This class action is on behalf of hourly-paid employees of DHL for violating California’s Labor Code by failing to pay regular and/or overtime wages. Labor Code § 510 states that employees in California shall not be employed more than eight hours in any workday or forty hours in a workweek unless they receive additional compensation beyond their regular wages in amounts specified by law. Specifically, Labor Code § 510(a) requires that: Any work in excess of eight hours in one workday and any work in excess of 40 hours in any one workweek shall be compensated at the rate of no less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for an employee. Plaintiffs and other class members allege they have worked more than 8 hours in a workday, and/or more than 40 hours in a workweek, and Defendant failed to pay Plaintiffs and class members overtime compensation for the hours they have worked in excess of the maximum hours permissible by law.
Plaintiffs further allege that Defendant failed to authorize and permit uninterrupted meal periods in violation of California Labor Code § 226.7(b). Plaintiffs’ allege Defendant’s actions of requiring its employees to work through meal periods and/or its failure to relieve employees of their duties for their off-duty meal periods, violate California Labor Code §§ 226.7, 512 and the applicable Industrial Wage Orders. In addition to failing to provide meal breaks, Plaintiffs allege Defendant failed to authorize and permit rest breaks. Plaintiffs and members of the class allege they were routinely required to work through rest periods. Further, Plaintiffs allege they often worked shifts over 10 hours and were not offered a third rest break. Plaintiffs allege Defendant’s actions of requiring its employees to work through rest periods and/or its failure to relieve the employees of their duties for their rest periods, violate California Labor Code § 226.7 and the applicable Industrial Wage Orders.
Plaintiffs demand for themselves and all other Class Members that Defendant pay Plaintiffs and Class Members all wages owed during the relevant time period together with attorneys’ fees, costs, interest and penalties.
If you work in California and haven’t been compensated for all hours of work and/or did not receive your required rest or meal breaks, please contact Thierman Buck, immediately to discuss your rights.
