Transportation Company Accused of California Employment Law Violations

Private transportation company CS Global SF is facing a proposed class action wage and hour lawsuit from a former employee alleging California employment law violations.

CS Global is a company that provides sightseeing tours in California. Plaintiff Maria B. says she previously worked for CS Global as a bus operator and filed this proposed class action wage and hour lawsuit on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, seeking unpaid regular and overtime wages.

Maria says she was expected to work long hours and was occasionally forced to work through meal breaks and rest periods. These actions would be considered California employment law violations, she argues.

California is one of the most progressive states in the country in employment policies, requiring businesses to follow strict rules of conduct when treating employees. These California labor laws apply to all non-exempt employees. This includes Maria and other bus operators, who were hired to sell tickets to passengers and drive them around for tours.

Maria says she regularly worked over eight hours a day and 40 hours a week but reportedly received various forms of nondiscretionary incentive pay by the company. Even though these incentives were most commonly sales commissions for ticket sales and different incentive bonuses, CS Global allegedly did not take this compensation into account when calculating Maria’s overtime rate of pay.

Maria alleges CS Global purposely ignored these incentives to avoid paying them overtime and full compensation.

Overview of California Employment Law Violations

Under California labor laws, employers must pay employees at least $10.50 per hour and must increase the rate to 1.5x if the employee works over 40 hours per week or over eight hours in a single workday. Employers must also provide employees a 30 minute meal break every five hours, and a 10 minute rest period every four hours.

During the meal breaks, employees must be able to leave their workstation and not work during the meal break or rest period. When employees are forced to work through their breaks and rest periods, must be compensated with an extra hour of pay on their paychecks.

California employment law violations are taken very seriously, as it often means employees are being denied full compensation. Maria claims that CS Global was aware its practices were not compliant with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and that this company had conducted various California employment law violations.

Maria states the alleged failure to comply with state and federal labor laws can be dated from Dec. 22, 2014 to present. Maria is filing this proposed class action wage and hour lawsuit on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, stating the size of the potential class meets the need for class action status.

She is seeking compensation for all hours worked, missing overtime, and other relevant damages.

This proposed Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. 3:17-cv-07294-LB, in the U.S. District Court of Northern California.

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