Steven A. Arreola v. Shamrock Foods Company

I. Introduction

On March 21, 2019, Steven A. Arreola (“Arreola,” or “Plaintiff”) filed this putative wage-and-hour class action in the Los Angeles Superior Court against Shamrock Foods Company (“Shamrock,” or “Defendant”) and fictitiously named parties. Dkt. 1-1 at 3-16. The action was removed on the basis of jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2) and (5). Dkt. 1. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC” (Dkt. 26)), which is the operative one, advances the following causes of action: i. Failure to provide meal periods, in violation of Cal. Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512; ii. Failure to provide rest periods, in violation of Cal. Lab. Code § 226.7; iii. Failure to furnish itemized wage statements that comply with state law, in violation of Cal. Lab. Code § 226(a); iv. Waiting time penalties pursuant to Cal. Lab. Code § 203; v. Violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200; and vi. Civil penalties pursuant to the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”), Cal. Lab. Code § 2699. Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement on August 16, 2019. Dkt. 27. Plaintiff filed an unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class…