In recent news, Forest & Einstein faces labor law violation allegations after allegedly failing to pay their employees for all their hours.

The Case: Keisha Garrett v. Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc.

The Court: San Francisco County Superior Court of the State of California

The Case No.: CGC-24-611638

The Plaintiff: Keisha Garrett v. Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc.

The plaintiff in the case, Keisha Garrett, worked for Forest & Einstein Staffing Inc. from October 2020 through August 2023 as a non-exempt hourly employee protected by labor law. Garrett claims that during her employment, the company utilized standard business practices that failed to fully compensate employees for all their hours worked. Garrett filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other current and former Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc. employees in similar situations.

The Defendant: Keisha Garrett v. Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc.

The defendant in the case, Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc., operates a staffing company in California, including San Francisco County, where the plaintiff worked. According to the class action wage and hour lawsuit, the company allegedly violated several labor laws, including failing to pay minimum wage and overtime, failing to reimburse employees for necessary business expenditures, failing to provide employees with required meal breaks and rest periods, failing to provide workers with accurate itemized wage statements, and failing to provide workers with their full wages when they were due.

The Case: Keisha Garrett v. Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc.

The case, Keisha Garrett v. Forest & Einstein Staffing, Inc., is currently pending in the San Francisco County Superior Court of the State of California. The plaintiff in the case claims that the defendant required her to work while she was clocked out during what was supposed to be her off-duty meal break. Garrett also claims she sometimes didn’t even receive a partial lunch break.

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