Smith v. Superior Farms

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ryan Smith, individually and on behalf of No. 2:20-cv-01778-KJM-DB similarly situated employees, ORDER B Plaintiff, v. Superior Farms, Defendant. 17 18 Ryan Smith alleges his former employer, Superior Farms, “altered records” of the hours 20 he and other employees worked “so that the total number of hours they worked was reduced, and so that it appeared that employees took their breaks as required by law even when they were not 22 able to timely take meal breaks.” Compl. §] 1, ECF No. 1. He filed this complaint on behalf of a putative class of former employees, asserting claims under California law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. See generally id. In Smith’s fourth claim, he alleges Superior Farms violated California Labor Code § 204. 26 Id. 41-45. With a few exceptions not relevant here, section 204 requires wages to be paid “twice during each…