Monplaisir

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL MONPLAISIR, et al., Plaintiffs, No. C 19-01484 WHA

v.

INTEGRATED TECH GROUP, LLC, et al., ORDER DENYING CLASS

CERTIFICATION

Defendants.

13 INTRODUCTION A prior order compelled most members of a nationwide FLSA collective to arbitrate their wage-and-hour claims. Plaintiffs then sought to certify a class of California employees. The arbitration order also binds putative class members, so the proposed class lacks numerosity. Certification is DENIED. STATEMENT Prior orders detail the facts here. Briefly, plaintiffs, Paul Monplaisir, Jacky Charles, and Sterling Francois, and their fellow employees install cable and telecommunications equipment across the nation for defendants Integrated Tech Group, LLC and ITG Communications LLC. The complaint alleges that defendants made employees work significant portions of their day off-the-clock, including trainings, pre-shift work, meal periods, driving…