LOS ANGELES — A former personal styling service employee recently filed a proposed class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against his former employer alleging multiple violations of federal and California wage and labor laws over non-payment of overtime wages. The plaintiff claims that Nordstrom, which owns the online stylist company Trunk Club, forced employees to work off the clock performing duties like attending mandatory meetings, answering emails and phone calls, and doing research and training with no extra pay.
The class action unpaid overtime lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, claims that the Chicago, Illinois-based Nordstrom subsidiary “knowingly permitted and required” its personal stylists to work off the clock as part of their normal work routine. The business practices resulted in possibly hundreds of workers not being paid overtime wages, taking mandatory 30-minute meal breaks under California law, and recouping business expenses related to performing their duties.
While the defendant issued a brief statement implying that the error was the plaintiffs’ for not reporting all their hours, the lawsuit claims that “at all relevant times” the “defendants were able to track the amount of time” these employees spent working off the clock. Under federal and state labor laws, employers must provide workers with accurate wage statements detailing all income earned, hours worked, and other benefits earned.
Furthermore, California law requires every worker be given an uninterrupted 30-minute meal and rest break immediately following their fifth hour of work on the job. If the worker cannot take his or her break, the employer must compensate the individual with an additional hour of regular hourly pay.
The complaint seeks class action status to represent workers at Trunk Club’s Los Angeles, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C. and New York locations that may also have similar claims against the defendants. Possible damages in the suit include back pay with interest, liquidated damages equal to unpaid wages, attorneys fees, and any other relief the court may see fit to award the workers as victims of wage theft.
Personal Stylist Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit
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