What You Need to Know
- The wage and hour complaint names Lovely Buds, Lovely Buds North and Lovely Buds Division, along with the parent corporation Cannabis Green and majority owners Elizabeth and Todd Byczek.
- Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries received a complaint in January 2019 and found that the company only paid overtime to employees if they worked over 40 hours a week in one store.
- The Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries and Office of the Attorney General attempted several times to reach a settlement with the owners, including Lovely Buds initially providing some pay records before taking the state to Spokane court in an effort to halt the investigation, officials said.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and Office of the Attorney General filed a $300,000 wage-and-hour complaint against a cannabis business in Spokane County Superior Court on May 11, which the offices said is the first litigation of this type against a cannabis retailer in the state.
The lawsuit names Lovely Buds, Lovely Buds North and Lovely Buds Division, along with the parent corporation Cannabis Green and majority owners Elizabeth and Todd Byczek.
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