Turley

Background In March 2015, Turley, a former nonexempt employee of Chipotle, filed a class action complaint against Chipotle in San Francisco County Superior Court on behalf of a putative class of all nonexempt California employees (the Turley action). As amended in July 2015, the complaint in this action alleged seven causes of action: (1) failure to make timely payment of wages (§§ 201– 203); (2) failure to provide compliant wage statements (§ 226, subd. (a)); (3) failure to provide proper response to document request (§ 226, subds. (b), (c) & (f)); (4) failure to provide proper rest breaks (§ 226.7); (5) failure to provide proper meal breaks (§ 226.7); (6) disgorgement of profits and injunction under the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.); and (7) a PAGA claim for civil penalties. In July 2016, Barber, a former nonexempt managerial employee of Chipotle, filed a class action complaint against Chipotle in Orange County on behalf of a putative class of nonexempt managerial employees in California. As amended, Barber’s complaint alleged nine causes of action: (1) failure to pay all regular and overtime wages (§§ 510, 1194, 1198); (2) failure to pay minimum…