Ortiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL ORTIZ, Case No. 17-cv-03820-JSW

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

AMAZON.COM LLC, et al., Defendants.

12 This matter came before the Court on June 21, 2021, and June 23, 2021 through June 25, 2021 for the first phase of a bifurcated trial. (See Dkt. No. 205.) In this phase, the Court considered Plaintiff Michael Ortiz’s (“Mr. Ortiz”) individual claims against Defendants Amazon.com LLC (“Amazon”) and Golden State FC, LLC (“Golden State”) (collectively “Amazon”).2 Mr. Ortiz alleges that Amazon failed to pay him overtime and failed to provide rest and meal breaks in violation of California’s Labor Code and of Wage Order 7-2001, 8 California Code of Regulations section 10070 (“Wage Order 7-2001” or “Section 10070”). Mr. Ortiz also asserts a claim pursuant to the Labor Code’s Private Attorneys General Act (the “PAGA Claim”). Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698, et seq.

24 The trial transcripts for…