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Employment Law
Compensation
Off-the-Clock Work

Elva Perez v. Rue 21 Inc.

Published: Jul. 20, 2013 | Result Date: Mar. 22, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: CISCV167815 Settlement –  $2,750,000

Court

Santa Cruz Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Joshua G. Konecky
(Schneider, Wallace, Cottrell & Konecky LLP)

Lisa M. Bowman
(Orrick)


Defendant

Marlene S. Muraco
(Littler Mendelson PC)


Facts

The plaintiffs filed a class action, alleging that the defendant's labor budgeting policies and timekeeping procedures routinely compelled low wage hourly employees to work off the clock and through their breaks.

Result

The parties settled for $2.75 million.


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