Traditions Drywall faces allegations that their standard business practices constitute labor law violations.

The Case: Hector Mariscal v. Traditions Drywall, Inc.

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

The Case No.: 37-2023-00053021-CU-OE-CTL

The Plaintiff: Hector Mariscal v. Traditions Drywall, Inc.

The plaintiff in the case, Hector Mariscal,worked for Traditions Drywall in San Diego, California from March 2023 to June 2023 as a nonexempt hourly employee. He alleges he and other similarly placed employees at Traditions Drywall could not take the off-duty meal breaks and rest periods California employers must provide workers under labor law. When Traditions Drywall employees were provided their meal break, they were allegedly not fully relieved from their work duties; instead, they were regularly interrupted during their off-duty meal break time to complete job duties and tasks on behalf of their employer.

The Defendant: Hector Mariscal v. Traditions Drywall, Inc.

The defendant in the case, Traditions Drywall, Inc., is a construction company that operates in California. The plaintiff,m Hector Mariscal, worked for Traditions Drywall in San Diego. The company is accused of numerous labor law violations in the California class action lawsuit, including:

failure to pay minimum and overtime wages
failure to provide mandated meal and rest periods
failure to reimburse for business expenses
failure to deliver wages when due
failure to issue accurate wage statements

The Case: Hector Mariscal v. Traditions Drywall, Inc.

Hector Mariscal v. Traditions Drywall, Inc. is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court of the State of California. According to the California wage and hour class action lawsuit, Traditions Drywall employees were allegedly required to work five (5) hours during a shift without receiving an off-duty meal break. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that Traditions Drywall did not provide workers their second off-duty meal period on work days when they completed (10) hours or more shifts. According to the complaint, Traditions Drywall's business policies allegedly meant that employees remained on-call and on duty during their "off duty" meal periods. As a result, employees regularly forfeited their meal breaks. The plaintiffs claim they were not provided additional compensation for their forfeited off-duty meal breaks and that the Traditions Drywall business policy and practice on this topic violates labor law.

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