Nurses Brought in to Provide Treatment at Lompoc Facility File Class Action Against VXL
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Two nurses claim VXL Enterprises misclassified them as independent contractors, and violated labor law by failing to pay overtime wages.
The Case: Duff et al. v. VXL Enterprises LLC
The Court: California North District Court
The Case No.: 4:22-CV-01579
Plaintiffs in the Case: Duff et al. v. VXL Enterprises LLC
Plaintiffs in the case claim they were hired by VXL in May 2020 to work as medical support staff at Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California. The plaintiffs claim that while VXL required 12-hour shifts, but failed to pay nurses time-and-a-half overtime wages even though they were allegedly working more than eight hours per day or more than 40 hours per week.
More About the Case: Duff et al. v. VXL Enterprises LLC
The defendant in the case, VXL Enterprises LLC, classified the nurses as independent contractors. However, due to the alleged amount of control the company exerted over their nurses, plaintiffs argued they were misclassified. Nurses involved in the case claim that the company micromanaged their work, and even controlled transportation and lodging. The relationship described by plaintiffs in the case resembled an employer/employee relationship.
The Case: Duff et al. v. VXL Enterprises LLC
Plaintiffs also claim they were not provided with appropriate meal breaks and rest periods, and their pay stubs did not accurately list their hours worked. The lawsuit was transferred from California’s Central District Court to the state’s Northern District Court, and the class action seeks to represent workers employed by VXL in California who were misclassified as independent contractors, and not paid overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
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