SAN DIEGO (CN) — The city of San Diego filed a lawsuit against The Campbell’s Company and its subsidiary companies on grounds that it misclassified hundreds of California workers as independent contractors who are part of its delivery services.
The city claims The Campbell’s Company uses a direct-store-delivery model that requires workers to stock and merchandise its products, such as Pepperidge Farm cookies and Snyder’s pretzels, which it owns, directly to locations. The San Diego City Attorney’s Office says the canned soup company maintains extensive control over these workers and relies on them for its core business operations but only identifies them as independent contractors.
As contractors, these workers are denied minimum wage, overtime pay, sick leave and other legal protections required under the law, the city attorney’s office says.
“California law is clear: workers who perform essential functions under a company’s control are employees, not independent contractors,” San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert said in a press release Tuesday. “Misclassification robs workers of basic protections, hurts law-abiding businesses, and undermines our economy. This lawsuit seeks to end these unlawful practices and restore fairness for workers and competitors alike.”
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