PALO ALTO, Calif., March 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A team of employment lawyers from Sanford Heisler Sharp filed a lawsuit which was published on Friday against Weee! Logistics, Inc., & Weee! Inc. in the Superior Court of California, Alameda County on behalf of delivery drivers who say that the companies have systematically violated their rights under the California Labor Code. Weee! is North America’s largest supplier of Asian and Hispanic grocery products. The alleged violations include the Weee! defendants making unlawful deductions from drivers’ tips, failing to provide drivers with adequate meal periods and failing to pay for work performed during unpaid meal breaks, misclassifying over 100 drivers as independent contractors, and ignoring numerous laws and regulations designed to protect employees’ health and safety.
Plaintiffs Yi “Sunny” Song and Xiangyang “James” Ji are represented in the matter by a Sanford Heisler Sharp team led by Qiaojing Ella Zheng, Managing Partner of the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, and Andrew Melzer, New York Partner and co-chair of the firm’s wage and hour practice.
“Weee! has a long history of denying its delivery drivers the tips, pay, and regular meal breaks to which they are entitled, as well as putting their health and safety in jeopardy,” said Zheng. “To perpetuate these violations, Weee! implements policies that prevent employees from discussing their wages and working conditions with each other or outsiders; it...
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