Workers Owed $1 Million in California Labor Law Violation
By Gordon Gibb
Los Angeles, CA The Labor Commissioner for the State of California has found yet another violation of California labor law in the alleged misdeeds of the Federal Loan Modification Law Center LLP (FLM Law Center), together with related entities and individuals. The alleged affront to California labor employment law involves an accusation of failure to pay workers for all wages due and hours worked.
California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet seeks the recovery of more than $1 million in unpaid wages, together with liquidated damages and other penalties in excess of $16.5 million.
According to the September 15th issue of Business Wire the red flags over FLM Law Center were first raised only recently, in May of this year. That's when complaints began to roll in to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) with regard to wage claims against the firm.
A subsequent investigation determined that FLM Law Center was allegedly not compensating their employees on the regularly established paydays. The DLSE determined that this conduct diverted about a million dollars from the pockets of employees who were entitled to the funds for hours legitimately worked.
"This company has committed egregious Labor Code violations by not paying their employees as required by law," said Bradstreet. "This lawsuit not only seeks restitution for their employees, but should also send a strong message to all employers that we won't stand for a company that cuts corners at the expense of their workers."
A Grievous Affront to California Employee Labor Law
The FLM Law Center is a fairly young facility, opening in December of last year. According to Business Wire the company listed two separate business addresses: a location on Irvine Center Drive in Irvine, with a second in Woodland Hills.
Labor Commissioner Bradstreet brought the lawsuit against the company in tandem with several additional entities and individuals believed to be alter ego and / or partners and affiliates with FLM Law Center.
California state labor laws, as well as laws observed by other states in concert with laws at the federal level, are designed to protect workers from the willful, or accidental neglect of employers with regard to their responsibilities to their employees. Various statutes govern things like lunch breaks and rest periods, working conditions, safety and the payment of wages for hours worked. The latter also often involves extra pay for additional hours worked, according to an overtime scale that guarantees any non-salaried employee will be properly compensated for working salutatory holidays, weekends, or any hours over and above the standard 40 hours that represent the standard work week.
California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet seeks the recovery of more than $1 million in unpaid wages, together with liquidated damages and other penalties in excess of $16.5 million.According to the September 15th issue of Business Wire the red flags over FLM Law Center were first raised only recently, in May of this year. That's when complaints began to roll in to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) with regard to wage claims against the firm.
A subsequent investigation determined that FLM Law Center was allegedly not compensating their employees on the regularly established paydays. The DLSE determined that this conduct diverted about a million dollars from the pockets of employees who were entitled to the funds for hours legitimately worked.
"This company has committed egregious Labor Code violations by not paying their employees as required by law," said Bradstreet. "This lawsuit not only seeks restitution for their employees, but should also send a strong message to all employers that we won't stand for a company that cuts corners at the expense of their workers."
A Grievous Affront to California Employee Labor Law
The FLM Law Center is a fairly young facility, opening in December of last year. According to Business Wire the company listed two separate business addresses: a location on Irvine Center Drive in Irvine, with a second in Woodland Hills.
Labor Commissioner Bradstreet brought the lawsuit against the company in tandem with several additional entities and individuals believed to be alter ego and / or partners and affiliates with FLM Law Center.
California state labor laws, as well as laws observed by other states in concert with laws at the federal level, are designed to protect workers from the willful, or accidental neglect of employers with regard to their responsibilities to their employees. Various statutes govern things like lunch breaks and rest periods, working conditions, safety and the payment of wages for hours worked. The latter also often involves extra pay for additional hours worked, according to an overtime scale that guarantees any non-salaried employee will be properly compensated for working salutatory holidays, weekends, or any hours over and above the standard 40 hours that represent the standard work week.
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August 17, 2015