Elvira Vargas v. Airport Terminal Services, Inc.

I. Background

On October 22, 2019, Plaintiff filed a wage and hour class action Complaint against Defendant. (Removal, Ex. A (““Compl.”).) Plaintiff asserts seven claims for relief against Defendant on behalf of herself and other class members for: (1) unpaid minimum and overtime wages, (2) failure to compensate for all hours worked, (3) failure to provide legally compliant meal and rest periods, (4) failure to timely pay wages upon termination, (5) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, (6) violation of California’s Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”), and (7) violation of California Business & Professions Code § 17200. (d. J] 31-91.) On November 25, 2019, Defendant removed the case to this Court pursuant to CAFA.

I. Legal Standard

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having subject matter jurisdiction only over matters authorized by Congress and the Constitution. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A suit filed in state court may be removed to federal court if the federal court would have had original jurisdiction over the suit. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). A removed action must be remanded to state court if the…