SAN FRANCISCO – A man alleges his former employer violated labor code laws.
Adan Ortiz filed a complaint on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated on Dec. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Volt Management Corp., Genco I Inc. and Does 1-50 alleging violations of labor code, unfair competition and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he and other similarly situated employees/former employees were employed by the defendants at different times as non-exempt employees in an hourly position. However, he alleges that the defendants have maintained malpractices of rounding plaintiffs' clock-in and clock-out times or number of hours worked to result in underpayment of wages, not providing proper rest and meal periods, and failing to timely pay plaintiffs all of their final wages. As a result, he alleges he and class members have lost money or property. The plaintiffs holds Volt Management Corp., Genco I Inc. and Does 1-50 responsible because the defendants allegedly failed to adequately compensate plaintiff for all hours worked, and failed to provide mandatory rest and meal break periods, and failed to provide accurate wage statements.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek judgment against defendants, certify as a class action, appoint class representative and class counsel, unpaid wages, actual damages, restitution, declaratory relief, interest, statutory and civil penalties, costs of suit, attorneys' fees and other relief as the court deems just. He is represented by Shaun Setareh and Thomas Segal of Setareh Law Group in Beverly Hills.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Case number 3:16-cv-07096