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Employment Law
Wage and Hour
Failure to Pay Upon Termination or Quitting Employee

Carlos Garcia v. A Taxi Cab Inc., and Does 1 through 25

Published: Jun. 25, 2016 | Result Date: May 2, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 30-2015-00781191-CU-OE-CJC Bench Decision –  $232,848

Court

Orange Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Michael A. Gould
(The Gould Law Firm)

Aarin A. Zeif
(The Gould Law Firm)


Defendant

Brian R. Meek


Facts

Plaintiff Carlos Garcia worked for defendant A Taxi Cab Inc. as a mechanic. Plaintiff sued defendant for Labor Code violations.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff was a salaried employee who often worked in excess of eight hours in a workday and/or 40 hours in one workweek and was not paid at a rate of one and one half of his regular rate of pay.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant denied all claims.

Result

Plaintiff was awarded the unpaid overtime from Jan. 1, 2013 until last date of employment on Dec. 4, 2014, for a total of $232,848.

Other Information

FILING DATE: April 8, 2015.


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