Naranjo

In appellant Gustavo Naranjo’s action against respondent Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (Spectrum), for violations of the Labor Code, the trial court granted summary judgment in Spectrum’s favor. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Naranjo worked as a detention officer for Spectrum, which provides security services in holding facilities and detention centers throughout Los Angeles County under a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency. The terms of Spectrum’s contract with ICE rely on wage and fringe benefit determinations by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (Secretary) pursuant to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA) ( 41 U.S.C. § 351 et seq.).

On June 4, 2007, Naranjo filed a class action against Spectrum on behalf of himself and other employees who had resigned or been discharged from their employment. The complaint asserted claims under the California Labor Code (§§ 203, 226, subd. (e), 226.7), as well as claims for unfair business practices (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200), conversion, and injunctive relief. Spectrum sought summary judgment, or in the alternative,…