Yanez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LUIS LOPEZ YANEZ on behalf of ) Case No.: 3:20-cv-01789-BEN-MDD himself and all others similarly situated, ) 12 ) ORDER GRANTING JOINT Plaintiff, ) MOTION TO AMEND THE v. ) COMPLAINT 14 ) HL WELDING, INC., a California ) [ECF No. 14] corporation, ) 16 Defendant. ) ) I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Luis Lopez Yanez (“Plaintiff”), on behalf of himself and other current and former Pipe Fitters, Sheet Metal workers, Electricians, Machinists, Riggers and similar trades occupation (collectively “Tradespeople” or “Class Members”), brings a collective action for federal overtime pay, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) (the “FLSA”), and a class action under Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for state wage and hour claims arising out of the failure to pay overtime premium pay under certain federal and state wage laws by Defendant HL…