The
Excell Cleaning & Building Services and MO Restaurant
Cleaning of California,
Inc., seeking damages for unpaid wages and penalties to janitorial employees going
back to 2003. The two businesses provide janitorial services at restaurants in
Diego, and
A labor commissioner
investigation last year found that the two companies didn’t pay employees wages
they were entitled to on regularly established paydays. (Under
are due and payable twice a month on days the employer establishes in advance as
regular paydays.) Plus, the employers didn’t pay overtime and/or double time as
required and didn’t provide meal and rest breaks. The commissioner found that
employees worked from approximately 11:30 p.m. until 9 a.m., seven days a week,
and often were paid just a flat rate of $50 per day.
In addition, the lawsuit charges that Excell and MO misclassified their
janitors as independent contractors, rather than employees, to avoid paying
about $250,000 in payroll taxes.
The HR Management & Compliance Report: How To Comply with California Wage & Hour Law, explains everything you need to know to stay in compliance with the state’s complex and ever-changing rules, laws, and regulations in this area. Coverage on bonuses, meal and rest breaks, overtime, alternative workweeks, final paychecks, and more.