Vasquez
Vasquez v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 ISAIAS VASQUEZ and LINDA HEFKE, on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00796-AWI-BAM
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO FOODS (Doc. No. 243) DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; and DOES 1–50, inclusive,
Defendants.
14 INTRODUCTION This class action lawsuit, brought before the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2), involves an employment dispute between Plaintiff class representatives Isaias Vasquez and Linda Hefke (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Leprino Foods Company and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company (collectively, “Leprino” or “Defendants”). On March 30, 2020, the Court certified Plaintiffs’ claim that Defendants required their non-exempt workers to remain “on-call” during their meal and rest breaks in violation of California law.1 Before the Court is Defendants’…