Prestige Care, Inc. allegedly failed to reimburse employees' work expenses, which were required to complete the job duties on behalf of the company.
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Northern California employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Prestige Care, Inc. violated the California Labor Code. The Prestige Care, Inc. class action lawsuit, Case No. 24CV00248, is currently pending in the Butte County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.
According to the lawsuit filed, employees of Prestige Care, Inc. were, allegedly, from time to time unable to work in excess of four (4) hours without being provided ten (10) minute rest periods. Additionally, employees were, allegedly, required from time to time to perform work as ordered by the company for more than five (5) hours during some shifts without receiving a meal break. As a result, employees thererfor forfeited meal breaks without additional compensation and in accordance with Defendant's corporate policy and practice.
Additionally, Prestige Care, Inc. allegedly failed to reimburse employees for required business expenses. California Labor Code 2802 expressly states that "an employer shall indemnify his or her employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct consequence of the discharge of his or her duties..." During employment, Plaintiff and other California Class Members were allegedly required to use their personal cellular phones as a result of and in furtherance of their job duties.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against Prestige Care, Inc., call (800) 568-8020 to speak to an experienced California employment attorney today.
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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