In recent news, Cen Cal Builders & Developers faced numerous labor law violation allegations.

The Case: Evangelina Lozano v. Cen Cal Builders & Developers

The Court: Fresno County Superior Court of the State of California

The Case No.: 23CECG04411

The Plaintiff: Evangelina Lozano v. Cen Cal Builders & Developers

The plaintiff in the case, Evangelina Lozano, was employed by the defendant from September 2022 through November 2022. Lozano was classified as a non-exempt hourly employee, which made her eligible for the protections of California labor laws and federal labor laws, including the right to legally mandated off-duty meal breaks and rest periods, minimum wages, accurate overtime wages, accurate itemized wage statements, etc.

The Defendant: Evangelina Lozano v. Cen Cal Builders & Developers

The defendant in the case, Cen Cal Builders & Developers, operates a general contracting business throughout California, including Fresno, where the plaintiff worked. According to the plaintiff, Cen Cal Builders & Developers failed to pay minimum wage, pay overtime wages, provide meal breaks and rest periods, provide accurate itemized wage statements, provide wages when due, and reimburse workers for necessary business expenses.

When Do Employers Need to Provide Meal Breaks and Rest Periods?

California law requires that employees provide their non-exempt employees with one unpaid 30-minute meal break and two paid 10-minute (minimum) rest breaks during each 8-hour shift, with employees receiving their off-duty meal break before the end of their fifth hour of work. Employees working a 2-4 hour shift should receive one paid 10-minute rest break. Employees who work 10 hours or more should receive three paid, ten-minute rest periods. Employees who cannot take their breaks are to be compensated in compliance with labor law.

The Case: Evangelina Lozano v. Cen Cal Builders & Developers

In Evangelina Lozano v. Cen Cal Builders & Developers, Lozano alleges that the general contractor’s policies and practices for meal breaks and rest periods violated labor law. Additionally, the violation of meal break and rest period regulations created wage and hour violations that allegedly left employees uncompensated for all their hours. The Cen Cal Builders & Developers class action lawsuit is pending in the Fresno County Superior Court in California.

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