Solis
Solis v. Regis Corp.
Opinion
Opinion
Breyer, J.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff moves for summary judgment of liability on her claim that defendants violated California Labor Code section 212 by paying its subsidiaries’ employees with out-of-state checks. After carefully considering the parties’ papers, and having had the benefit of oral argument, the Court finds that defendants violated section 212.
BACKGROUND
Several subsidiaries of the Regis Corporation operate chains of hair-cutting establishments and beauty parlors in California. Plaintiff worked for about one year at a Supercuts in Thousand Oaks, California. Payroll for all of the subsidiaries was processed by the parent corporation at a facility in Chicago. All paychecks for California employees of Regis subsidiaries were drawn on the same bank (LaSalle Bank, also in Chicago) until around the time this lawsuit was filed in 2005.
Plaintiff experienced some difficulties cashing her paychecks while she worked for Supercuts. According to her declaration, on several occasions she had to pay a $5 to $6 fee for cashing her cheek.' Defendants have submitted declarations from hundreds of employees who attest that they have never had to pay a fee to cash their check, or that…