PacSun undergoes lawsuit for wage allegations

Los Angeles - West Coast-infused brand PacSun recently came under fire for a lawsuit involving its employees. The mall retailer was sued by a former employee to due alleged wage theft.

Shayna Broadstone, former employee of PacSun at the Glendale Galleria, filed a lawsuit against the company claiming that “on-call” scheduling resulted in her lost wages and pay. The practice of “on-call” scheduling requires employees to call their company an hour or two before work before they know whether or not to come in. This practice is common in retail, restaurants, and other customer service companies; especially during slower seasons. This accusation has been made before with plenty of other retailers in the business. Saks Fifth Avenue faced a multi-million dollar lawsuit in Nick Perez v. Saks & Co., where Perez felt that he was not monetarily compensated for his time as a work. Nordstrom also faced an issue in Balasanyan, et al. V. Nordstrom, where the company allegedly did not pay employees the proper amount for their time.

In this particular case, plaintiff Broadstone filed the class-action suit against the retailer this month. The complaint, filed by firm McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, is about 16 pages long and states that the retailer violated California’s pay requirement. California’s pay requirement is Wage Order 7-2001 which states that an employee must be paid for half of their scheduled work day whenever there is a time that the employee shows up to work and is not put to work. Broadstone’s complaint alleges that she worked on-call hours and was not paid the proper amount mandated by state law. Her charges refer to her time working at the store from August to December in 2011. The suit is still currently in progress.