Cogswell College/University of Silicon Valley faces allegations of labor law violations after plaintiffs claimed they did not provide the legally required meal and rest periods.

The Case: Rosangela Torres v. Cogswell College, LLC

The Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California

The Case No.: 22STCV00409

The Plaintiff: Rosangela Torres v. Cogswell College, LLC

The plaintiff in the case, Rosangela Torres, recently filed a lawsuit alleging that Cogswell College (also known as the University of Silicon Valley) violated the California Labor Code when they allegedly failed to pay employees for all their time worked. According to the complaint, the defendant allegedly violated California Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 226, 226.7, 246, 510, 512, 558, 1174(d), 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198, 2800, 2802 and 2804. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff described a workplace setting in which employees engaged in rigorous work schedules that prevented them from taking rest breaks off duty. Torres also alleged that employees were not fully relieved of their work duties during their rest periods.

The Defendant: Rosangela Torres v. Cogswell College, LLC

Cogswell College, LLC, the defendant in the case, allegedly violated the California Labor Code by failing to provide employees with timely, off-duty meals and rest periods (as required by law). According to the plaintiff, Torres, Cogswell College engaged in numerous behaviors that violate labor law, including:

Failing to pay minimum wages
Failing to pay overtime wages
Failing to provide meal and rest periods
Failing to reimburse workers for required business expenses
Failing to provide wages when due
Failing to provide accurate itemized wage statements

The Case: Rosangela Torres v. Cogswell College, LLC

According to details provided in the case, the labor law violations arose from issues with understaffing and overtasking the existing workforce. As a result, the company allegedly sometimes required employees to work through their 4-hour, 8-hour, and even 10+ hour work shifts without their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd rest break. Torres also claims that the college did not provide employees who were not provided with their legally mandated rest breaks with the one-hour wage payment instead of a break. The case, Rosangela Torres v. Cogswell College, LLC, is currently pending in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California.

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