In recent news, Ashley Home Store employees questioned whether or not the popular furniture store violated California labor laws.

The Case: Ricardo Brito v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC (which does business as Ashley Home Store)

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

The Case No.: 23STCV14586

The Plaintiff: Ricardo Brito v. Ashley Home Store

The plaintiff in the case, Ricardo Brito, filed a lawsuit alleging the defendant failed to compensate employees for all the hours they worked. The lawsuit is brought on behalf of Ashely Home Store employees and former employees who worked at a California Ashley Home Store location and were paid on commission (either in whole or in part) or on a piece rate basis between June 22, 2019, through the present. According to the plaintiffs, some workers should have also received hourly compensation for the time they spent completing non-production-related duties. Additionally, plaintiffs claim that Ashely Home Store did not compensate employees for missed meal breaks.

The Defendant: Ricardo Brito v. Ashley Home Store

According to their website, the defendant in the case, Ashley Home Store, employs more than 35,000 team members across the globe. The popular furniture store has locations around the globe, including California.

The Case: Ricardo Brito v. Ashley Home Store

The Ricardo Brito v. Ashley Home Store case is currently pending in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California. According to the lawsuit, Ashley Home Store engaged in unfair compensation violating California Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 206.5, 226.7, 246, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198 & 2802. The specific violations listed in the complaint include failure to pay minimum wage, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide meal and rest periods or appropriate compensation for missed meal and rest periods, failing to provide accurate itemized wage statements, failing to provide wages when due, and failing to reimburse workers for required business expenses.

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 employment law attorneys are ready to assist you in various law firm offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Chicago.