Frank Cuellar v. First Transit, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a wage-and-hour class action. In his Second Amended Complaint, Cuellar alleges that Defendants First Transit, Inc. and First Vehicle Services, Inc. violated wage- and-hour laws in the following ways: • failing to provide meal periods, rest periods, and accurate wage statements; • failing to pay wages generally and failing to pay wages in a timely manner at termination or separation; • failing to reimburse business expenses; • failing to maintain payroll records; • violating the Unfair Business Practices Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and • incurring penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).4 A. Factual Allegations Defendants, who are in the transportation services business, employed Cuellar as a bus driver. Cuellar worked in that capacity from November 2018 to January 25, 2019.5 Cuellar alleges that Defendants did not pay all of the wages that Cuellar had earned,

1 Pl.’s Mot. for Att’ys’ Fees, Costs, Service Award, and Administration Costs (the “Motion for Attorneys’ Fees”) [ECF No. 46]. 2 Pl.’s Mot. for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement (the “Motion for Final Approval”) [ECF No. 47]. 3 The…