Derrell Anderson v. Cindys Cleaning Services LLC

I. Background

Plaintiff is employed by Defendant Cindy Cleaning Services LLC dba Cyndy’s Cleaning Services LLC (“Cindys”) as a janitor. See Complaint, Dkt. # 1-1 (“Compl.”), ¶ 4. Plaintiff has been employed by Cindys as a janitor since August 2019. See id. Cindys provides cleaning and janitorial services for various venues, such as stadiums. See id. ¶ 5. ABM also provides various services for various industries, and outsources janitorial services to third-parties such as Cindys. See id. ¶ 6. ABM is then paid by the clients for whom the janitorial services were rendered, and subsequently issues payment to Cindys. See id. Plaintiff alleges that ABM keeps all timesheets signed by employees who perform the services, including those directly employed by Cindys, and that Cindys and ABM were Plaintiff’s joint employers. See id. Cindys and ABM allegedly violated numerous provisions of California law with respect to Plaintiff and similarly-situated employees. See id. ¶¶ 15–25. Plaintiff filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on April 3, 2020, against Cindys and ABM. See generally id. Plaintiff brought the action on behalf of a putative class consisting of “all…