SACRAMENTO - Nestle is accused of not paying its employees the proper wages or giving required breaks.
Emmanuel Salinas filed a federal class action complaint on July 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against Nestlé Purina PetCare Company and Nestlé USA, Inc. for failure to pay for all hours worked, failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to authorize and permit and/or make available meal and rest periods, failure to provide timely and accurate itemized wage statements and unlawful business practices.
According to the complaint, Salinas began working for the Nestle Purina PetCare Company in 2015 as a forklift operator at an hourly rate of $25.46. Salinas alleges that during his employment, he was denied meals and breaks, was not paid for all the time he worked, including overtime, and the company did not provide accurate and true wage statements.
Salinas is represented by Carolyn H. Cottrell.
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California case number 1:21-cv-01140-NONE-JLT