Earlier this year, a lawsuit was filed claiming Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego violated labor law when they failed to provide their employees with meal breaks required by labor law.

The Case: Stephanie Jones v. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

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

The Case No.: 37-2023-00027035-CU-OE-CTL

The Plaintiff: Stephanie Jones v. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

The plaintiff in the case, Stephanie Jones, was employed by Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego from July 2020 through November 2022. Jones was entitled to the regular rest breaks and meal periods provided under labor law as a non-exempt hourly employee. Jones filed a class action complaint alleging that during her time with the facility, she was not provided with meal breaks, which violated labor law.

The Defendant: Stephanie Jones v. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

The defendant in the case, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, is the owner/operator of a hospital in California. According to the plaintiff, the hospital engaged in standard business practices that required her and other employees to work “off the clock,” did not provide them with legally required off-duty meal breaks, and utilized a “rounding down” system to track employee hours that resulted in workers not being paid for all hours worked.

The Case: Stephanie Jones v. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

The case, Stephanie Jones v. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, focuses on multiple alleged labor law violations, including failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide required meal breaks and rest periods, failure to provide employees with accurate itemized wage statements, failure to reimburse employees for required expenses, failure to pay sick wages, and failure to pay all wages when due.

If you have questions about how to file a California meal break and rest period lawsuit, please get in touch with Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik DeBlouw LLP. Experienced employment law attorneys are ready to assist you in various law firm offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Chicago.