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Updated · PR Newswire · Jun 30
Jankovich Company, Northstar Energy Face Class Action Over 10-Hour Shift Break Violations
Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Jun 30

Jankovich Company, Northstar Energy Face Class Action Over 10-Hour Shift Break Violations

1 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Jun 30

Summary

  • A class action filed in San Diego County Superior Court accuses The Jankovich Company, Northstar Energy and an affiliated shared-services unit of violating California labor law in Case No. 26CU034149C.
  • The complaint alleges employees worked more than 5 hours without off-duty meal breaks and more than 10 hours without a required second meal period, while being kept on call or interrupted during breaks.
  • It also claims the companies failed to pay minimum and overtime wages, issue accurate itemized wage statements, pay wages when due, and reimburse required business expenses.
  • Zakay Law Group filed the suit on June 30, framing it as a wage-and-hour case under multiple California Labor Code sections over companywide policies and practices.

Insights

Could this lawsuit signal a wider crackdown on wage violations across California industries?
With such strict labor laws, are California businesses facing an impossible compliance challenge?