SAN FRANCISCO — Two California residents are suing Crisis24 Protective Solutions alleging employees were not properly paid.
Rustin Fox and Gabriele Santi were employed by Crisis24 — Fox from October 2022 to January 2023 and Santi since September 2022, according to a complaint filed Oct. 2 in San Francisco County Superior Court.
The lawsuit was filed as a representative action under California's Private Attorney General Act, which allows workers to essentially stand in place of the state of California in suing their employer for alleged California wage and labor law violations on behalf of themselves and their coworkers.
The plaintiffs claim they were classified as non-exempt employees and were paid on an hourly basis. They claim during employment they were legally required meal and rest periods and payment of both overtime wages and minimum wages for their time worked.
Employees were required sometimes to work four hours without being provided ten-minute rest periods, according to the suit.
The plaintiffs also claim they were denied their first rest periods for some of their shifts worked, as well as their second rest periods and third rest periods.
"Additionally, the applicable California Wage Order requires employers to provide employees with off-duty rest periods, which the California Supreme Court defined as time during which an employee is relieved from all work-related duties and free from employer control," the complaint states.
The defendant allegedly failed to accurately record pay for the plaintiffs and other employees and even failed to provide them with complete and accurate wage statements, according to the suit.
The plaintiffs are seeking recovery of civil penalties. They are represented by attorneys Norman B. Blumenthal, Kyle R. Nordrehaug and Nicholas J. De Blouw, of Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, of La Jolla.
San Francisco County Superior Court case number: CGC-23-609447