In recent news, an employee claims that Veni-Express, Inc. failed to pay employees all the wages they were due for hours worked.

The Case: Yesenia Medina v. Veni-Express, Inc.

The Court: San Diego County Superior Court of the State of California

The Case No.: 37-2022-00047732-CU-OE-CTL

The Plaintiff: Yesenia Medina v. Veni-Express, Inc.

The plaintiff in the case, Yesenia Medina, is a mobile phlebotomist employed in California from January 2022 through June 2022 by Veni-Express, Inc. According to the complaint, the plaintiff did not receive minimum wage or legally required rest breaks. During her employment, the company allegedly put a piece rate pay system in place for conducting the visits assigned by the company (that the plaintiff describes as illegal). Under the piece rate system, Medina claims the company failed to pay minimum wage and also failed to pay for all hours worked, including time spent traveling to and from visits, time spent filling out charts and paperwork before and after completing the assigned visits, and time the company required Medina be on call.

Alleged Violations of Employment Law: Yesenia Medina v. Veni-Express, Inc.

Unfair competition (violating Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §17200 et seq; 2)
Failure to pay minimum wage (violating Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1194, 1197 & 1197.1; 3)
Failure to pay overtime wages (violating Cal. Lab. Code §§ 510 et seq; 4)
Failure to provide required meal periods and rest periods (violating Cal. Lab. Code §§ 226.7 & 512 and the applicable wage order)
Failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements (violating Cal. Lab. Code § 226; 7)
Failure to provide wages when due (violating Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201, 202 AND 203. 8)
Violation of the Private Attorneys General Act

The Defendant: Yesenia Medina v. Veni-Express, Inc.

The defendant in the case, Veni-Express, Inc., offers mobile phlebotomy, specimen collection, onsite drug testing, and DNA collection services throughout California, including San Diego County, where the plaintiff, Medina, worked.

The Case: Yesenia Medina v. Veni-Express, Inc.

The case, Yesenia Medina v. Veni-Express, Inc., is brought on behalf of current and former California employees of Veni-Express who received payment for their work using the piece rate basis from November 28, 2018, to the time of the filing. The plaintiff alleges that some of the employees receiving piece rate payment were entitled to separate hourly compensation for the time they spent performing other, non-production related job duties as instructed by Veni-Express during their work shifts. Medina also claims the employees are entitled to one hour of compensation pay for their missed rest periods.

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