According to employment law, employers must provide employees with accurate, itemized wage statements. In a recently filed California employment law complaint, employees allege Burton Restaurants, LLC failed to comply with this requirement.

The Case: Whitfield & Valdez v. Burton Restaurants, LLC & High Performance Hospitality, LLC

The Court: San Diego County Superior Court

The Case No.: 37-2023-00001045-CU-OE-CTL

The Plaintiff: Whitfield & Valdez v. Burton Restaurants, LLC

The plaintiffs in the case, Whitfield and Valdez, filed a class action lawsuit against Burton Restaurants, LLC. In the class action, the plaintiffs allege that the company violated the California Labor Code.

The Defendant: Whitfield & Valdez v. Burton Restaurants, LLC

The defendants in the case, Burton Restaurants, LLC, and High Performance Hospitality, LLC, are identified as joint employers by the plaintiff for the purposes of this class action. According to the class action complaint, the defendants allegedly failed to pay minimum wages, failed to pay overtime wages, failed to provide meal and rest periods required by employment law, failed to provide employees with required accurate, itemized wage statements, failed to reimburse employees for required expenses, and failed to provide employees with wages when they were due. The allegations violated numerous California Labor Codes, including §§ 201-204, 226, 226.7, 233, 246, 510, 512, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 2802, and the applicable Wage Order(s).

The Case: Whitfield & Valdez v. Burton Restaurants, LLC

The lawsuit against Burton Restaurants, LLC is pending in the San Diego County Superior Court.

If you have questions about how to file a California wage and hour lawsuit, please get in touch with Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik DeBlouw LLP. Experienced wage and hour attorneys are ready to assist you in various law firm offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Chicago.