Lauren Silva  |  September 13, 2021

Category: Labor & Employment

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Ulta Employees Class Action Lawsuit Overview:

  • Who: A former Ulta employee lodged a class action lawsuit against the beauty retailer.
  • Why: The plaintiff alleges Ulta failed to rightfully compensate for overtime, sick leave, and breaks.
  • Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.

A former Ulta employee is suing the beauty retailer for violating several labor laws by failing to pay certain employees for overtime, sick pay and missed break premiums, denying employees meal and break times, and furnishing inaccurate pay statements.

The lead plaintiff, Dorcas-Cothy Kabasele, worked for Ulta as an hourly, non-exempt employee from June 2019 through March 2021 in San Ramon, Calif. During this time, Kabasele and other Ulta employees were allegedly inaccurately compensated and denied meal and rest breaks as required by labor laws. 

Kabasele represents herself and several specific classes that include all current and former non-exempt Ulta employees who faced similar labor violations by Ulta from September 10, 2018 through the date of final judgment.

Ulta Labor Practices Shortchange Employees

Over the past four years, Ulta regularly paid its non-exempt employees less than what must be paid as laid out in overtime and sick leave laws, according to the class action lawsuit. Ulta also allegedly prevented employees from taking their meal and break times due to understaffing and work demands. Ulta then either did not pay employees the premiums they were owed for working through those breaks, or paid a premium at an incorrect, lesser rate. 

Further, Ulta furnished inaccurate wage statements to Kabasele and other employees, listing net pay as $0.00 during pay periods in which Ulta allegedly violated labor laws with their payment structures. 

Ulta has also failed to pay Kabalese and other Class Members their earned but unpaid wages once those employees stopped working at Ulta. 

Ulta’s willfully and intentionally unlawful practices have caused Kabalese and others injury, the class action lawsuit claims. They seek the payment of damages, penalties, liquidated damages, and attorneys’ costs. 

This is not the first time Ulta employees have filed a class action lawsuit against the beauty retailer claiming the company shorted them. Indeed, in 2016, the company paid $3.65 million to California Ulta employees to end allegations of labor law violations. 

Ulta has also been accused of reselling used makeup by consumers who filed a class action against the company in 2018. 

Are you a current or former Ulta employee? Tell us about your experience in the comments section below!

The plaintiff is represented by Robert J. Wasserman, William J. Gorham III, and Nicholas J. Scardigli of Mayall Hurley P.C.

The Ulta Employees Class Action Lawsuit is Kabasele v. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc., et al., Case No. 2:21-at-00854, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.


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13 thoughts onUlta Employees Denied Breaks, Overtime, Sick Pay, Says Class Action Lawsuit

  1. Matt Gambrell says:

    Worked for ulta dc Greenwood indiana for 8 years. Its all true they repackage makeup and treat employees like garbage .

  2. Shepp says:

    I been working at ulta beauty for8 1/2 years warehouse and I have seen everything from discrimination to bringing different people to come to work high are drunk.So now I have a issue with my supervisor.Omn culture meetings a supervisor is not supposed to know what what said around that meeting.He new everything I said.So he wrote me up for taking about him and saying a curse word.

  3. Tammy Watlington says:

    Add me

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