Ronald Getaw v. Consolidated Disposal Service, L.L.C.

INTRODUCTION

Before the Court is Plaintiff Ronald Getaw’s motion to remand the instant case, which was commenced as a class action in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. ECF No. 15. Defendants Consolidated Disposal Service LLC (“CDS”), Republic Services, Inc., (“Republic”) and Evan Boyd (collectively, “Defendants”) removed this action on July 28, 2021. ECF No. 1. For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

From approximately October 2007 to April of 2020, Plaintiff worked for Defendants as a non- exempt employee driving and collecting waste. Compl., Ex. A, 92, ECF No. 1-2. Plaintiff brought this class action in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of himself and all other current and former non-exempt California employees of Defendants on June 11,2021. Jd. § 1. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, as joint employers, violated the California Labor Code by failing to 1) pay overtime wages, 2) pay minimum wages, 3) provide meal breaks, 4) provide rest breaks, 5) pay all wages due upon termination, 6) provide accurate wage statements, 7) timely pay wages during employment, 8) indemnify for…