In a bold legal move, a former employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against a major California corporation, alleging numerous violations of labor laws. The complaint was lodged by Silvano Ortega Mejia in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, on October 4, 2025, targeting Villara Corporation for alleged systemic labor code breaches.
Silvano Ortega Mejia, representing himself and other similarly situated employees, accuses Villara Corporation of multiple violations under the California Labor Code and unfair business practices. The allegations include failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, not providing meal or rest periods as required by law, failing to indemnify necessary business expenses, and not furnishing accurate wage statements. Mejia’s lawsuit claims that these infractions were part of a systematic policy maintained by Villara Corporation across its operations in California. “Defendants have maintained a systematic company-wide policy,” the complaint states, highlighting that these practices affected all hourly-paid non-exempt employees during their tenure with the company.
The lawsuit outlines specific grievances such as unpaid hours worked off-the-clock and incorrect calculation of overtime due to omitted remunerations like bonuses. Furthermore, it accuses Villara Corporation of neglecting to provide uninterrupted meal breaks and rest periods as mandated by state law. Employees were allegedly required to work through these breaks without compensation or proper authorization from the employer. Additionally, Mejia asserts that necessary business expenses incurred by employees were not reimbursed—a direct violation of Labor Code § 2802.
Mejia seeks comprehensive relief from the court including unpaid wages with interest, statutory penalties for each violation category—particularly those related to inaccurate wage statements—and attorney fees. Moreover, he demands injunctive relief to prevent future occurrences of such practices at Villara Corporation. The suit also requests restitution for all withheld wages over four years preceding the filing date and seeks declaratory judgments affirming each alleged violation.
Represented by Moon Law Group PC attorneys Kane Moon, Allen Feghali, Julie Sohyun Oh, and Jamie Osganian, Mejia is pushing for significant changes in how Villara Corporation conducts its employment practices. The case is set before Judge K. Fay under Case No.: TWA17/2025.
Source: 25CV027730_Silvano_Ortega_v_Villara_Corporation_Complaint_County_of_Sacramento.pdf
