A group of more than 100 Disney hotel employees has reportedly filed a class action lawsuit against the entertainment giant, seeking at least $1 million in back pay for labor law violations.
Disney hotel maintenance workers are citing “deliberate” failure to provide proof of correct pay in a class action lawsuit, according to a report. report Written by Therap.
The complaint filed Thursday in Orange County Superior Court alleges that employees must pay for their own tools and are not paid the required amount of wages if they work overtime. There is.
Members of the class action lawsuit reportedly include approximately 100 current and former maintenance engineer employees and 16 assistant maintenance engineer employees.
According to the complaint, Disney “failed to itemize wage statements because it failed to set the correct rates required by the wage order.”
The entertainment giant also allegedly violated its policies by failing to pay employees immediately after an involuntary termination or within 72 hours of a voluntary separation.
The lawsuit also accuses Disney of failing to pay employees’ final wages at their workplaces and of not including wages due to them in their final paychecks.
The person who filed the class action lawsuit was Charlie Torres, an assistant maintenance engineer.
Last year, the Walt Disney Company faced a class action lawsuit from a group of women plaintiffs alleging gender-related pay disparities.
Last summer, many Disney hotel employees went on strike to demand higher pay and better benefits. The strike reportedly began after the workers’ contracts expired at the end of June.
In October, the California Supreme Court rejected Disney’s appeal of whether Anaheim’s wage law covered minimum wage employees at theme parks, TheWrap reported.
California’s 4th District Court of Appeal has ordered Disney to give its park employees raises and slush funds to boost their incomes.
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