Labor Law Firms Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, File Class Action Against Center for Elders' Independence, Alleging Labor Code Violations

The lawsuit alleges Center for Elders' Independence violated the California Labor Code by failing to provide employees with timely, off-duty meal and rest periods.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) January 27, 2023

The San Francisco labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Center for Elders' Independence for allegedly failing to provide employees with timely, off-duty meal and rest periods. The class action lawsuit, Case No. 22CV024221, is currently pending in the Alameda County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the complaint can be read here.

According to the lawsuit, Center for Elders' Independence allegedly violated California Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 226, 226.7, 246, 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) pay wages when due; and (5) provide accurate itemized wage statements; (6) reimburse employees for required expenses

Under California law, every employer shall pay to each employee, on the established payday for the period involved, not less than the applicable minimum wage for all hours worked in the payroll period, whether the remuneration is measured by time, piece, commission, or otherwise. Hours worked is defined in the applicable Wage Order as "the time during which an employee is subject to the control of an employer and includes all the time the employee is suffered or permitted to work, whether or not required to do so." Center for Elders' Independence allegedly required its employees to perform work before and after their scheduled shifts, as well as during their off-duty meal breaks. The lawsuit alleges Center for Elders' Independence failed to compensate its employees for any of the time spent under the employer's control while working off-the-clock. As such, Center for Elders' Independence allegedly failed to pay its employees the applicable minimum wage for all hours worked in a payroll period.

If you would like to know more about the Center for Elders' Independence lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland 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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