In recent news, a Calexico logistics company attempted to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from investigating wage and hour violations by removing workers and hiding them at a local fast food location for hours until the investigators left the building. The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a preliminary injunction and court order that forbids the company from threatening or retaliating against its workers or attempting to interfere with the ongoing federal wage and hour violation investigation.

The Case: Julie A. Su v. NBG Logistics Alliance, Inc.

The Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

The Case No.:3:2024cv01081

The Allegations: Julie A. Su v. NBG Logistics Alliance, Inc.

While under investigation for wage and hour violations, a Calexico company allegedly attempted to prevent U.S. Department of Labor investigators from obtaining evidence necessary to support the allegations by:

Removing workers and hiding them at a local fast-food restaurant for hours until the investigators left the building and
Instructing employees to report to work across the border in Mexicali before firing them and then deleting all proof of their prior employment from the company’s databases.

The Preliminary Injunction: Julie A. Su v. NBG Logistics Alliance, Inc.

In response to the situation, the Southern District of California U.S. District Court issued an injunction and order on July 31, 2024. The preliminary injunction prohibits NGB Logistics Alliance from retaliating against any workers who may have spoken to investigators, interfering or obstructing employees from cooperating with the investigation, contacting or threatening employees’ family or friends regarding speaking with investigators, and destroying evidence related to the ongoing investigation.

The Case: Julie A. Su v. NBG Logistics Alliance, Inc.

The preliminary injunction in the case, Julie A. Su v. NBG Logistics Alliance, Inc., follows an investigation into employment law violations. Investigators seek evidence that NBG Logistics Alliance paid individuals working at their California warehouses in pesos through a Mexico-based affiliate, Agencia Aduanal Guillermo Nogueira y Asociados S.C.

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