Original Mike’s agreed to pay over $974,000 to resolve claims it violated California law by denying workers overtime wages and other benefits.
The settlement benefits California workers who were employed by Original Mike’s in a non-overtime exempt position between Dec. 26, 2012 and Dec. 16, 2016.
Original Mike’s is a restaurant with locations in California. According to a 2016 class action lawsuit against the company, Original Mike’s fails to pay their workers the overtime and regular wages they deserve.
On top of wage violations, Original Mike’s allegedly failed to provide their employees with meal and rest breaks, compensate for missed breaks, accurate wage statements and a complete payment of wages upon termination.
According to plaintiffs in the Original Mike’s class action lawsuit, these actions violated California labor laws. California has some of the strictest protections for employees in the entire country which can result in steep penalties for employers in violation of state laws.
Plaintiffs in the case filed their wage-and-hour class action lawsuit to recover the wages and benefits they are allegedly owed by the company. The court certified a class of affected workers in October 2019.
Original Mike’s and other defendants haven’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to resolve these allegations with a class action settlement of $974,092.67.
Plaintiffs in the Original Mike’s wage-and-hour class action lawsuit supported this resolution, noting that a settlement...
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