Convenience Store Workers v Valero Energy Corp
Lawsuit Alleges Valero Underpays Convenience-Store Workers
A federal class-action lawsuit was filed against Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) accusing the company of underpaying and overworking convenience-store employees.
Plaintiffs allege damages of up to $100 million, according to their suit.
Two former store managers and one current manager are named in the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
As hourly employees, the three women were not paid for overtime work and on- call time, their attorneys said. The women, all of Santa Cruz, Calif., were not allowed meal breaks and could not take their two 10-minute breaks, which are guaranteed by law, the attorneys said.
Additionally, if any of the employees they managed worked overtime, the company would deduct wages from the managers' paychecks, in an effort to keep overtime down, the suit said.
Valero, the largest independent refiner of oil in the U.S., also owns 1,000 gasoline stations and corner stores. There are also about 5, 800 Valero-branded stores that are owned and operated by wholesalers.
For more information please contact:
Steven Wittels
Janette Wipper
Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP
100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 391-6900
Fax: (415) 391-6901
