Tywana Lanette Paulk v. Student Transportation of America, Inc.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed her Complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court on November 21, 2023. In her First Amended Complaint filed on January 25, 2024, Plaintiff alleges, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, the following claims for relief: (1) failure to pay minimum wages; (2) failure to pay wages and overtime under California Labor Code § 510; (3) meal-period liability under California Labor Code § 226.7; (4) rest-break liability under California Labor Code § 226.7; (5) failure to pay reporting time pay; (6) violation of California Labor Code § 226(a); (7) violation of California Labor Code § 203; (8) violation of California Labor Code § 204; (9) failure to keep required payroll records under California Labor Code §§ 1174 and 1174.5; (10) failure to pay split- shift premiums; (11) failure to reimburse necessary business expenses under California Labor Code § 2802; (12) violation of California Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq.; and (13) penalties under PAGA, California Labor Code § 2698, et seq.. Defendants filed their Notice of Removal on April 25, 2024. In their Notice of Removal, Defendants allege that this…