Does GNC Provide Employees with Labor Law Complaint Meal Breaks and Rest Periods?

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A lawsuit filed recently in California notes allegations that GNC failed to provide employees with meal periods and rest breaks compliant with labor laws.

The Case: Rahmeez Jackson v. GNC Holdings LLC

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

The Case No.: 24CV000627

The Plaintiff: Rahmeez Jackson v. GNC Holdings LLC

The plaintiff in the case, Rahmeez Jackson, was a GNC employee from July 2022 through April 2023. Jackson claims that while he worked there, GNC didn’t provide employees with timely, off-duty meal breaks and rest periods and that failing to do so constitutes a labor law violation. Jackson filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and other GNC employees in a similar situation.

The Defendant: Rahmeez Jackson v. GNC Holdings LLC

The defendant in the case, GNC Holdings LLC, owns and operates a chain of health food stores. The allegations in the class action lawsuit include:

  • failing to pay minimum wage

  • failing to pay overtime wages

  • failing to provide meal breaks and rest periods

  • failing to reimburse workers for job-related necessary expenses

  • failing to provide accurate itemized wage statements

  • failing to pay wages when they’re due

The allegations included in the California wage and hour class action would violate multiple California Labor Codes (§§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 226, 226.7, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198, and 2802).

Do All California Employees Get Rest Breaks and Meal Periods?

California employers must provide their non-exempt employees with a minimum 30-minute meal break if they work more than five hours a day and a second meal break if they work over ten hours. Additionally, employees are entitled to 10-minute rest periods for every four hours they work. Failure to provide these breaks allows employees to receive one additional hour of pay at their regular rate for each workday that the meal or rest period is not provided.

The Case: Rahmeez Jackson v. GNC Holdings LLC

The wage and hour class action lawsuit, Rahmeez Jackson v. GNC Holdings LLC, is currently pending in the Sacramento County Superior Court of the State of California.

If you have questions about how to respond to an employer’s labor code violations, please contact Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik DeBlouw LLP. Experienced California employment law attorneys are ready to assist you in various law firm offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Chicago.