JBS USA Sanitation Corporation allegedly failed to provide employees with accurate wages due to missed meal breaks. This allegedly resulted in violations of various California Labor codes.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Los Angeles employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that JBS USA Sanitation Corporation violated the California Labor Code. The JBS USA Sanitation Corporation class action lawsuit, Case No. CVRI2605182, is currently pending in the Riverside County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.
According to the lawsuit filed, JBS USA Sanitation Corporation allegedly (a) failed to pay minimum wages, (b) failed to pay overtime wages, (c) failed to provide legally required meal and rest periods, (d) failed to provide accurate itemized wage statements, (e) failed to reimburse for required expenses, (f) failed to pay sick wages, and (g) failed to provide wages when due, all in violation of the applicable Labor Code sections listed in California Labor Code Sections 201-203, 226, 226.7, 233, 246, 510, 512, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 2802, and the applicable Wage Order(s), and thereby gives rise to civil penalties as a result of such alleged conduct.
Allegedly, Defendant required Plaintiffs to perform work assignments while clocked out for what should have been Plaintiffs’off-duty meal break. Plaintiffs’ were also required, from time to time, to work in excess of four (4) hours without being provided ten (10) minute rest periods. This resulted in Defendant allegedly rounding the meal period time to avoid paying penalties to Plaintiffs. Further, these employees were denied their first rest periods of at least ten (10) minutes for some shifts worked of at least two (2) to four (4) hours from time to time, a first and second rest period of at least ten (10) minutes for some shifts worked of between six (6) and eight (8) hours from time to time, and a first, second and third rest period of at least ten (10) minutes for some shifts worked for ten (10) hours or more from time to time. Defendant allegedly violated Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1194, 1197, and 1197.1.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against JBS USA Sanitation Corporation, call (800) 568-8020 to speak to an experienced California employment attorney today.
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