Labor Law Attorneys, Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, File Lawsuit Against Children's Specialists of San Diego, Alleging Failure to Pay for All Time Worked
The lawsuit alleges Children's Specialists of San Diego violated the California Labor Code by failing to provide employees with timely, off-duty meal and rest periods.
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The San Diego labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Children's Specialists of San Diego, A Medical Group, Inc. ("Children Specialists of San Diego") for allegedly failing to accurately pay employees' wages for all their time worked. The Children's Specialists of San Diego class action lawsuit, Case No. 37-2021-00014044-CU-OE-CTL, is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the complaint can be read here.
According to the lawsuit, Children's Specialists of San Diego allegedly violated California Labor Code Sections §§ 204, 206.5, 226, 226.7, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198, and 2802 by failing to: (1) pay minimum wages; (2) pay overtime wages; (3) provide required meal and rest periods; (4) provide accurate itemized wage statements; and (5) reimburse employees for required expenses.
The lawsuit also alleges Children's Specialists of San Diego violated the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA"), which gives rise to civil penalties as a result of Children's Specialists of San Diego's conduct. PAGA allows aggrieved employees to file a lawsuit to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of California for Labor Code violations. An "aggrieved employee" is defined as "any person who was employed by the alleged violator and against whom one or more of the alleged violations was committed." Cal. Lab. Code section 2699(c). PAGA allows aggrieved employees to become "deputized" as private attorneys general to enforce the Labor Code.
If you would like to know more about the Children's Specialists of San Diego lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland K. Hom today by calling (619) 255-9047.
Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC are labor and employment law firms with offices located in California that dedicate their practices to fighting for employees who have been wronged by their employers due to unfair employment practices. Contact one of their attorneys today if you need help with workplace issues regarding wage and hour, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment.
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