Facts

Felix Aguilar, Jose Martinez, and Jose Cazares are all individuals who reside in California, and they were all employed as non-exempt, skilled roofers by All Seasons Roofing & Waterproofing between 2009 and January 2020. All Seasons Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in San Jose, California, that is engaged in business as a general building and roofing contractor. On March 2, 2020, Aguilar, Martinez, and Cazares filed a lawsuit against All Seasons Roofing and its owner, Vladislav N. Gorshteyn, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that the defendants failed to pay the proper minimum prevailing wage rate for hours worked on public works jobs; failed to pay employees for all hours worked as required by law; failed to pay overtime and double time as required; failed to provide meal and rest breaks as required by law; failed to pay earned wages upon discharge; failed to provide accurate wage statements; and engaged in unlawful business practices and unfair competitive practices. Specifically, the plaintiffs contended that the defendants failed to pay them for compensable time spent waiting and traveling; would not pay overtime even though employees regularly worked more than eight hours per day, instead "banking" that time to be compensated later; and that the defendants combined both rest periods with the meal break period into one 50-minute break.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied any wrongdoing and all liability and all of the plaintiffs' material allegations.

Result

The parties reached an agreement wherein the defendants admitted no liability but agreed to pay $995,000 to settle class members' claims.