Vacation timeshare giant Wyndham Destinations has been hit with a class action lawsuit by a group of timeshare salespeople, who claim the company has allegedly shorted them pay and denied them break periods, as required by law.
The company failed to provide employees "timely uninterrupted meal or rest breaks," according to the suit filed in San Francisco Superior Court by lead plaintiff Jesse Garcia, an inhouse marketing coordinator, on behalf of himself other company employees.
" Such practices were widespread, and Plaintiff has observed a high turnover of managers and employees as a result of Defendants’ unlawful uniform policies and practices," the suit alleges. "As a result of these vacancies and because Plaintiff has been required to fill in for other positions, Plaintiff has been forced to work longer hours exacerbating the already unlawful working conditions. Plaintiff is further deprived of opportunities to earn commissions based on recruiting customers."
The company also failed to provide employees with "timely, itemized wage statements showing, among other things,
accurate gross and net pay amounts," the complaint states.
Employees were not provided required legally required rest periods, the suit alleges.
The company also violated a California law that requires employees who quit to be paid all remaining wages due within 72 hours, according to the suit.
The lawsuit, which also names another company, Travel + Leisure Clubs LLC as a defendant, seeks damages for all monetary and economic hardship, including the loss of past and future compensation and other benefits.
The lawsuit alleges the companies also violated a California law that requires employees who quit to be paid all remaining wages due within 72 hours.
It also asks for attorney fees, court costs and punitive damages.
The plaintiffs are represented by Robert W. Ottinger and Paraskevi Batsikasof the the Ottinger Firm, PC.
Garcia v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. et al, San Francisco Superior Court, CGC-23-608538.