A class action lawsuit accuses business tech marketer SpotOn of wrongly refusing to reimburse salespeople for their business-related expenses, allegedly violating California law.
Employees are "entitled to reimbursement for the expenses they incurred during the course of their duties," states the lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court. "The duty to reimburse even extends to the use of equipment the employee may already own and would be required to pay for anyway."
SpotOn "failed to fully reimburse the Class Members for necessary expenditures incurred as a direct consequence and requirement of performing their job duties, including the costs associated with their personal cell phone and mileage they required to perform their work," the suit states.
The suit also accuses the company of violating California's Unfair Competition Law.
"Defendants’ utilization of these unfair and unlawful business practices deprived and continue to deprive Plaintiff and the other Class Members of
compensation to which they are legally entitled," the lawsuit states. "These practices constitute unfair and unlawful competition and provide an unfair advantage over Defendants’ competitors who have been and/or are currently employing workers and attempting to do so in honest compliance with applicable wage and hour law."
The suit seeks reimbursement of unpaid business expenses, plus interest and attorney fees.
The plaintiffs are represented by attorney Jonathan Melmed, of Melmed Law Group PC, of Los Angeles.
Taylor v. Spoton Transact LLC, San Francisco Superior Court, CGC-23-610033