According to a recent California wage and hour lawsuit, a translation firm allegedly failed to pay its interpreters the minimum wage and overtime pay they earned and to provide proper meal and rest breaks.

The Case: Simone Franco de Andrade Boyce v. Language Line Services Inc.

The Court: Eastern District Court of Northern Carolina

The Case No.: 5:22-cv-08076

The Plaintiff: Simone Franco de Andrade Boyce v. Language Line Services Inc.

The plaintiff in the case, Simone Franco de Andrade Boyce, was hired in March 2020 as an interpreter for Langugae Line Services Inc. According to court documents, the plaintiff claims the defendant violated labor law by failing to pay minimum wage, failing to pay overtime pay as required, and violating meal and rest time break requirements. Boyce filed the wage and hour lawsuit in the Eastern District Court of Northern Carolina, and the case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen but was reassigned to a US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman, outside the San Jose Division under the Caseload Rebalancing Pilot Program.

The Defendant: Simone Franco de Andrade Boyce v. Language Line Services Inc.

The defendant in the case, Language Line Services Inc and On Line Translation Inc. share an address in Monterey, California. According to court documents, they allegedly failed to give workers accurate wage statements, reimburse necessary and reasonable business expenses, pay minimum wages earned by workers, and pay overtime wages due for overtime hours worked.

The Case: Simone Franco de Andrade Boyce v. Language Line Services Inc.

According to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, Simone Franco de Andrade Boyce alleges. Language Line Services Inc. engaged in multiple labor law violations, 29 USC § 201 Fair Labor Standards Act.

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