In recent news, Wingstop faces allegations of California wage and hour and overtime pay violations.

The Case: Jamal Shabazz v. Mann & Company, Inc.

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

The Case No.: 22CV02669

The Plaintiff: Jamal Shabazz v. Mann & Company, Inc.

The plaintiff in the case, Jamal Shabazz, worked at one of the Wingstop franchise locations owned by the defendant from February 2022 to March 2022 as a non-exempt, hourly employee. As a worker at a Wingstop franchise owned by the defendant, the plaintiff claims employees could not take off-duty meal breaks and that the company did not entirely remove them from responsibility for job duties during their off-duty meal periods. Shabazz alleges that employees on their off-duty meal breaks were regularly interrupted to perform work duties for the company. Employees were also required to work shifts longer than 5 hours without being provided an off-duty meal break and weren’t provided a second meal break period if they worked shifts longer than 10 hours. According to the lawsuit, employees were expected to be on call and available even when they were “off duty” for meal breaks. This business practice left employees forfeiting their meal breaks without additional compensation.

The Defendant: Jamal Shabazz v. Mann & Company, Inc.

The defendant in the case, Mann & Company, Inc., owns, operates, and manages a chain of Wingstop franchised restaurants in California, including in the county of Butte, where Jamal Shabazz, the plaintiff, worked.

Details of the Case: Jamal Shabazz v. Mann & Company, Inc.

As a non-exempt, hourly employee, Jamal Shabazz was entitled to legally required meal and rest periods and payment of minimum and overtime wages due for all hours worked. According to the plaintiff’s allegations, the defendant engaged in several labor law violations: failure to pay minimum wage, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide required meal breaks and rest periods, failure to provide employees with accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to issue employees their wages when they are due. These alleged activities would constitute violations of several California Labor Codes, including Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 226.7, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, and 1198. The case, Jamal Shabazz v. Mann & Company, Inc. dba Wingstop, is currently pending in the Butte County Superior Court of the State of California.

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