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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER PERMITTING FILING OF SECOND AMENDMENT re 49 Stipulation filed by Jose Felipe Ruiz. Signed by Judge Patricia V. Trumbull on March 26, 2009. (pvtlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2009)

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I , A W OIIFICES TOMAS E. MARGAIN OF 'fOMAS Ir. MAI{GAIN, Bar No. 193555 J A C O B SIDER.Bar No. 236084 2 8 NorthFirstStrect. Suite210 S a nFrancisco. 94103 ' l - e l e p l r o n e : CA 408-297-4729 I"ax: 408-297-4728 [e-mail]

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N A T U R E OF CLAIM
l. This is a actionby construction workcrswho perlbrmedlaborfbr DIIFENDANTS in t

c r a l t of Plumbersand who arc bringing claims lirr unpaid wages,unpaid ovcrtime wag u n p a i dprevailingwages,interest. penahies, damages attorncys'I-ecs costsarisingout o and ancl t h c lailure to pay all wagcs lirr labor discharged including but not limited to overtimc m l n l m u m wagcsas rcquircdby thc Fair l.aborStandards and Calilbrnialaw. PLAINI'll;lr Act s c c k ctlnlpcnsatory datnagcslbr unpaid wagcs in addition to liquidateddarnages under 2 U . S . C .$ 216(b)lbr thcmsclvcs othcropt-inworkcrsin a rcpresentative and capacity undert F L S A . Undcrpendant StatcLaw claimsPLAIN'I'IFIrS bring clairnslbr waitingtime penalti u n d e r Calilbrnia Labor Code $ 203, a liquidateddamages asscssment under Calilbrnia C o d c $ 1194.2, pcnalties undcrCalilbrnia Labor Code g 22(t(wagestub violations), attorney'r l b c s ,ctrsts, and pre-judgtncnt pursuant CalilbrniaLabor Codc $ ll94(a) and29 U.S.C intercst to

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p i c k i n gup papcrwork havingwork rclatcd or rncctings; goingto vzrrious (3) vendors pu to o r pick up tools. niatcrial or cquipmcnt;and (4) transporting thcmselvcs. tools. matcrial e q u i p t t ' r c to a job sitcin a company nt truck. At thc cnd o1'tlic day,I,LAINI-IFIIS, including Opt I n Consenters, were not paid lbr their compensablc labor to rcturn the work trucks,matcrials t o o l s and thcmsclves thc construction to shop. 'l'his leads to overtime and wage claims

P L A I N 1 ' I F I i S 'actualwork weekw'as over 40 lioursand they werenot paid overtimewages.

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( b ) Shaving IteducingWork Flours(Overtirne or /|LSA): Whcn PLAIN]'IFFS, including O p t - l n Conscnters, workedin PrcvailingWageor PublicWorksprojects, thcy werenot paiclIbr a l l hoursworkcd at the construction site. 'l'hiswas doncto reduce rateo1'pay that job the so w o r k c r swould bc paid at thc correctprcvailingwageratc lbr tlie crall of work they discharged 'l'his b u t lbr a lesser numberol'hours. lcadsto FLSA overtirnc exposure ITLAIN'I'II.'FS' as actual w o r k weck ol'cor-npcnsablc was ovcr 40 liours. labor ( c ) Misclassilication and Failurc to pay prcvailing wages (Overtime /FLSA) P L A I N ' f I F F S ,includingOpt-ln flonsenters. perlirrmed labor as plumberson variousPubli W t l r k s ctlnstruction pro.iccts which rcquircthe payrnent ol'I)rcvailingWagcsby operation o c o n t r a cand StatcLaw. On thoscprojects, t DITFENDnN'l-S lailcdto pay thc Irrcvailing Wagcs l i r r tlic typc orclassilication ol'laborPLAINl'lFIiS,including Opt-lnConscntcrs, dischargcd, ar dctcrrnincd and disscminatcd thc Statcol'Calilbrnia'sDcpartmcnt by ol'lndustrialI{clations 'l'his was donc by cithcr paying workcrsthc wrong classilication takc advantage to o1'a lo p a y scaleor by Iailing to pay any rccognizable prcr,'ailing wagc and lalsilying Certilied Pa rccords. 'l'his leads to Irl-SA overtime exposureas PLAINI'IFFS'actual work week o

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C o n s c n t e r s . varioustimeswcre paid a lump sum or salaryamountand workcd ovcrtimc at b c i n govcr 4O-hours onc wcck (FI.SA) and over 8-hours one day (Calilbrnia in in LaborC s e c t i o r510). As a rcsult. t and by operation law. PLAIN-fIITFS, of including Opt-ln Conscntcrs a r cowedtime anda liall-their regular ratelor all ovcrtirne hours.

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S U B J E C T MATTER JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3 . l'his Courtis a proper vcnuc.since events givingrisc to this lawsuithaveoccurrcd in t h i s district. 4 . Subject nrattcr.jurisdiction ol'thisactiono1'this Courtis based upon[.'air Labor S t a r r d a r dAct,29 u.s.ct. $$201 scc1. thc pcndant s jurisdiction this court. ct. and ol

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I IBRNANDEL; ALEJAN DITOAGUI LAR; I{AMII{O LIITRNANDIJZ PAI{I{A; SALOMON G O M L Z ; MAIJI{O I IEI{NANDI-Z: I IliltlBER'I'O P AMAZ-I,UCAS; ANI'ONIO F I L l l { N A N D I - ZAN'l'ONIOGONZAt.ES; , Al,l1JANDI{O cONZALIIS AND Opt-lnConsenter P l , A I N l ' l F I i S wcre.atidat all relevant limeshcrcinareindividuals ovcr thc agcof eightccn c r n p l o y c d DtrFIrNl)n NTS, oneor all, duringthe statute by ol'limitations this action. in 6. Opt-in Clonscnters rvorkcrs arc who aremakingsimilarclaimsand who liave lilcd Opt-

I n Conscnt Iiormsto.ioinas plaintillis thisactionpursuant thc spccial in procedurcs to fbr representative actions undcrlhc lrair LaborStandards Act.29 LJ.S.C. $li20l ct. scq. SaidOpt-ln I i o n n sshallbe lrlcdwith thc Courtand I'l.AINl'lFIrSrcscrvc rightto lilc a Motion to Send thc s a i dworkcrs Noticcol'thcirrightto Opt-into this action.Attaclied this lrirstArnendcd to C o m p l a i n as lrxhibitA arcthc Opt-inlbrmsol'namcdI'}LAINI'll.'FS. t Opt-lnConscnt lionns l i r r othcrtramcdindividuals. who arc asserting claimsunderthc IrLSA shallbc lilcd with thc C o u r twhcnreccivcd I)l-AIN'l'llrliS" by counscl. 7. I'laintill.s inlbrntcdand bclicveand thcrclbreallcgc,tliat at all timcs mentioned arc

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h e r c i nDIiFUNDAN'l'S AI{MANDO VAI{GAS; .IAVIITR VAITGAS; NOIr VAITGAS;and I r D l l ' H R. SAUNO (hereinalier. "JOlNl'ITMPLOYtrR DEI'ENDAN I'S") wereengaged thc in b u s i n c s s plumbingconstruction, o1 maintenance repairin NorthernCalilbrniawith and

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p a r t i c u l a r i t y Monterey.SanBenito.Santa in Cruz and Santa Claracounties. DEFENDANTS r u n andoperate company a knownas QTJALIT'Y PLIJMIIING. 8. Del-cndant AITMANDOVARGAS is theowncrand liccnsc holder, QUALI'I'Y of

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1 0 . Dclbndant VIlrlt VAITGAShadoperational Jn controlo1'the to day lunctions day o1' Q U A t . l ' l ' Y PLLJMIIING.Ilc hadtltc powerto act,on bcliall'ofQUALII'Y PI,UMBINGvis-dv i s its cmployecs, including I)Ln lNl'lFIrS. I 1. Del'cndant trvOIj VAITGAShad operational controlol'the day to day lunctionsof on Q U A L I I ' Y I'LtjMIllN(i. IIe hadthe powcrto ac1. bel.rall'oIQIJAI-ITY PLUMIIING vis-dv i s its employees. including PLAINl'lFI.S. 1 2 . I)laintill's inlirrmed are andbelicvcandbascd thercon allege thatDEFENDANTShavc j o i n t l y cmploycd PLn IN'l'lFIiSas plunrbcrs thc I'ltO.llrC'l'S in otherwork throughout on and t h e i rcmploymcnt with QLJALI-|YPLTJMBING.PLAIN'I'IFI]Sareinlbrmcdand bclieve and based tltcrcon allcgethatAITMANDOVAI{GAS: JAVIIIR VAI{(}AS; NOII VAI{GAS; and E D I l ' l l R. SATJNO rclatcd arc and in comnron controlol-asamcgroupol'peoplc, tliatthcir c t u p l o y m c nwith QTJAI-l'l'Y t I't.LJMIllNGwasnot indcpcndcnt disassociatcd, as rcsult and but ol'arrangcmcnt bctwccn AITMANDOVAITGAS;JAVIlil{ VARGAS; NOll VAI{CAS; and E t ) l ' l ' l l R. SAUNO,cacliwasactingon bcliall'ol'or thc intcrcst in ol'thc othcrin rclation thc lo employntent ol'cachl'l.n IN-flFIiS. andthatat all tintcsrelcvant l.rerein statcd, PI-AINl'lliFS w c r eundcrthc controlof QUAI-l'fY I'l,UMBlNG; AITMANDOVAITGAS;JAVItll{ V A R G A S ; NOII VAITGAS; andEDI-l'll R. SAUNO. 1 3 . PLAIN'I'IFIrSare inlbrtncdand bclieveand tlierelbre allegethat AI{MANDO V A R G A S ,JAVIER VARGAS: NOE VARGAS: andEDI'l'fl R. SAUNO constilute an

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c o n t r a c t the PRO.IllCTS.SaidDEFENDANTS' actsor ornissions fbr therebysubjected .IOINT' E M P L O Y E RDEFITNDAN.fS criminalandcivil liabilitylbr tailurcto payminimunr to p r e v a i l i n gwages, fiaud. insurance tax liaud, and nunrcrous otherwageand hour violations. 1 7 . PI-nINTIIiI;S arc inlirrnred belicve and andtherelirre allcgcthatcertain .lOINl' ITMPLOYIIR DIiFITNDAN'I'S arc.jointly sevcrally and liablcunderlbr the undcrpaymcnt ol' prcvailing wagcsandrcsultiltg asscssmcnts undcrClalilbrnia l,aborsection1722.1which statcs: F o r thc purposcs ofthis chaptcr, "contractor" and 'subcontractor" include contractur. a subcontractor. licenscc. c l f l l c c r .agent. representative or thereof'. actingin lhat capacity, w h c nworkingon publicworkspursuant thisarticlcandArticlc 2 to ( c o m n i c n c i n with Scction1770). g

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I t l . Duringthc employmcnt PLAINTIFFS.including of Opt-lnflonsenters, ARMANDO V A R G A S at various timcshadpayrollchecks issued DAI-ltADn ITINANCIALlbr labor by p c r f b r m e d JOINI'ITMPLOYERDllt'ENDAN'I'S.uasedon inlbrmation belicf. lbr and D A L I { A D A ITINANCIAL is a DelawarcCorporation which had its coroorate status fbrfbited.

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1 9 . J O I N l ' I l M I ' l . O Y l r l t D l l l r l l N D A N ' I ' S m p k r y c d L n I N - f l F I r Si,n c l u d i n g p t - l n c P O C t t n s c n t c r at all rclcvant s, timcswithin the statute of'limitations this actionvarious in I ' l t l r v n l L I N G WAGIi I'l{O.llic'l'Sandon PIIIVA-fE PI{O.IlrC-l-S bcineconstruction. scrvicc o r maintcnancc rcpairwork docslirr a privatcparty and not subjcctto PrcvailingWagelaws oblisations. 2 0 . .IOIN'l' IiMPLOYIiI{ DEI;llNDANl-Scompensated PLAIN l'lFliS,including Opt-ln C o n s e n t c r s , thcir laboron tlic PREVAII-ING WAGE PROJDCI'S a rateof pay bclow the 1br at 'I'his p r c v a i l i n gwagerateol'pay lilr the classilication o1'their labor. was accomplished by

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v a r i o u sschemes includingbut not lirnitedto: (1) not payingpreliminary and postliminary labor; ( 2 ) reducing shaving number hoursworkcdon any PREVAII-INGWA(;E pRO.illCTS; or thc of a n d(3) payingthc incorrcct prcvailing wageratclor thc classillcation work discharged. of 2 1 . JOIN'f EMPLOYERDEITENDANTS not cornpcnsate did PLAINTIITFS, including OptI n Conscntcrs, tlicir laborby makingany liinge bcnclltcontributions couldoll-set lbr that thc prcvailing wageratco1'pay thc classilication lbr ol'thcirlabor. 2 2 . .IOIN'l'DMI'LOYlrltDEITITNDANI'S not compcnsatc did I'l.AINl'lltFS. including OptI n Consetttcrs. thcir laborduringthcir cntirccmployment payingovertime lbr by wagcswhcn d u c andowing. 2 3 . .IOIN'I'llMI'l.OYIrl{DITFIiNDAN'I'S not compensatc did I'LAIN-fIFIrS, including OptI n Conscnters, theirlaborby payinglor all hoursworked("SIIAVING OI-'IIOURS"). Ior 'l'ypically. JOIN'l' IIMPl.OYlilt DITFITNDAN'I'S I'}l.AIN'l'IFFS otherworkcrswork had and s h o w up to the shopbelbrethe schedulcd starttime and had thcm beginpcrlbrmingcompcnsable l a b o r . At the cnd of a work day,whcn PLAIN-fIFFS. including Opt-lnConscnters, wcreout on t h c licld on a construction pro.icct. .lOINl' ITMPLOYEIT DIII.IINDANTSstopped paying P [ . A I N 1 ' I F F Sincluding , Opt-lnConsctrters, lhcir work anddid not pay thcm lbr thc time it lbr t o o k lhcrn to loadtoolsor ccluipnicnt. drivc backto the shopor bc drivcn backto the shop,and unload toolsor cquipntcnt. 2 4 . .lOlN'l'lrMI'l.OYlilt DlrlrllNDnNl'S misclassillcd lN'l'lFIrS, I'l,n including Opt-ln C o n s c n t c r s . Laborcrs. pay thcnra krwerpay scalc,when thcy workcd as I)lumbcrs as to and c a r n e da highcrpay scalclor tlie discharge ol'thcir laboron l)revailingWagcprojects. 2 5 . .IOIN'l' IrMI'LOYlrlt t)tjFIrNDANI'Semploycd Pt,AINl'lFIrS, including Opt-ln C o n s c n t c r s , paid thcm lbr thcir laborwith chccksissued DALRADA ITINANCIAL even and by t h o u g hthcy perlbrmed compensablc laborlbr JOINI'EMPLOYER DEI-ENDANI'S and worked e a r n e d unpaidovertimewageswhile employed JOIN1'EMPLOYERDEFENDANl'S. but by

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C O U N T ONE F E D E R A L CLAIM V i o l u t i o no/'the l;air Luhor StanrJartJs Act g g 2 0 7 .2 1 6 ( b )a n d2 5 5 ( a ) 29 U.S.C. . F - u i l u r eto Puy Overtintel|/age.; and Mininturn Wages 2 6 . PLAINTII'-FS re-allege incorporate allegations paragraphs as if fully and the of 1-25 stated herein. 2 7 . At all relcvant timcshercin, I)t.AIN-f IIrf'S' enrployrncnt subject the provisions was to ol' t h c I r a i rL a b o rS t a n d a r d sc t o l ' l 9 3 t l .a sa m e n d e ( " F L S A " ) . 2 9t l . S . C .$ 2 0 1 .e t s e q . A d

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d a m a g e s the fbrrn of lost oveflinlewagcsand lost minimum wagesin an amountto be proved in a t trial. 3 3 . .IOINTEMPLOYIjR DITFITNDANTS intentionally, with rccklcss disregard their lbr responsibilitics under Irl.SA.andwithoutgoodcause, thc Iailcdto pay PLAINTIFFS, including O p t - l nConscntcrs. propcrwages. thusdcl-endanls liableto I'}LAINTIFITS, thcir and arc including O p t - l nConscntcrs, licluidatcd lor daniagr's an antount in cqualto theirlostwages overa three y e a rstatutc lirnitations of pursuanlto29 U.S.C.$$ 216(b)&255(a) ol'thc ITLSA.

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F ' u i l u r elo l)roperly l'uy Minimunt Wuges and Ovarlimeon Puhlic Worksund Private ( l onsruct ion I)rojccl,t I 3 5 . I'LAINI'IFIrSrc-allcgc artdincorporatc allegations thc ol'paragraphs as i1'lully l-34 s t a t c dhcrcin. 3 ( r . At all timcsInct'ttioncd hcrcin,I'LAIN'l'l|FS, including Opt-lnConscntcrs, were c m p l o y e din exccution ol'l'ltOJliC-l'Swhich was and is subjcctto the prevailingwagc laws of t l i e Statc ol'California pursuant LaborCode$$ l77l & lTT4,rcgarding to work undertaken on p u b l i cconstruction pro.jects. Pursuant LaborCode$$ 1771&1774, all employees. to including P L A I N ' f l l " F ' Sincluding , Opt-lnConsentcrs" hiredin execution PROJEC'I'S. of shallbe paidfbr t h e i r work on thc PRO.f prevailingrateof per diem wagesfbr ECI'S not lessthanthe general w o r k of a sirnilarcharacter thc localityin which the publicwork is perfbrrned, not less in and t h a nthe general prcvailingrateol'pcr dicm wagesfbr holidayand ovcrtimework. Said Prevailing Wageratesare disseminated the Stateof Calilbrnia'sDepartment Industrial by of

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Relations altdpursuant Calilbrnialawsand Regulations contractors the execution a to all in of p u b l i c works construction projcctaremandatcd law to pay theseminimum wages. by 3 7 . At all timcsnrentioned hcrcin. .IOINTIiMPLOYIIR DEITIINDAN'|S wcrc subject thc to prevailing wagclawso1'thc Statc ol-Calilirrnia pursuant l-aborCodc$$ 1771.1774and1815, to rcgarding work uttdertakcn public works construction on prcjccts. Pursuant LaborCode to , $ $ 1 7 7 1 . 1 7 7a n d 1 8 1 5J O I N ' I ' t 1 M I ' L O Y I l l { I T F L N D A N ' I 'h a da d u t yt o p a yt h c i rc m p l o 4 D S o n suchprojccts, including PLnIN'l'lFliSwho wcrc crnploycd thc sxccution in ol'thc contract ol'

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t h e PROJIJC'I'S, lcsstlian onc and onc-hall'tirncs not thcir basicprevailingrateol'pay lbr h o l i d a yandovertitnc work, as spccilied annual in andsenri-annual published thc bulletins by Calilbrnia Department Industrial oI' Itelations. 3 8 . nt all tirncsInentioncd herein, .IOIN'I' ITMPLOYITI{ DtsFENDANI-S wcrc sub.iect the to o v c r t i m cwagelaws ol'the Statcol'Calilbrniapursuant LaborCodc $510,regarding to work u n d e r t a k eon private n construction projccts. Pursuant LaborCodc$510.JOIN-|EMPLOYITI{ 1o D I I F I I N D A N I ' Shada duty to pay thcir crnployccs, including I'l-AIN'l'llrFS, who workedon s u c l tprivatcconstructions pro.jccts lcssthanthc onc andonc-hall'timcs not theircontractually agrccd uponrcgular ratcol'pay lirr non-public worksconstruction pro.iects lbrall hoursworked i n cxccss ol'tl hoursa day and40 hoursa wcck. 3 9 . PLn IN'l'llilrsarc inlonttcdandbclicvcandbased thcrcor.r contcnd that lilr work p e r l b n n c don I'}ltO.lliC'l'S, thcy wcrc paid lcssthanthc rccluircd minimum prcvailingralc lbr non-holiday and uon-ovcrtituc hoursand lcssthanthc rcquircdrninimumprevailingratc lbr h o l i d a yandovcrtime work as rccluircd LaborCodc$$1771,1774 l8l5; and lbr nonby arul p u b l i cworkscotrstruction projccts thcy wcrc paid lcssthanonc andonc-hall'timcs thcir rcgular r a t eol'pay,or not at all, lor thc hoursworkedin cxccss o1'tihoursa day and40 hoursa wcck as r c q u i r e d CalilbniiaLaborCodeg 510. by

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4 0 . PLAINTIFFS, includingOpt-ln Consenters. thercfbrc contend that tbr their work p e r f b n n e d PRO.llrCTS..lOlNT on EMPLOYEIT DEITIINDANI'S violarcd LaborCodegg 1771, 1 7 7 4and' llil5, spccilically failingandrclusing cornplywith thc staturory by to duty to pay I ' L n INTIITIiS to cltsure or thatI'I,AINTIITFS, including Opt-lnConscnters, paid,prcvailing bc w a g c sand prcvailirtg wagc lirr holidayand ovcrtinrcwork as rcquircdby thc contracts by and s t a t u t cI'I-AINI'lFIrS, . including Opt-lnConscntcrs, contend also thatlilr non-public works c o n s t r u c t i oprojccts, n .IOINl' IjMPLOYEIt DITFI]NDAN'I'S violared LaborCode$510,

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C O U N TTHREE P E N D E N TSTATE CLAIM B R E A C H OF CONTRACT-THIR.DPARTY BENEFICIARY 4 3 .PLAINl'IFFS rc-allcgc incorporate allegations and the tll'paragraplis asif fully stat l-42

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5 0 . AS A TCSUIt OI-.IOINT IrMPI-OYER DEITENDANTS' brCACh thc CONTRACTS. Of AS m o r e fully sct lbrth hercin.PLAIN-|II;FS.includingOpt-ln Consenters. wcre damaged an in a m o u n tto be provcdat trial. 5 1 . PLAINTIITFS seckas contractual damagcs carned unpaid but wages beingthedilference b c t w c c nthc atnountpaid and thc prcvailingwagc ratc as deterniincd thc Directorof Industrial by R elations. 5 2 . PLAIN'l'll"FS. including Opt-lnConsenters, entitlcd andthcrclbre are to rcquest award an

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w a g e sis madc.the total hclurs lvork fbrlhe pay period.the grossand net wagcspaid,all of deductions fiom thoscwagcs,andthe nameand addrcss tlic cmploycr. of 5 6 . .lOINl'IIMPLOYIIR DEIiIINDANTSknowinglyandintentionally lailedto provide P L A I N l ' l F F S ,including Opt-lnConscntcrs, accuratc. with iternized wagestatemcnts in c o t t r p l i a n cwith l-aborCodci\226. Suchlailures e in.lOIN-l-EMPt.OYIrlt DEFDNDANTS' i t c r n i z c dwagc statcrnct.tts includcd. anlongotherthings.not accuratcly showingthe numbcrof a l l hoursworkcd.includingovcrtirnchours,in cachpay periodand/orincorrectly reportinggross w a g c scarncd. 5 7 . AS A dirCCt TCSUII O1'JOIN'I' IJMPLOYI]R DEIII]NDANI'S' l'AiIUrC. PLNINTIIII'S. i n c l u d i n gOpt-ln Consentcrs, re injuredand entitledto recover amountto bc provedat trial we an I i r r actual damages. including thatmcasured the unpaid by wages. ol'not lessthan$100.00 1br c a c hviolationup to $4.000.00. 5 t l . I'}Ln INI'lFIrShavcincun'cd, will continuc incurattorncy and to I'ees thc prosecution in t t h i s action. C O U N T FIVE P E N D E N T STATE CLAIM ( ' u l i / b r n i u Lubor ('ocleSection 203 L N / u i t 7'imeI'enultie.s ing 5 9 . I'I.AINI'IFFSrc-allcgc andincorporatc allcgations the ol'paragraphs as il-lully l-58 s t a t c dhcrcin. ( r 0 . At thc time I']l.nIN'flFIrS'employmcnt withJOINI'IIMPI-OY[1[{ DEITI1NDAN'fS was terntinatcd. .IOIN-ftlMI)l,OYIlR DIililrNDANTSowcd I)LAIN'l'lFIrS. including Opt-ln Ctlnscntcrs. certainunpaidovertinrc w'ages prcviouslyallegcd, as and suchwagesclwedcach P L A I N l ' l F I r wcrc asccrtainablc thetinrcol'termination. at

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6 1. Failureto pay wagesowcd at an enlployee's termination required Labor Cocle$201 as by s u b j e c t s employcrthe paymcntol'a penaltyequaling to 30 dayswages, providcdlbr in thc up as I - a b o rCodeg 203. 6 2 . As of-this datc..IOIN-fIrMI'l.OYIrlt DITFtsNDANI'S havelailcdandrelused. and c o n t i t r u e lail and rclusc.to pay thc amountduc,tlius rnakingeachsuchdcl'endants to liableto I ' } L A I N ' f l F I ' Sincluding , Opt-lnConscntcrs. pcnalties lbr cqualto thirty (30) dayswages.

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C O U N T SIX P E N D E N T STATE CLAIM V i o l u t i o no/ ('uli/brniu llu,sine,ys Pro/e,ssions & Code.s\17200 I l c : ;itution /ir Lln/uir llu.tinc,ys t l)ructices' ( r 3 . PLAIN'l'llrl"S rc-allcgc and incorporatc thc allcgations ol'paragraphs as i1'lully l-62 statcd hcrcin. 6 4 . At all tirncsrclcvant hcrcin.I'l.nlNl'lFIiS' employmcnt with.lOlN'l'DMPLOYEIT D D I T I I N D A N ' I 'wassubjcct Irl-SA,Calilornia S to LaborCodeandapplicablc WagcOrdcrs p r o n l u l g a t c d thc CalilirrniaLidustrialWellarcCommission. by wl.rich rccluired crnployees all to b e paidcertain minimumprevailing wages, ovcrtimeIbr work perlbrmed excess 40 hours in of p e r weekor 8 ltourspcr day unlcssspecifically exemptcd the law, and alsorecluired by PLAINTIITF'S, including Opt-lnConsentcrs, be paidpremiunl 1o pay lbr missed restpcriods. 6 5 . nt alltimcs rclcvant hcrcin. cmploycr I'}LAlNl-lFIrS. thc of JOINI'EMI,LOYDIT DITFENDAN-fS wcrc sub.jcct the Calilornia to Unlair-frade Practices (Califbrnia Act Busincss a n d Prof'essions S $17000 scq.), lailcd1opaythc PLAIN'fIFFS.including Codc ct but Opt-ln Conscnters. prcvailing ccrtain mininrurn wagcs. uvcrtinrc payas rcquircd applicablc by statcand l ' c d c r alawsand lailcdto pay prcmiumpay lbr misscd l pcriods, all ol'which mcal/rest to PI-AINl'lFFS, including Opt-lnConscntcrs, werc lcgallycntitlcd. with.lOlN'l'ITMPLOYEI{

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D E F E N D A N I ' S keepingto himsclfthe arnount which shouldhavebeenpaid to PLAINTIIIFS, including Opt-lnConscntcrs. 6 6 . In doingso..lOINl' IlMPI-OYIll{ DIIFtlNDANTSviolatcd Calilornia Unfair'l'radc P r a c t i c cAct. Ilusincss Prol-cssions $17200, sccl. comntitting s and Codc et by actsprohibitcd by applicable Calilornia LaborCodcprovisions, IWC WagcOrders. the ITLSA, and andthusgiving t l i c m a compctitivcadvaurtagc othcrcmploycrs ovcr and busincsscs with whom .IOIN'f l r M P L O Y I j l t DIIFENDnN'l'Swcrc iu compctition who wcrc in compliancc and with the law.

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6 7 . As a dircctandproximalc rcsultol JOINl' UMPLOYITI{ DD|LNDANI'S' violations and f a i l u r c to pay thc rccluired prevailing tuinirnunr wagesand overtinte pay,the I'}LAIN'l'llil.-S' r i g h t sunderthe law wcrc l'iolated andthe Plaintill's. including Opt-lnConsenters, incurred gcneral damagcs the lbnn of unpaidwagesin amountto be provcdat trial. in 6 8 . .IOIN'I'IrMPt.OYlilt DIrl'ENDANI-S hadbeenawarcof theexistencc rcquirements and o1-thc lJnlair-l-radc l)racticcs andtlic rcquircmcnts Act ol'statc and l'cdcral wagcandhourlaws, b u t willlully, knowingly. andintcntionally lailcdto pay PLnIN'l-lFI.'S, including Opt-ln Conscntcrs, rninilnum prcvailing wagcs payduc. andovertime 6 9 . PLAIN'l'lFIrS. havingbccnillegallydcprivcd prevailing ol'thc nrinimum wages and pay to whichthcy wcrc legallycntitlcd, overtimc hcreinscekrcstitution ol'suchunpaid wagcs p u r s u a nto tlic Ilusincss l)rolbssions t and Codc{17203. 7 0 . I'I,AIN'l'IFFS bringthis courtt thcirown bcliall'only, asa claim lbr rcstitution, on and o v e ra lour ycarstatutc o1'limitations.

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P R A Y E R FOR RELIEF W H E R E F O R EPLAINTIFFSprayli)r thc lbllowingrcliel': , l . Irorconlpcnsatory pcr daniagcs lilr all wagcscarned not paid,all ovcrtirne but wages c a r t r e d not paidandthc lailurcto pay Prcvailing and Wagcs andapplicablc liinge benelits w h i c harcan itcnrol'prcvailing \.vagcs thc amount bc provcdat trial; in to 2 . lior licluidatcd pcr datnagcs thc ILSA cqualto unpaid ovcrtime andminimumwagcs; prcrnium pay lilr rcstpcriods 3 . I;or unpaid which wcrc not authorizcd pennittcd; or

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