Employment Lawyers Sue JBS USA Sanitation for Wage Violations
Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against JBS USA Sanitation Corporation, alleging the company failed to provide workers with proper wages and legally mandated meal and rest breaks in California.
Employment and labor attorneys at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP have filed a class action complaint against JBS USA Sanitation Corporation. The lawsuit alleges the meat processing company violated California labor codes by failing to pay employees accurately and by not providing legally required meal and rest periods.
The case, filed in Riverside County Superior Court under case number CVRI2605182, claims violations including failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, inaccurate wage statements, and unreimbursed expenses. The complaint specifically asserts that employees were allegedly required to work during meal breaks and were denied rest periods for shifts of varying lengths, contrary to California law.
According to the filing, employees were purportedly made to work through meal breaks, with the company allegedly rounding down break times to avoid penalties. The suit also claims that workers were not provided with the required ten-minute rest breaks for shifts ranging from two to ten hours or more.
Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, which has offices across California and in Chicago, specializes in representing employees in labor disputes. This lawsuit seeks to address alleged wage and hour violations impacting JBS USA Sanitation Corporation employees.