Wingstop Franchisee Faces Claims They Failed to Accurately Pay Employee Wages
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According to a recent lawsuit, Sagar Holding Corporation (a Wingstop franchisee) violated labor law by failing to accurately pay employee wages.
The Case: Julianne R. Garcia v. Sagar Holding Corporation (Wingstop)
The Court: Superior Court of Los Angeles
The Case No.: 21STCV38872
The Plaintiff: Julianne R. Garcia
The plaintiff in the case, Julianne R. Garcia, claims that Wingstop employees were subjected to a rigorous work schedule that left them unable to take off-duty meal breaks. Wingstop employees were allegedly not fully relieved from work duties during their meal breaks and rest periods and were sometimes interrupted while on their breaks to perform tasks for their employer.
The Defendant: Sagar Holding Corporation (Wingstop)
According to the plaintiff, Sagar Holding Corporation (Wingstop franchisee) worked their employees on shifts longer than 5 hours without providing the required off-duty meal break and failed to provide their employees with a second off-duty meal period during workdays lasting more than 10 hours. Employees allegedly remained on call and basically on duty while they were taking their “off-duty” breaks, which is in direct contradiction to the legal definition of “off duty” in reference to meal breaks and rest periods.
Summary of the Case: Julianne R. Garcia v. Sagar Holding Corporation (Wingstop)
As the Wingstop franchisee’s standard policy allegedly required workers to forfeit their meal breaks and rest periods, they were due additional compensation under the law. However, the plaintiff in the case claims no additional compensation was provided. As such, the standard practice and policy of the defendant in the case led to additional claims of failure to pay minimum wage, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide accurate and itemized wage statements, etc.
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