Kevin Tucker v. Royal Adhesives and Sealants, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

25 A. Factual Background 26 The complaint alleges as follows: Plaintiff is a resident of Los Angeles, California. 27 (ECF No. 1 at 12 ¶ 5 (“Compl.”)). Defendant Royal Adhesives and Sealants, LLC 28 (“Royal”) is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in Wilmington, California. (Id. at 12 ¶ 6). Defendant Maria Eichacker (“Eichacker”) is a resident of Los Angeles, California. (Id. at 12 ¶ 7). The Complaint does not allege the residency of DOES 1-100. See (id. at 13 ¶ 9). Starting in 2020, Plaintiff worked for Defendant Royal on an agency assignment. See (id. at 13-14 ¶¶ 11, 14). Plaintiff was hired to stick labels on jars filled with glue that Royal manufacturers. (Id. at 13 ¶ 11). At the time, Plaintiff was the only African American working on the floor; all other coworkers were Hispanic. (Id. at 15 ¶ 20). Plaintiff would come to work on Saturdays to work overtime. (Id. at 14 ¶ 19). To do so, Plaintiff had to call Defendant Eichacker, who plaintiff alleges was his supervisor, for permission to work overtime even though the other workers were told they were free to work overtime if…