Culley

Culley v. Lincare Inc.

Good Law
236 F. Supp. 3d 1184·2017 WL 698273·2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24135
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaFebruary 21, 2017No. 2:15-cv-00081-MCE-CMKCalifornia5,657 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

England, J.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

In this putative class action, Plaintiff Christina Culley alleges various employment claims under California law against her former employers, Defendants Lineare Inc. and Alpha Respiratory Inc. Apart from her class action claims, Plaintiff also sets forth several claims under California’s Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”). Defendants now move for partial summary judgment, seeking to dispose of some of the causes of action and to circumscribe the relief available to Plaintiff under the relevant statutes. ECF No. 67. As described below, Defendants’ motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

BACKGROUND

Defendants employed Plaintiff as a Healthcare Specialist from September 2010 through September 2015. Plaintiff worked as a non-exempt employee and claims she was entitled to overtime pay and meal and rest breaks. Defendant Lin-eare Inc. paid her on an hourly basis, and she received a bonus as additional compensation. In addition to eight-hour shifts, -she was also expected to be on-call certain evenings and weekends to handle customer issues that cropped up outside regular business hours.

Plaintiff originally initiated this action in state court on…

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