Labor/Employment
Jun. 26, 2024
Engineering firm's collective bargaining agreement unlikely to fully cover wage claims
A lawsuit brought under PAGA accuses Smith-Emery of numerous wage and hour violations including failure to compensate employees for all hours worked.
The defense team for geotechnical engineering firm Smith-Emery of San Francisco Inc. does not believe the company’s collective bargaining agreement will defeat all the claims brought in a proposed class action accusing the company of engaging in a “systematic pattern of wage and hour violations.”
During a case management conference on Tuesday, one of Smith-Emery's attorneys told a San Francisco judge that his client wants to mediate the issue before filing a motion for summary...
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