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BECERRA v. EXPERT JANITORIAL, LLC

No. 89534-1.

332 P.3d 415 (2014)

181 Wn.2d 186

Carolina Becerra BECERRA, Julio Cesar Martinez Martinez, Orlando Ventura Reyes, Alma A. Becerra, and Adelene Mendoza Solorio, Respondents, and Heriberto Ventura Saturnino, Jose Luis Coronado, and Moises Santos Gonzalez, Plaintiffs, v. EXPERT JANITORIAL, LLC dba Expert JMS, and Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., Petitioners, and All Janitorial, LLC, Sergey Chaban, All American Janitorial LLC, Raul Campos, and Janitorial Maintenance & Supply, LLC, dba JMS, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Bennett Youmans , Melissa Kimberly Mordy , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Francis L. Van Dusen Jr. , Tara O'Hanlon , Miller Nash LLP, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

David N. Mark , Attorney at Law, William Joel Rutzick , Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Kristopher Ian Tefft , Washington Self-Insurers Association, Olympia, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business, National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Legal Center, International Franchise Association and Washington Retail Association.

Rebecca A. Smith , Diego Alonso Rondon Ichikawa, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Centro De Ayuda Solidaria a Los Amigos (CASA) LATINA, National Employment Law Project, Faith Action Network, Service Employees International Union-local 6, Washington State Labor Council, Latina/0 Bar Association of Washington and Afl-cio.

Toby James Marshall , Marc Cote , Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC, Jeffrey Lowell Neddle , Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

GONZÁLEZ, J.

¶ 1 The plaintiffs before us worked as night janitors for subcontractors in various Puget Sound Fred Meyer grocery stores. They allege that they regularly worked well over 40 hours per week without being paid either minimum wage or overtime as required by Washington's Minimum Wage Act (MWA), chapter 49.46 RCW. The merits of their action are not currently at issue. Rather, at issue is whether Fred Meyer Stores Inc. and Expert Janitorial LLC are...

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