Auto Group Settles Wage Lawsuit for $212,675 in CA PAGA Case
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Case Background
This case originated as a significant California labor action, centering on claims that a former employee, Neena Jaramillo-Johnson, experienced systemic wage and hour violations while working for Logic Automotive Group, LLC. Ms. Jaramillo-Johnson initiated the lawsuit on January 30, 2024, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, with the goal of not only seeking redress for her own injuries but also penalizing the company for similar treatment of its entire workforce.
The lawsuit utilized the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), a unique feature of California law that empowers an individual employee to act as a private prosecutor, suing an employer on behalf of the State for civil penalties tied to Labor Code violations. The Plaintiff, therefore, pursued the litigation in two capacities: as an individual employee and as a representative for all "aggrieved employees" who had worked for Logic Automotive Group.
Cause
The main legal cause of the complaint rested on the Defendant company’s failure to abide by numerous non-negotiable mandates of the California Labor Code. The Plaintiff asserted that the company’s internal policies and operational practices had resulted in the wholesale denial of fundamental labor rights to employees across the company. These practices allegedly caused significant underpayment of wages and a failure to protect workers’ statutory time away from work.
Injury
The alleged injury to the Plaintiff and the group of aggrieved employees was primarily financial. The complaint claimed that the workers suffered harm through unpaid wages, the loss of statutorily mandated premium pay for missed breaks, and the inability to properly verify their compensation due to inaccurate wage statements. This collection of injuries meant that the workers had not received the full
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