Sandoval Ortega v. AHO Enterprises, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

1 A. Factual Background 2 Defendant Aho Enterprises, Inc. (“Aho Enterprises”) does business as Superior Body Shop 3 (“Superior”), an automobile body repair business in San Carlos, California. Defendants Jack Aho, 4 Issa Aho, and Hani Aho are brothers who own and operate Aho Enterprises. [Docket No. 64-3 (J. 5 Aho Decl., June 18, 2020) ¶ 2.] Superior employs individuals as production workers to perform 6 repair work on cars. Production workers include technicians, technician helpers, detailers, 7 painters, and painter helpers. [Docket No. 48-2 (Hanhan Dep., “PMK Dep.”) 43-45.] There are 8 between 20 and 30 individuals employed as production workers in any given month. Id. at 45. 9 Until sometime in 2019, production workers tracked their hours worked using a time clock and 10 physical timecards that they used to clock or “punch” in and out for their shifts. Superior ceased 11 using a time clock in 2019, and now tracks production workers’ hours by computer instead of 12 using a time clock and physical timecards. PMK Dep. 8-9, 13. The end date for each of 13 Plaintiffs’ proposed classes and subclasses is September 30, 2019. 14 1. Overtime 15 Superior’s…