Ludlow
Ludlow v. Flowers Foods, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL LUDLOW, individually and on Case No.: 18cv1190-JO-JLB behalf of others similarly situated; and 12 WILLIAM LANCASTER, individually ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ and on behalf of others similarly situated, MOTION FOR CLASS
CERTIFICATION
Plaintiffs, v. FLOWERS FOODS, INC., a Georgia corporation; FLOWERS BAKERIES, 17 LLC, a Georgia limited liability company; and FLOWERS FINANCE, LLC, a limited liability company, 19 Defendants. 20 21 Plaintiffs are current and former delivery drivers alleging they were misclassified by Defendants as independent contractors instead of employees. Plaintiffs bring a wage and hour action arising from the alleged misclassification, asserting claims under the California Labor Code and related wage orders for failure to pay overtime, unlawful deductions from wages, failure to indemnify for necessary expenditures, and failure to provide proper wage 27 28 statements. Dkt. 56 (FAC). Plaintiffs have filed a motion for class certification of these 2 …