Seviour-Iloff

I.

BACKGROUND

A. Statement of Facts BPI owned property in unincorporated Humboldt County, California, which included eight rental units, a post office, and its own water system.

All statutory references are to the Labor Code unless otherwise noted. 3 On November 8, 2021, plaintiffs filed a request for judicial notice, which they subsequently amended on November 24, 2021. This request sought judicial notice of legislative materials related to Senate Bill No. 955 (Reg. Sess. 1991), Senate Bill No. 588 (Reg. Sess. 2015–2016) (Senate Bill 588), and Assembly Bill No. 970 (Reg. Sess. 2015–2016). On February 9, 2022, plaintiffs filed a second request for judicial notice of two webpages maintained by the DLSE, entitled “Policies and Procedures for Wage Claim Processing” and “How to File a Wage Claim,” and DLSE form 1, entitled “Initial Report or Claim.” Defendants have not opposed either request. Finding the documents submitted to be appropriate for judicial notice, we grant plaintiffs’ requests. (Evid. Code, §§ 452, subds. (c), (h), 459, subd. (a).)

2 LaPaille served as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of BPI during the relevant time period. Laurance…