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The lawsuit alleges Lawrence Equipment violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked.

LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at  and , filed a class action complaint against Lawrence Equipment Leasing, Inc. and Lawrence Equipment, Inc. (collectively, "Lawrence Equipment") for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit, Case No. 24STCV09752, is currently pending in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be .

According to the lawsuit, Lawrence Equipment allegedly violated California Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 226, 226.7, 246, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198 and 2802 by failing to: (1) pay minimum wages; (2) ; (3) provide required meal and rest periods; (4) reimburse for required business expenses; (5) provide accurate itemized wage statements; and (6) provide wages when due.

As a result of their , Lawrence Equipment employees were allegedly unable to take off duty meal breaks and were not fully relieved of duty for meal periods. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges employees were from time to time interrupted during their off-duty meal breaks to complete tasks for Lawrence Equipment. Employees were allegedly required to perform work as ordered by Lawrence Equipment for more than five (5) hours during a shift without receiving an off-duty meal break. Further, the lawsuit alleges Lawrence Equipment failed to provide employees with a second off-duty meal period each workday in which these employees were required by Lawrence Equipment to work ten (10) hours of work. The policy of Lawrence Equipment, allegedly caused employees to remain during what was supposed to be their off-duty meal periods. Employees therefore allegedly forfeited meal breaks without additional compensation and in accordance with the strict corporate policy and practice of Lawrence Equipment.

If you would like to know more about the Lawrence Equipment lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland Hom today by calling (619) 255-9047.

Zakay Law Group, APLC, and JCL Law Firm, APC are labor and employment law firms with offices located in California that dedicate their practices to fighting for employees who have been wronged by their employers due to unfair employment practices. Contact one of their attorneys today if you need help with workplace issues regarding wage and hour, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment.

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