Judy Turner v. Northrop Grumman Corporation

I. Background

Plaintiff commenced this wage and hour class action in Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 28, 2023 and served Defendants on April 18, 2023. Plaintiff asserts four causes of action “on behalf of herself and certain current and former employees of Defendants”: (1) failure to timely pay final wages at termination (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201-203); (2) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements (Cal. Lab. Code § 226); (3) violation of California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and (4) civil penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698, et seq.).” (Docket No. 1-3 §§ 2, 25-57.) The “proposed Class” is defined as: “All persons who worked for any Defendant in California as an employee at any time during the period beginning four years and 178 days before the filing of the initial complaint in this action and ending when notice to the Class is sent.” (Id. § 18.) On May 17, 2023, Defendants filed a Notice of Removal, alleging that this Court possesses diversity jurisdiction over this action pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). (Docket No. 1.) The Court then ordered Defendants to…