Did California Cannabis Factory Stiizy Fail to Provide Workers with Overtime Pay & Breaks?
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Diaz-Rodriguez, a California worker, claims she was assigned a job at a Stiizy cannabis factory by RP Staffing, and that during her time employed at the company her employer violated California Labor Law multiple times.
The Case: Diaz-Rodriguez v. Stiiizy Inc., et al.
The Court: Superior Court of the State of California
The Case No.: 22STCV05143
The Plaintiff: Diaz-Rodriguez v. Stiiizy Inc., et al.
The plaintiff, Consuelo Diaz-Rodriguez, claims Stiiizy, Inc. and RP Staffing, Inc. denied their employees rest breaks and meal periods, failed to pay overtime, and did not reimburse employees for business expenses. Diaz-Rodriguez also claims that workers were subjected to “off the clock” work policies requiring them to arrive for their work shifts 5 minutes early to get in the appropriate attire without compensation for the time required to complete this task.
The Defendant: Diaz-Rodriguez v. Stiiizy Inc., et al.
The Defendants in the case, Stiiizy, Inc. and RP Staffing, Inc., are a California-based cannabis retail chain, and a staffing agency that supplies the company with workers.
The Case: Diaz-Rodriguez v. Stiiizy Inc., et al.
The plaintiff wishes to represent a class of nonexempt Stiizy workers employed at the California company during the last four years, as well as 21 subclasses of exempt employees. Diaz-Rodriguez alleges that the companies listed as Defendants are “joint employers” and that they failed to provide legally mandated 10-minute rest periods, and off-duty meal periods (at least 30 minutes for every five hours on the job). Diaz-Rodriguez also claims that the company purposefully failed to provide accurate wage statements to their workers clearly showing the total number of hours worked during a pay period. Diaz-Rodriguez demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief as well as damages and statutory penalties for both herself and the other eligible class members.
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