SAN FRANCISCO – A former in-house consultant for an online legal corporation based in San Francisco alleges he was not properly paid.
Justin C. Lowenthal filed a complaint on June 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Quicklegal Inc., Quicklegal Practice Management Inc., Lawyers on Demand Inc., Derek Bluford, Cyrus Zal, Richard Delgado and Does 1 through 100 alleging breach of contract, violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that in 2014, he did not receive the 7 percent undiluted ownership of the Quicklegal Entities as well as the proper minimum wage and unpaid wages upon the conclusion of his employment as defined by the FLSA.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks economic damages of $280,000, punitive or exemplary damages, unpaid minimum wages, penalties for unpaid wages, interest, restitution, all legal fees and any other relief as the court deems just. He is represented by Michael A. Schaps of The Schaps Law Office APC in Davis.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Case number 3:16-cv-03237