A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against a prominent healthcare service provider, alleging widespread violations of labor laws. On November 13, 2025, Margarita Coronel submitted the complaint to the Superior Court of California in Sacramento County against Behavioral Health Practice Services LLC and Lifestance Health, Inc., accusing them of failing to comply with state wage and hour regulations.
The case revolves around allegations that the defendants engaged in a systematic pattern of neglecting to pay minimum, regular, and overtime wages as required by California law. According to Coronel, who worked as a non-exempt credential coordinator from September 2021 to June 2025, these practices were part of an intentional strategy to boost profits at the expense of employees’ rights. The complaint highlights several specific grievances: failure to provide meal and rest periods or compensate for missed breaks, inaccurate wage statements, and not paying all due wages during employment or upon termination. “Defendants have increased their profits by violating state wage and hour laws,” Coronel asserts in her filing.
The plaintiff is seeking various forms of relief on behalf of herself and other similarly situated employees across California. This includes recovering unpaid wages, statutory penalties, benefits, interest, attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses. The legal basis for these claims is rooted in multiple sections of the California Labor Code and Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders. Coronel’s lawsuit also accuses the defendants of engaging in unfair business practices under California Business and Professions Code § 17200 et seq., which prohibits unlawful or fraudulent business acts.
Coronel’s legal team argues that these violations are not isolated incidents but rather indicative of a broader corporate policy designed to reduce operational costs unlawfully. They emphasize that this conduct has harmed both current and former employees financially while giving the defendants an unfair competitive advantage in the marketplace. As such, they are pursuing injunctive relief alongside monetary compensation to prevent further infractions.
Represented by Abramson Labor Group attorneys Fawn F. Bekam, Jacquelyn Silva, and Desiree Ruiz Alfaro, Coronel seeks class certification for all affected individuals employed by the defendants within four years prior to filing until class certification is granted. The case ID remains unspecified in the document provided.
Source: 25CV027454_Margarita_Coronel_v_Behavioral_Health_Complaint_County_of_Sacramento_California.pdf
