A former Sacramento LGBT Community Center employee alleges that the nonprofit violated a dozen labor laws on pay, reimbursements, workplace safety and breaks in a new lawsuit.
Plaintiff Sabrena Taylor worked overnight as a janitor at the center for five months in 2022, said David Heitstuman, the center’s chief executive officer. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 30, noted that she earned $22 an hour.
Attorneys Roman Otkupman and Nidah Farishta of Westlake Village assert in their legal complaint that Taylor was forced to work through 30-minute meal breaks and 10-minute rest periods. They contend that other workers have been in the same position. Consequently, their complaint seeks class-action status.
Heitstuman said that he had not seen the court filing until The Sacramento Bee emailed him a copy. In a brief scan of the document, he says he spotted a number of factual inaccuracies. In the first paragraph of the introduction, for instance, Otkupman and Farishta describe Taylor as an employee of Willamette Valley Vineyards, not the community center.
“Economic justice is core to the center’s values, and we try very hard to uphold that ideal for both our employees and the broader LGBTQ community,” said Heitstuman, saying he would not comment on particular allegations in “a possible litigation.”
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