Attorney Rodolfo A. Ruiz-Velasco's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

Wage and Hour PAGA Trial in Dept. 61 with Hon. Judge John S. Meyer - Rudy Ruiz-Velasco

Dec 14, 2017

OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff: $142,997.07 plus fees and costs of $280,716.30

Judgment for Plaintiff: $142,997.07 plus fees and costs of $280,716.30. The judgment includes PAGA penalties to the Labor Workforce Development Agency: $29,062.50, the individual owner and officer of t ... he corporate defendant is jointly and severally liable for $82,298.25 (LC 558, 2699). Plaintiff was granted his attorneys' fees and costs and a multiplier of 2.0 for fees and costs for a total of $280,716.30, against both Defendants, jointly and severally. The multiplier was granted for the following reasons: this case involved a PAGA action, "an area of the law that raises novel and unsettled issues. Few PAGA cases have actually been tried. Plaintiff's counsel obtained an excellent result on behalf of plaintiff and the aggrieved employees." (from Superior Court's order on Plaintiff's fees motion).

Employment and labor

Wage and Hour PAGA Trial - Rudy Ruiz-Velasco and Thomas Diachenko

Jul 31, 2015

OUTCOME: Plaintiff 1: $71,995, Plaintiff 2: $28,282, PAGA penalties: $170,333, LC 1197.1 penalties: $27,101, attorneys' fees and costs against corporation of $427,997.45 and against individual owner and officer of $345,153.07

Plaintiffs claimed unpaid overtime and minimum wages as wage theft by Defendants, meal and rest period violations, records violations, and related penalties, including a representative action under Pri ... vate Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). Defendants denied the wage theft and violations. Defendants represented by Christopher W. Olmsted from Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, and Frank Noble Decision: Plaintiff 1 is entitled to Overtime wages of $26,824, $1,272 minimum wages, meal period premiums of $6,089 and rest period premiums of $12,071, plus interest on wages of $16,228, Waiting time penalties of $3,574, paycheck violations penalty of $4,000.00, LC 558 penalties of $1,937. Plaintiff 2 is entitled to $8,195 minimum wages, $3,104 meal period premiums,$4,738 rest period premiums, plus interest on wages of $3,832, Waiting time penalties of $2,389 paycheck violations penalty of $4,000, LC 558 penalties of $2,036. PAGA penalties of $170,333 for meal and rest period violations, LC 1197.1 penalties $27,101, both on behalf of all employees and the State of California. Individual owner jointly liable for LC 558 and 1197.1 penalties. Attorneys' fees and costs awarded: $380,014 in attorneys' fees and $47,983.45 in costs against the corporation, and $315,014 in attorneys' fees and $30,139.07 in costs against the individual owner and officer of the corporation

Employment and labor

Wage and Hour Trial - Rudy Ruiz-Velasco and Thomas Diackenko

Jan 01, 2013

OUTCOME: $104,000 award in unpaid overtime wages, interest, and related penalties and damages; $120,171 in attorneys' fees

Plaintiff claimed unpaid overtime wages, and related penalties Defendant denied that Plaintiff worked overtime and argued that he was exempt from overtime pay Verdict: Plaintiff is a nonexempt e ... mployee and entitled to Overtime wages of $70,063.00 plus interest of over $20,000.00 Waiting time penalties of $5,330.00 paycheck violations penalty of $4,000.00 failure to timely provide records penalty of $750.00 Attorneys' fees awarded: $120,171.00

Rodolfo A. Ruiz-Velasco's Legal Cases (3)

Wage and Hour PAGA Trial in Dept. 61 with Hon. Judge John S. Meyer - Rudy Ruiz-Velasco

Wage and Hour PAGA Trial - Rudy Ruiz-Velasco and Thomas Diachenko

Wage and Hour Trial - Rudy Ruiz-Velasco and Thomas Diackenko