On September 6, 2012, the Law Office of Donald Potter received final court approval of a settlement resolving a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of current and former employees of NBTY, Inc., NBTY Manufacturing, LLC and NBTY Acquisition, LLC who worked at a vitamin supplement facility in Valencia, California. On July 31, 2012, the Court also entered an order approving a related class action settlement that the Law Office of Donald Potter reached in arbitration on behalf of temporary employees working at the same facility through Volt Management Corp.
The lawsuit asserted claims for failing to provide employees with a second meal period (Cal. Labor Code § 226.7, 512) and related civil penalties (Cal. Labor Code §§ 201-203, 226) when working shifts greater than ten hours per day. The lawsuit was filed against NBTY, Inc., NBTY Manufacturing, LLC, NBTY Acquisition, LLC and Volt Management Corp. The class was a group of temporary and permanent employees who worked at a vitamin manufacturing facility in Valencia, California between July 2008 and October 2009.
If you believe that you have suffered wage-and-hour violations at work, call the Law Office of Donald Potter at 626.744.1555 for a free legal consultation.