Mellon
Phillip J. Mellon and Jadie Barringer III v. Sierra Donor Services; DCI Donor Services, Inc.; Donna Smith; Sean Van Slyck; Jill Grandas; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
24 This action arises out of Defendants’ alleged labor violations. From 2021 to 2024, 25 Plaintiffs were employed by DCI and Sierra Donor Services as “Administrators on Call.” (ECF
Plaintiffs also filed a Notice of Errata. (ECF No. 16.) The Court notes that Plaintiffs’ errata pertained, in part, to their Complaint. To the extent Plaintiffs wish to correct or change their Complaint, they will need to amend. No. 1-2 at 5.) Plaintiffs allege DCI Donor Services, Sierra Donor Services, and their executives or supervisors, Donna Smith, Sean Van Slyck, and Jill Grandas (collectively “Defendants”) “knowingly misclassified Plaintiffs as exempt employees, failed to pay overtime wages, denied them lawful meal and rest breaks, and retaliated against them for raising concerns.” (Id. at 3.) Plaintiffs further allege they were “constructively terminated and subsequently defamed harming their reputations and future employment prospects,” further causing economic loss and emotional distress. (Id. at 3, 6.) Plaintiffs filed suit against Defendants in Sacramento County Superior Court on June 23, 2025…