Workforce Defense League v. Clayco, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WORKFORCE DEFENSE LEAGUE, No. 2:22-cv-00502-JAM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

CLAYCO,INC. et al., Defendants. 16 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Workforce Defense League (“Plaintiff”) is a labor management cooperation committee. First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶ 4, ECF No. 9. It brings this action against Clayco, Inc., United Contractor Services, and Custom Drywall & Services, LLC (“Defendants”) alleging carpenters employed to work for them at an Amazon Fulfillment Center project in Sacramento were not paid for all hours worked, overtime wages, or premiums for missed rest breaks. See generally id. Plaintiff brings a single claim, on its own behalf and on behalf of the carpenters, under California Labor Code section 218.7, which allows a labor management cooperation committee to bring an action against a direct contractor or subcontractor for unpaid wages owed to a wage…