Seaboard Produce Distributors, Inc.Wasserman, Comden & Casselman, LLP represents plaintiff farm workers employed by defendants to harvest various crops grown throughout Ventura County. Plaintiffs typically worked six days per week during the period relevant to this litigation. Their work day began at 6:30 a.m. and lasted until 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., depending on the season and that day's orders. Defendants compensated plaintiffs primarily by piece rate, which defendants determined by dividing the dollar value of a crew's production by the number of members on the crew. Plaintiffs allege that defendants' compensation scheme violated the California Labor Code by failing to meet the minimum wage. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants did not compensate class members for time spent traveling from field to field. |
