The lawsuit alleges Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Northern California labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Orthopaedic and Neurological Rehabilitation, Speech Pathology, Inc., Orthopaedic and Neurological Rehabilitation, Inc., and EmpowerMe Wellness, LLC (hereinafter, collectively, "Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness") for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit, Case No. 23CV033481, is currently pending in the Alameda County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.
According to the lawsuit, Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness allegedly violated California Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 226, 226.7, 246, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198 and 2802 by failing to: (1) pay minimum wages; (2) pay overtime wages; (3) provide required meal and rest periods; (4) provide accurate itemized wage statements; (5) provide wages when due; (6) reimburse for required business expenses; and (7) provide sick pay.
As a result of their rigorous work schedules, Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation's and EmpowerMe Wellness's employees were allegedly unable to take off duty meal breaks and were not fully relieved of duty for meal periods. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges employees were from time to time interrupted during their off-duty meal breaks to complete tasks for Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness. Employees were allegedly required to perform work as ordered by Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness for more than five (5) hours during a shift without receiving an off-duty meal break. Further, the lawsuit alleges Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness failed to provide employees with a second off-duty meal period each workday in which these employees were required by Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness to work ten (10) hours of work. Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation's and EmpowerMe Wellness's policy allegedly caused employees to remain on-call and on duty during what was supposed to be their off-duty meal periods. Employees therefore allegedly forfeited meal breaks without additional compensation and in accordance with Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation's and EmpowerMe Wellness's strict corporate policy and practice.
If you would like to know more about the Orthopaedic & Neurological Rehabilitation and EmpowerMe Wellness lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland Hom today by calling (619) 255-9047.
Zakay Law Group, APLC, and JCL Law Firm, APC are labor and employment law firms with offices located in California that dedicate their practices to fighting for employees who have been wronged by their employers due to unfair employment practices. Contact one of their attorneys today if you need help with workplace issues regarding wage and hour, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment.
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