CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage

24 December, 2008 01:13:00 compnewsnetwork

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San Diego, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet yesterday filed a lawsuit with the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego in unpaid wages totaling close $250,000 against Einstein Industries Inc., a San Diego online health care and legal marketing company.

"We want to make sure that employees are correctly and promptly paid on regularly established pay days as required by law," said Bradstreet. "Companies that fail to pay their employees when wages are due create economic hardships for employees who depend on their wages for the necessities of life for their family."

According to Labor Code section 204, all wages are earned are required to be paid twice during each calendar month on days designated in advance by the employer as the regular paydays.

From August through November 2007, Einstein Industries Inc. failed to meet their obligation to timely pay wages to their employees, instead paying employees anywhere from one day to several weeks late. This pattern and practice resumed in July 2008 and continued without abatement to the present, prompting this action by the Labor Commissioner.

"Employees need to be paid their wages in a timely manner," said Bradstreet. "We hope to reach a quick resolution with Einstein Industries and have their full and complete compliance with the Labor Code and similar violations from continuing into the future."

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Comments (9 posted):

aron on 30 December, 2008 06:11:22

i worked there for 3 years, learnt alot from that place & made alot of good friends.

all the best for ei

Lawrence Anderson on 30 December, 2008 06:38:40

A lot of companies, especially in the creative field, have started paying their bills late on both the production & media buying side. It's nice to finally see a crack down on this practice.

Josh on 02 January, 2009 01:51:50

Its sad to see Einstein now after how I watched it grow from the time I was there til now. Granted I was there for just a short time before moving on to a better position, I still keep in touch with a lot of the talented people that came through their doors.

Best of luck to everyone moving on, especially in this economy.

Someone that Knows on 03 January, 2009 08:46:38

Its about time that the City of San Diego got in line. Its only a shame that they have to stand in line behind the IRS, American Express, and the many private investors.

Norv Turner on 05 January, 2009 06:09:54

I know a little something about leadership being the head coach of the Chargers. We were 4-8 staring in the eyes of elimination...what did we do, we fought back. We fought back and now were really rolling...GO BOLTS!

Ex employee on 16 January, 2009 04:49:54

These guys fly helicopters to work every day. They have maids and butlers to take care of them in the office. I think they should pay their employees before they waste another penny on helicopter gas.

Dino on 21 January, 2009 04:22:47

Einstein is too big to fail!

Sarah on 05 February, 2009 11:45:52

The good thing about that place is that I now work with some talented people.

E on 02 March, 2009 12:32:11

Well, I don't know too much about this company or the health of its finances, but a paycheck that is late in this economy is better than no paycheck at all. The workers can just leave the company after getting their hard-earned money and hopefully they can find another job that pays as well and on time.