A former security supervisor has taken legal action against his previous employer, alleging a series of labor law violations that include unpaid overtime and unsafe working conditions. On November 19, 2025, Noah Baker filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, against Specialized Protective Services, Inc., Shirley Marie Lane, and unnamed defendants. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of multiple infractions under California labor laws.
Noah Baker claims that during his employment with Specialized Protective Services (SPS), he was subjected to numerous unlawful practices. According to the complaint, Baker worked as an hourly Security Supervisor from August 18, 2025, until September 22, 2025. Despite being classified as a supervisor, he performed non-exempt duties similar to other security officers without any hiring or firing authority. Baker alleges that SPS failed to pay him for overtime hours worked beyond eight hours per day and forty hours per week. He also contends that he was not compensated for off-the-clock work required by SPS and was denied legally mandated meal and rest breaks due to understaffing and operational demands.
The complaint details various instances where Baker was required to use his personal resources for work-related tasks without reimbursement. This includes using his personal cell phone for company communications and incurring expenses such as mileage and rideshare fares while retrieving company vehicles. Furthermore, Baker alleges that SPS provided him with unsafe patrol vehicles with known mechanical defects and directed him to operate them during shifts.
Baker’s legal filing outlines several causes of action against the defendants including failure to pay overtime compensation, failure to provide meal and rest periods, failure to reimburse business expenses, whistleblower retaliation for complaints about unpaid wages and unsafe conditions, constructive discharge due to intolerable working conditions, negligent supervision regarding vehicle safety issues, unfair business practices under California’s Business & Professions Code §17200, failure to produce employment records upon request as required by law, and unlawful contracting under Labor Code §2810.
The plaintiff seeks judgment from the court for special damages exceeding $250,000 along with statutory attorney’s fees and costs. Additionally, Baker requests punitive damages against the defendants for each recoverable cause of action along with injunctive relief preventing further wage law violations by SPS.
Representing Noah Baker is attorney Calvin Chang from CAL LAW APC based in Sacramento. The case is filed under Case No. 2 SSN IO 2 SS in front of the Superior Court of California in Sacramento County.
Source: 24CV027936_Noah_Baker_v_Specialized_Protective_Complaint_County_of_Sacramento.pdf
