About This Case: Vellandi v Sega, LLC

This blog is for informational purposes about a pending California class action lawsuit and how you can participate if you are an interested member of the class.

The case is entitled Vellandi v. Sega et al. Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2013-0063339-CU-OE-CXC.

In or about February 26, 2013 Plaintiff, Brandon Vellandi, filed a class action complaint pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 382, on behalf of Plaintiff and all non-exempt employees employed by, or formerly employed by, SEGA ASSOCIATES LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; VANGUARD INSTITUTE, INC., a California corporation (collectively “Defendants”), within the State of California.

For at least four years prior to the filing of this action and through to the present, Defendants consistently maintained and enforced against Defendants’ non-exempt employees, among others, the following unlawful practices and policies, in violation of California state wage and hour laws.

Specifically, the Complaint alleged Defendant has had a consistent policy of:

(a) requiring employees to work more than eight (8) hours in any given day and/or more than forty (40) hours in any given week, and not pay overtime compensation;

(b) requiring Class Members within the State of California, including Plaintiff, to work at least five (5) hours without a lawful meal period or adding a meal period punch where none existed and failing to pay such employees one (1) hour of pay at the employees’ regular rate of compensation for each workday that the meal period is not provided;

(c) failing to provide Class Members within the State of California, including Plaintiff, rest periods of at least (10) minutes per four (4) hours worked or major fraction thereof and failing to pay such employees one (1) hour of pay at the employees regular rate of compensation for each workday that the rest period is not provided

(d) With respect to Class Members who either were discharged, laid off, or resigned, Defendants failed to pay them in accordance with the requirements of Labor Code sections 201, 202, 203; and

(e) Defendants failed to maintain accurate records of Class Members’ earned wages and work periods.

(f) failing to pay wages which are due and payable twice in each calendar month

This blog is for informational purposes about the class action lawsuit and how you can participate if interested.

We are looking for other employees who experienced similar mistreatment or former employees or former managers who have information regarding this conduct. If you would like a copy of the Complaint or have any questions regarding this case please contact:

Richard E. Quintilone II, Esq.
Quintilone & Associates
22974 El Toro Road, Suite 100
Lake Forest, CA 92630-4961
Telephone: 949.458.9675
Facsimile: 949.458.9679
Email: Req@Quintlaw.Com
Hannah L. Thrane
Legal Assistant
Email: HLT@Quintlaw.com
Web: www.quintlaw.com

Roger R. Carter Esq.
The Carter Law Firm
2030 Main Street, Thirteenth Floor
Irvine, CA 92514-7219
Telephone No. (949) 260-4637
Facsimile No. (949) 260-4754
Email: RCarter@Carterlawfirm.net


PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SEGA ASSOCIATES AND ALL CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM RETALIATING AGAINST EMPLOYEES FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR INVESTIGATION.

If you feel that you or other workers have been subjected to retaliation or intimidation, please contact us or the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement immediately. See http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/

Please contact us at the phone number or email address above so we may continue our investigation of the allegations in this case.