.

  • byClancy Yeates
Zuckerberg’s Meta settles Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $1 billion

Zuckerberg’s Meta settles Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $1 billion

The lawsuit was prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to access data of as many as 87 million users.

  • byNate Raymond
Westpac to pay $29m in super class action

Westpac to pay $29m in super class action

Tens of thousands of Australians could benefit from a $29.95 million payout from Westpac following a class action settlement with law firm Slater Gordon.

  • byNell Geraets