Cycely M. Snow v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
This is a wage and hour case. Plaintiff, a citizen of California, is a former non-exempt warehouse employee of Defendant, an Ohio corporation with its principal place of business in Georgia. See Complaint, Dkt. # 1-2 (“Compl.”), ¶ 3; Notice of Removal, Dkt. # 1 (“NOR”), 3:4 4:11. On September 18, 2019, Plaintiff filed written notice with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”) of Defendant’s labor code violations and mailed a letter to Defendant stating the same. See Compl. ¶ 34. After exhausting her administrative remedies with the LDWA, Plaintiff filed this case on November 25, 2019 in San Bernardino Superior Court. See generally id. Plaintiff asserts a single cause of action for civil penalties as a representative action on behalf of herself and other current and former employees of Defendant, pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”). See Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698 et seq.; Compl. ¶¶ 10 37. Plaintiff asserts the following labor code violations, which carry civil penalties under PAGA: (1) failing to pay
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
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