adv. VMware
N/AOUTCOME: $6,500,000
Plaintiff filed a Complaint against VMWARE (a worldwide IT product distributor who employs several "engineers" that were allegedly classified as "salary exempt" irrespective of their duties or daily ta ... sks) on behalf of himself (a QA Engineer) and all employees who worked for VMWARE in California as software engineers, test engineers, systems administrators, QA engineers (platform solutions –automation engineer and manual testing), and QA 2 engineers (platform solutions – manual testing). This wage and hour class action sought the recovery of overtime compensation. In his complaint, Plaintiff alleged that VMWARE violated the California Labor Code and California Business & Professions Code § 17200 by classifying individuals in the enumerated job categories as exempt from payment of overtime under California law, failing to provide meal periods and rest breaks as required under the California Labor Code, and failing to provide adequate itemized wage statements. Plaintiff sought compensatory damages, restitution under California Business & Professions Code § 17200, and penalties under the Labor Code.
