The Riverside Employment Law Attorneys At Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, & Bhowmik File a Class Action Lawsuit Against C.R. England Alleging Unpaid Wages For Their Truck Drivers
Riverside, California (PRWEB) February 16, 2016 -- On February 1, 2016, the Riverside employment law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action lawsuit against C.R. England, Inc. alleging that the transportation company failed to lawfully compensate their Truck Drivers for all their time spent working, including time spent while not driving the company's trucks. The class action lawsuit against C.R. Engalnd, Inc., is currently pending in the San Bernardino County Superior Court, Case No. CIVDS1601256. To read a copy of the Complaint, please click here.
The lawsuit filed against C.R. England by the Riverside labor law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik alleges that trucking giant does not have a policy or practice which provides legally compliant thirty minute uninterrupted meal breaks to their truck drivers in California. The lawsuit asserts that C.R. England's failure to provide the legally required meal and rest breaks is evidenced by their business records which contain no evidence of these breaks.
Additionally, the class action lawsuit alleges that Plaintiff and other truck drivers working for the company in California are paid on a piece-rate basis. The Complaint alleges that the truck drivers are not paid all minimum wages to which they are entitled to because of Defendant's alleged failure to record all time worked. Specifically, the Complaint claims that the truck drivers should be paid minimum wages for their non-driving tasks, these tasks include the work performed during pre-trip and post-trip inspections and time spent allegedly waiting for Defendant's loads to be ready for transport.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against C.R. England call (866) 771-7099 to speak to an experienced Riverside employment attorney today or click here for more information.
Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, & Bhowmik is a labor law firm with law offices located in San Diego County, Riverside County, Los Angeles County, Sacramento County, and San Francisco County. The firm has a statewide practice of representing employees on a contingency basis for violations involving unpaid wages, overtime pay, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and other types of illegal workplace conduct. Call one of their experienced employment law attorneys today at (866) 771-7099.
Nicholas De Blouw, Blumenthal Nordrehaug & Bhowmik, http://bamlawca.com, +1 (858) 952-0354, [email protected]
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