In the case of Jasmin Vazquez vs SaniSure, Inc., filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six (2d Civil No. B3829219), on April 3, 2024, the plaintiff alleges that her former employer failed to provide accurate wage statements during her second stint of employment. The defendant, SaniSure, Inc., appealed from the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration.
Vazquez began working for SaniSure through a staffing agency in July 2019 and was hired directly by the company as an at-will employee that November. As part of her hiring process, she signed agreements to arbitrate any disputes related to her employment. However, after resigning in May 2021 and returning four months later, no discussion or agreement regarding arbitration took place. In October, Vazquez filed a class action complaint alleging that SaniSure failed to provide accurate wage statements during her second term of employment.
The plaintiff is seeking judgment for alleged violations during her second stint with SaniSure. She also alerted both SaniSure and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) of her intent to add a derivative action under the Labor Code Private Attorney Generals Act (PAGA). Despite attempts by SaniSure to cure these violations and move for arbitration, both efforts were denied by LWDA and the trial court respectively.