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Employment Law
Wage and Hour
Failure to Provide Itemized Wage Statements

Amy Ng v. Reed Elsevier Inc. dba LexisNexis, Matthew Bender & Company Inc., and Does 1 through 50

Published: Mar. 26, 2016 | Result Date: Mar. 3, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: CGC-14-537657 Settlement –  $132,500

Court

San Francisco Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Alec L. Segarich
(California Labor Commissioner's Office)

Roberto G. Ripamonti
(Lohr Ripamonti LLP)


Defendant

Catherine M. Dacre
(Seyfarth Shaw LLP)

Pritee Kamal Thakarsey
(Seyfarth Shaw LLP)


Facts

Plaintiff Amy Ng brought a wage and hour class action against defendant Matthew Bender & Company Inc., on behalf of herself and other non-exempt employees of defendant in California.

Matthew Bender & Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier Inc.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Ng contended that Matthew Bender failed to provide complete itemized wage statements to its non-exempt employees, denying them their rights under the Labor Code.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant denied plaintiff's allegations and asserted various affirmative defenses.

Result

The parties settled for $132,500.


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