The San Francisco labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against HCL America Solutions Inc. and HCL America Inc. (hereinafter, "HCL America") for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit, Case No. 22CV011480, is currently pending in the Alameda County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.

According to the lawsuit, HCL America allegedly violated California Labor Code Sections §§ 201, 202, 203, 204, 226.7, 246, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198, and 2802 by failing to: (1) pay minimum wages; (2) pay overtime wages; (3) provide required meal and rest periods; (4) provide wages when due; and (5) reimburse employees for required business expenses.

As a result of their rigorous work schedules, HCL America's employees were allegedly unable to take off duty meal breaks and were not fully relieved of duty for meal periods. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges employees were from time to time interrupted during their off-duty meal breaks to complete tasks for HCL America. Employees were allegedly required to perform work as ordered by HCL America for more than five (5) hours during a shift without receiving an off-duty meal break. Further, the lawsuit alleges HCL America failed to provide employees with a second off-duty meal period each workday in which these employees were required by HCL America to work ten (10) hours of work. HCL America's policy allegedly caused employees to remain on-call and on-duty during what was supposed to be their off-duty meal periods. Employees therefore allegedly forfeited meal breaks without additional compensation and in accordance with HCL America's alleged strict corporate policy and practice.

If you would like to know more about the HCL America lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland Hom today by calling (619) 255-9047.

Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC are labor and employment law firms with offices located in California that dedicate their practices to fighting for employees who have been wronged by their employers due to unfair employment practices. Contact one of their attorneys today if you need help with workplace issues regarding wage and hour, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment.