CVS class action claims retailer fails to pay overtime, alters timekeeping records

CVS class action overview: 

• Who: Plaintiff Suzanne Shotorbani filed a class action lawsuit under the Private Attorneys General Act against CVS Pharmacy.
• Why: The lawsuit claims that CVS violated California labor laws related to overtime, breaks, employment documentation and more.
• Where: The CVS class action was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in California.

A former CVS employee filed a class action lawsuit under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claiming that CVS Pharmacy violated California labor laws related to overtime, breaks, employment documentation and more.

A PAGA lawsuit could lead to a set of statutory fines of between $50-$100 for the first employment law violation per pay period and double that for the second offense and beyond. 

Three quarters of the fine amount would go to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency for the enforcement of labor laws and education of employers and employees about their rights and responsibilities; the other 25% would go to the class of current and former hourly, non-exempt CVS employees.

CVS required work during meal breaks, before/after shifts, lawsuit says

The plaintiff, who worked at CVS from 2007 until March 2024, claims in the lawsuit tha employees were regularly required to “perform work tasks before and/or after their scheduled shifts, and/or during off-the-clock meal breaks and/or during rest breaks” due to understaffing.

The PAGA complaint alleges that CVS failed to provide proper employment records upon request, follow overtime and double time rules, provide meal breaks and rest time, pay minimum wage, keep accurate itemized payroll records, pay reporting time wages, pay split shift wages, pay wages earned on time, pay fully upon resignation, provide notice of sick time and vacation accrual and reimburse business-related expenses.

SaaS company Quantum Metric wiretapped the electronic communications of visitors to CVS’s website and, in doing so, captured personally identifiable information (PII) such as prescription and over-the-counter medication activity, a class action lawsuit from a month ago claims.

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The plaintiff is represented by Haig B. Kazandjian, Cathy Gonzalez and Melissa Robinson of Haig B. Kazandjian Lawyers APC.

The CVS class action lawsuit is Shotorbani v. CVS Pharmacy Inc., Case No. 24VECV02441, in the Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles.

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