Stahlbush Island Farms has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit demanding overtime pay for workers in its food processing operation.  The settlement covers more than 100 current and former employees of the Corvallis-area company. Continue reading “Corvallis Gazette-Times, “Stahlbush Settles Overtime Suit””

This blog has pointed out big hits Wells Fargo Bank has recently taken for charging excessive overdraft fees by reordering from high to low debit transactions.  Now, Wells Fargo is facing a new charge relating to its overdraft fees.  According to a class action lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade County Court, Wells Fargo charges bogus overdraft fees to customers whose accounts have gone into garnishment to increase its own profits.  The complaint alleges that “Wells Fargo takes advantage of the financial turmoil created by garnishment and targets the weakest customers at a time when they are most vulnerable by mixing legitimate Overdraft Fees with bogus Overdraft Fees in order to generate additional profit for itself.” Continue reading “Wells Fargo In More Trouble About Overdraft Fees In Garnishments”