Mendiola

Filed 7/3/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

TIM MENDIOLA et al., B240519 (Los Angeles County Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants Super. Ct. No. BC388956 c/w and Respondents, BC391669)

v.

CPS SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.,

et al.,

Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Jane L. Johnson, Judge. Reversed in part and affirmed in part, with directions. Blank Rome and Howard M. Knee; Jim D. Newman for Defendants, Cross- complainants and Appellants. Law Offices of Cathe L. Caraway-Howard for Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Respondents. Appellants CPS Security Solutions, Inc., CPS Construction Protection Security Plus, Inc. and Construction Protective Services, Inc. (collectively “CPS”) provide security guards for building construction sites throughout California. A number of the security guards employed by CPS are designated “trailer guards.” They are thus described because in addition to their regular patrols, they are expected to spend the night at their assigned jobsites in…