Man Files Lawsuit Against Manufacturing Company over California Labor Law Violations

A California man recently filed a wage and hour lawsuit against Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, alleging that the company committed a number of California labor law violations affecting him and other employees.

The plaintiff, Andrew P., formerly worked for Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc., which is based in Texas but did business in California. According to his lawsuit, Big Tex committed a number of California labor law violations, affecting the employees like Andrew who worked out of California.

Andrew says he worked as a sales associate for Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing for a period of about three years, from January 2015 to January 2018. He was compensated hourly for his work at $12 an hour, plus commissions for selling trailers.

According to the lawsuit, Andrew regularly worked more than 50 hours a week, qualifying for overtime. However, Big Tex denied Andrew and other employees like him proper compensation for his overtime work. Moreover, employees were regularly required to work through meal breaks or take shorter breaks in order to help customers.

The California labor law violations lawsuit was filed on Aug. 10, 2018, in the Superior Court of the State of California. The lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including failure to provide required meal and rest periods, failure to pay minimum and regular wages, failure to pay overtime and commission, failure to maintain accurate records and more.

Wage and Hour Regulations

There are a series of both federal and state wage and hour laws put in place to protect workers and ensure they are treated fairly. However, many workers across the country do not know the protections that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) offers, which can lead to employers taking advantage of them, in some cases requiring unpaid overtime work despite the illegality of doing so.

Some workers may find themselves unable to file wage and hour complaints like this unpaid overtime lawsuit because they are not aware of FLSA rules. Others may be afraid that their employers will retaliate or even fire them if they speak up about these kinds of FLSA violations.

To protect workers who help to enforce FLSA rules, laws also exist to protect workers from discrimination based on wage and hour complaints.

Filing a Lawsuit Over California Labor Law Violations

If you have worked for an employer like Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing or another company that may have failed to follow the Fair Labor Standards Act or state labor laws, such as proper meal breaks or overtime requirements, you may be able to either join a wage and hour class action lawsuit or file a California labor law violations lawsuit of your own.

The California Labor Law Violations Lawsuit is Case No. 5:18-cv-01678-PA-KK, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Riverside.

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