Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, File a Class Action Lawsuit Against Metal Container Corporation, Alleging Failure to Provide Required Meal and Rest Periods
Metal Container Corporation allegedly failed to provide required meal and rest breaks, as well as failed to provide wages when due.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Riverside employment law attorneys at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Metal Container Corporation, failed to provide their California employees with meal and rest periods as required by California law. The Metal Container Corporation class action lawsuit, Case No. RIC2003235, is currently pending in the Riverside Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.
According to the lawsuit filed in the Riverside Superior Court, Metal Container Corporation allegedly (a) failed to pay minimum wages, (b) failed to pay overtime wages, (c) failed to provide legally required meal and rest periods, (d) failed to reimburse employees for required expenses (e) failed to provide PLAINTIFF accurate itemized wage statements, and (f) failure to provide wages when due, all in violation of the applicable Labor Code sections listed in Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 226, 226.7, 510, 512, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 2802, and the applicable Wage Order(s), and thereby gives rise to civil penalties as a result of such alleged conduct.
The complaint further alleges Metal Container Corporation committed acts of unfair competition in violation of the California Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq. (the "UCL"), by engaging in a company-wide policy and procedure which failed to accurately calculate and record all missed meal and rest periods by PLAINTIFF and other CALIFORNIA CLASS Members. As a result of DEFENDANT's intentional disregard of the obligation to meet this burden, DEFENDANT allegedly failed to properly calculate and/or pay all required compensation for work performed by the members of the CALIFORNIA CLASS and violated the California Labor Code.
If you would like to know more about the Metal Container Corporation lawsuit, please contact Attorney Nicholas J. De Blouw today by calling (800) 568-8020.
Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP is an employment law firm with offices located in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside and Chicago that dedicates its practice to helping employees, investors and consumers fight back against unfair business practices, including violations of the California Labor Code and Fair Labor Standards Act. If you need help in collecting unpaid overtime wages, unpaid commissions, being wrongfully terminated from work, and other employment law claims, contact one of their attorneys today.
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