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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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JAMES DAL BON

cA 157942

DAL BON AND WANG

l2 South First Strcet #6l 3

San Jose, CA 95 I l3

(408)292- I 040

(408)2e2- I 04s

Attomey for Plainriffs

UNTIED STATES DISTRICT COTJRT

FOR TFIE

NORTHERN DISTRIC'I' OF CALIFORNIA

JAIME MORENO.

Plaintift,

vs.

WM. EtsT,RT CONSTRUCTION, INC.

BNRRET BLJSNIE,SS SERVICES. INC. , and

DOES t-10

Case No. C07 00856 JF

STIPULNTION TO AMEND THE

COMPLAINT

Defendant

I ) The Defendant and Plaintiff in this case hereby stipulate to Amend the Complainto

include WM Ebert Construction Inc. as a Defendant in this case2) The Proposed Amended Complaint is attached to this Stipulation and Marked Joint

Exhibit l.

STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT 1

**E-filed 12/7/07**

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Delense counsel for Barret Business Services, Inc., rvill also represent Defendant

WM. Ebert Construction, inc. and has agreed to accept service of the amended

complaint on behalf of Defendant WM. Ebert Construction, lnc.

Defensc Counsel ivill file an Answer for WM Ebert Construction. lnc. by October 29.

2001.

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DalBon & Wang

Aftorney for Plaintiff Jamic Moreno

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Ann Soter

Curialc. f)ellaverson. Ilirschfield & Kraemer

Anorney for Def'endants Barret Business System Inc. and

WM. Ebert Construction. Inc.

STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT

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IT IS SO ORDERF,D:

DATED:

HONORAT] I,E JEREMY FOGEL

TJNI'IED STA-TES DISTRICT COURT JUDCE

STIPULATION TO AMEND COMPLAINT

12/7/07

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EXHIBIT 1 

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COMPLAINT - BARRET 1

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JAMES DAL BON 

CA 157942 

DAL BON AND WANG 

12 South First Street #613 

San Jose, CA 95113 

(408)292-1040 

(408)292-1045 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

UNTIED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAIME MORENO, 

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WM. EBERT CONSTRUCTION, INC. 

BARRET BUSNIESS SERVICES, INC. , and 

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Case No. C07 00856 JF 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

1) Violations of the Federal Fair Labor 

Standards Act; 

2) Violation of California Labor Code 

Section 510; 

3) Violation of California Business and 

Professions Code Section 17200; 

4) Violation of California Labor Code 

Section 201; 

5) Violation of California Labor Code 

Section 226.7. 

 

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND VENUE 

1. This Court is a proper venue, since all events giving rise to this lawsuit have occurred in 

this district. 

2. Subject matter jurisdiction of this action of this Court is based upon Fair Labor Standards 

Act, 29 U.S.C. §§201 et. seq. and the pendant jurisdiction of this Court. 

GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 

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3. At all times relevant herein Plaintiff JAIME MORENO was a resident of San Jose, 

California. 

4. At all times relevant herein, Plaintiff was an employee of defendant BARRET 

BUSNIESS SERVICES, INC. business entity, located in Sunnyvale, California. 

5. At all times relevant herein, Plaintiff was an employee of defendant WM. EBERT 

CONSTRUCTION, INC. business entity, located in Morgan Hill, California. 

6. At all times relevant herein, Defendants BARRET BUSNIESS SERVICES, INC. and 

WM. EBERT CONSTRUCTION, INC. were joint employers of Plaintiff Jaime Moreno. 

7. Individual defendants DOES 1-10 were, according to information and belief, officers, 

owners, or employees of BARRET BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., and or WM. EBERT 

CONSTRUCTION, INC. having control over the Plaintiff’s work condition and work 

situation. 

8. Defendants jointly employed Plaintiff as a painter in a non exempt position. 

9. Plaintiff was according to information and belief, an employee of both Defendant 

BARRET BUSNIESS SERVICES, INC. and WM. EBERT CONSTRUCTION, INC. 

acting in the normal course and scope of his employment duties with Defendants. 

10. During the course of Plaintiff’s employment with BARRET BUSNIESS SERVICES, 

INC. and WM. EBERT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Plaintiff regularly worked more than 8 

hours per day and 40 hours per week, hours for which Plaintiff was not properly 

compensated. 

COUNT ONE: VIOLATION OF CA LABOR CODE SECTION §510 

FAILURE TO PROPERLY PAY OVERTIME WAGES 

11. Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs 1-10 as if fully stated herein. 

12. At all times relevant herein, California Labor Code Section 501, which applies to 

Plaintiff’s employment by defendants, provided that all employees are entitled to 

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payment at the rate of time and one half for hours in excess of 8 in one day, or 40 hours 

in one week, and double time for hours in excess of 12 in one day. 

13. Labor Code Section 1194 provides that it is unlawful for employers not to make the 

required overtime payments identified in the preceding paragraph and that employees not 

paid such payments can recover any monies owed by civil action. 

14. Under the provisions of Labor Code §510, Plaintiff should have been paid a total of 

approximately $370,462.75 in total wages, including overtime hours. 

15. Over the course of employment, Plaintiff received only approximately $334,400.00 in 

wages. 

16. Defendants therefore owe Plaintiff the sum of approximately $36,062.75, representing 

the difference between the amount of wages owed pursuant to California Labor Code 

§510 and the amounts actually paid to Plaintiff. Specific amounts earned, already paid to, 

and owed 

17. Defendants have failed and refused and continue to fail and refuse to pay Plaintiff the 

amount owed. 

18. Defendants’ failure to pay Plaintiff the required sum violates the provisions of Labor 

Code Sections 510 and 1194 and is therefore unlawful. 

19. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1194(a), Plaintiff requests that the court award Plaintiff 

reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by him/her in this action. 

COUNT TWO: VIOLATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT 

FAILURE TO PROPERLY PAY OVERTIME WAGES 

20. Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs 1-19 as if fully stated herein. 

21. At all relevant times herein, Plaintiff’s employment was subject to the provisions of the 

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. and 

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Plaintiff was an individual employee covered by virtue of Plaintiff’s direct engagement in 

interstate commerce. 

22. The FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 207 requires all employees to be paid overtime for work 

performed in excess of forty hours per week, unless specifically exempted by the law. 

23. Although Plaintiff was not so exempt during employment with BARRET BUSINESS 

SERVICES, INC., defendants knowingly caused and permitted Plaintiff to regularly 

work in excess of forty hours per week without paying Plaintiff one and one half of 

Plaintiff’s regular rate of pay. 

24. By not paying overtime wages in compliance with the FLSA, defendants violated 

Plaintiff’s rights under the FLSA. 

25. Under the terms of the FLSA, Plaintiff should have been paid a total of approximately 

$370,462.75 in total wages, including overtime hours, for all hours worked by Plaintiff. 

26. Over the course of their respective employments, Plaintiff received only approximately 

$334,400.00 in wages. 

27. Defendants therefore owe Plaintiff the sum of approximately $36,062.75, representing 

the difference between the amount of wages owed pursuant to the FLSA and the amounts 

actually paid to Plaintiff. 

28. Therefore, as a direct and proximate result of defendants’ failure to pay proper wages 

under the FLSA, Plaintiff incurred general damages in the form of lost overtime wages. 

29. Defendants intentionally, with reckless disregard for their responsibilities under the 

FLSA, and without good cause, failed to pay Plaintiff proper wages, and thus defendants 

are liable to Plaintiff for liquidated damages in an amount equal to lost overtime wages, 

pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) of the FLSA. 

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30. Plaintiff was required to retain legal assistance in order to bring this action and, as such, 

is entitled to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) of the 

FLSA. 

COUNT THREE: VIOLAITON OF CA LABOR CODE SECTION 201 

FAILURE TO PAY WAGES DUE AND “WAITING TIME” PENALTIES 

31. Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates the allegations of paragraphs 1-30 as if fully stated 

herein. 

32. At the time Plaintiff’s employment with BARRET BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. was 

terminated, defendant’s owed Plaintiff certain unpaid overtime wages. 

33. Failure to pay wages owed at an employee's termination as required by Labor Code §201 

subjects the employer the payment of a penalty equaling up to 30 days wages, as 

provided for in Labor Code § 203. 

34. As of this date, Defendants have failed and refused, and continue to fail and refuse, to 

pay the amount due, thus making defendants liable to Plaintiff for penalties equal to thirty 

(30) days wages in excess of approximately $7,529.41. 

35. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 218.5, Plaintiff requests that the court award Plaintiff 

reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in this action. 

36. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 218.6, Plaintiff requests that the court award interest on 

all due and unpaid wages, at the legal rate specified by Civil Code Section 3289(b), 

accruing from the date the wages were due and payable. 

COUNT FOUR: VIOLATION OF CA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 

17200 UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES 

37. Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates the allegations of paragraphs 1-36 as if fully stated 

herein. 

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38. At all times relevant herein, Plaintiff’s employment with BARRET BUSINESS 

SERVICES, INC. was subject to the California Labor Code and applicable Wage Orders 

promulgated by the California Industrial Welfare Commission, which required all 

employees to be paid overtime for work performed in excess of forty hours per week or 

eight hours per day, unless specifically exempted by the law. 

39. At all times relevant herein, as the employer of Plaintiff, defendants were subject to the 

California Unfair Trade Practices Act (California Business and Professions Code § 

§17000 et seq.), but failed to pay the Plaintiff overtime pay as required by applicable 

California Labor Code and applicable Wage Orders. 

40. During the period plaintiff was employed with Defendants BARRET BUSNIESS 

SERVICES, INC. and WM. EBERT CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendants failed to pay 

Plaintiff legally required overtime pay to which he was legally entitled, with defendants 

keeping to themselves the amount which should have been paid to Plaintiff. 

41. In doing so, defendants violated California Unfair Trade Practices Act, Business and 

Professions Code §17200, et seq. by committing acts prohibited by applicable California 

Labor Code provisions, California Wage Orders, and the FLSA, thus giving them a 

competitive advantage over other employers and businesses with whom defendants were 

in competition and who were in compliance with the law. 

42. As a direct and proximate result of defendants’ violations and failure to pay the required 

overtime pay, the Plaintiff’s rights under the law were violated and the Plaintiff incurred 

general damages in the form of unpaid wages amounting to approximately $36,062.75. 

43. Defendants had been aware of the existence and requirements of the Unfair Trade 

Practices Act and the requirements of state and federal wage and hours laws, but 

willfully, knowingly, and intentionally failed to pay Plaintiff overtime pay due. 

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44. Plaintiff, having been illegally deprived of the overtime pay to which he was legally 

entitled, herein seeks restitution of such wages pursuant to the Business and Professions 

Code §17203 in the amount of approximately $36,062.75. 

COUNT FIVE: VIOLATION OF CA LABOR CODE SECTION 226.7 

FAILURE TO PROVIDE MEAL PERIODS 

45. Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates the allegations of paragraphs 1-42 as if fully stated 

herein. 

46. At relevant times herein, Plaintiff’s employment with BARRET BUSINESS SERVICES, 

INC. was subject to the provisions of California Labor Code § 226.7, which requires 

employers to provide employees a half-hour meal period for every five hours worked, 

unless expressly exempted. 

47. During employment with BARRET BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff worked more 

than 8 hours per day, and was provided neither meal nor rest periods as required by law. 

48. Pursuant to California Labor Code section 226.7, Plaintiff is entitled to recover one 

additional hour of pay at each employee’s regular rate of compensation, for each time 

that Plaintiff was not provided the required meal period. 

49. Plaintiff is therefore entitled to payment, in the amount of approximately $36,138.24 in 

compensation for all meal periods that defendants failed to provide. 

PRAYER FOR RELIEF 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for the following relief: 

50. For compensatory damages per CA Labor Code §1194 for unpaid overtime wages in 

excess of approximately $36,062.75; 

51. For liquidated damages per the FLSA equal to unpaid overtime wages in excess of 

approximately $36,062.75; 

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52. For restitution of unpaid overtime pay pursuant to California Business and Professions 

Code §17203 in excess of approximately $36,062.75; 

53. For pre-judgment interest of 10% on the unpaid overtime compensation and unpaid 

salaries pursuant to California Labor Code §1194(a) totaling $11,571.76; 

54. For meal period premium wages in the amount of $36,138.24; 

55. For waiting time penalty damages of thirty days wages to Plaintiff, respectively, pursuant 

to California Labor Code § 203 in excess of $7,529.41; 

56. In total Plaintiff pray for approximately $127,289.41 in damages for state and federal 

labor violations and in addition; 

57. For reasonable attorney's fees pursuant to California Labor Code §1194(a) and 29 U.S.C. 

§216(b) of the FLSA; 

58. For costs of suit herein; and 

59. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate. 

Dated this 23rd day of October 

 DAL BON AND WANG 

12 South First Street #613 

San Jose, CA 95113 

JAMES DAL BON 

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JAMES DAL BON 

CA 157942 

DAL BON AND WANG 

12 South First Street #613 

San Jose, CA 95113 

(408)292-1040 

(408)292-1045 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

UNTIED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAIME MORENO, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

BARRET BUSNIESS SERVICES, INC. and 

WM. EBERT CONSTRUCTION, INC. and 

DOES 1-10 

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Case No.: 

PLAINTIFF DEMANDS JURY TRIAL 

 

PLAINTIFF DEMANDS JURY TRIAL 

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