Brian Wilson, Carrie Hughes and Katia Segal, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Tesla Inc., a corporation dba Tesla Motors Inc., Tesla Motors Inc.
Published: Feb. 1, 2019 | Result Date: Jul. 21, 2018 | Filing Date: Jun. 29, 2017 |Case number: 3:17-cv-03763-JSC Settlement – $1,000,000
Judge
Court
USDC Northern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Alisa A. Martin
(AMartin Law PC)
Lindsay C. David
(Gordon & Rees LLP)
Defendant
Jack S. Sholkoff
(Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC )
Facts
Brian Wilson, Carrie Hughes and Katia Segal filed a wage and hour class action against Tesla Inc.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that Tesla failed to properly pay them overtime and failed to provide them with proper meal and rest breaks. Specifically, plaintiffs claimed that Tesla misclassified showroom workers as exempt from overtime under California's commission salesperson exception. Plaintiffs contended that the exemption only applies if sales advisers make at least 1.5 times the minimum wage and if half of their compensation comes from commission, which was not the case here.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Tesla denied the contentions.
Result
The parties reached a settlement agreement. Tesla agreed to pay $1 million to the class.
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