Astreya, a network management and data solutions firm, has been accused of allegedly shorting worker pay and declining to reimburse remote workers, among other alleged violations of California labor law.
The lawsuit was filed by Saif Alani on behalf of himself and other employees under California's controversial Private Attorney General Act (PAGA).
The Act allows workers to sue their employers in place of California state regulators. Critics say the law allows private lawyers to collect big fees from the lawsuits, while generating relatively little benefit for workers.
The lawsuit alleges that Astreya has engaged in a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations under the California Labor Code during the PAGA period.
Alleged violations include allegedly failing to pay all wages, including sick pay, vacation pay, minimum, regular, overtime, or double time wages; failing to provide compliant meal and rest periods or equivalent compensation; failing to timely pay all wages due upon separation of employment; failing to provide accurate itemized wage statements; failing to maintain accurate records of hours worked; and failing to reimburse business expenses.
The plaintiffs are represented in the action by attorneys David Alami, Daniel J. Hyun and Shaheen Anthony Etemadi, of Torus LLP, of Newport Beach.