Castro v. Spreckels Sugar Company, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:24-cv-00747

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Todd W. Robinson

Firms

  1. September 10, 2025

    Sugar Co. Didn't Control Worker Before Clock-In, Judge Says

    A beet sugar processing company did not exercise any control over a former machine operator during the time he spent waiting in line to clock in, so that time was not compensable, a California federal judge ruled.

  2. July 18, 2025

    Ex-Worker Says Beet Sugar Co. Should Face Wage Suit

    A former machine operator accusing a beet sugar processing company of skimping on his overtime wages and work-related reimbursement costs told a California federal court that the company should have to face his lawsuit. 

  3. April 02, 2025

    Beet Workers Can't Form Class In OT Suit, Judge Rules

    A machine operator for a beet sugar processing company didn't show enough evidence to assemble a class in his overtime suit, failing to prove other workers spent time waiting in line before clocking in, a California federal judge ruled.

  4. March 21, 2025

    Calif. Forecast: Car Dealership Challenges NLRB Structure

    In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a ruling on a car dealership's attempt to halt National Labor Relations Board proceedings based on an argument that the board's structure is unconstitutional. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.