A lawsuit has been filed against a hospitality company alleging widespread labor violations affecting numerous employees. On October 30, 2025, Sara C. Atkins lodged a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, against Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, LLC, The Exchange Hotel, LLC, and unnamed defendants. This legal action seeks to address alleged infractions under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) related to various sections of the California Labor Code.
The plaintiff claims that during her employment as a non-exempt hourly worker from June 1, 2023, to April 21, 2025, she experienced multiple labor code violations. These include failure to pay proper overtime wages by not including mandatory service charges in her regular rate of pay and denial of lawful meal and rest breaks due to inadequate staffing coverage. “Plaintiff personally almost never took rest breaks and was never advised of her right to them,” the complaint states. Furthermore, Atkins alleges that she was required to use her personal cell phone for work without reimbursement and received inaccurate wage statements that did not reflect all hours worked or correct compensation rates.
Atkins accuses the defendants of failing to comply with numerous provisions of the California Labor Code including sections on minimum wage payments (Section 1197), overtime compensation (Section 510), timely payment of wages (Sections 204 and 210), meal and rest period provisions (Sections 226.7 and 512), reimbursement for business expenses (Section 2802), and accurate record-keeping requirements (Sections 226 and 1174). The complaint asserts that these violations were systemic across all non-exempt employees during the PAGA period starting August 25, 2024.
The lawsuit seeks several forms of relief from the court: penalties for each violation as prescribed by law; prejudgment interest on unpaid wages; attorneys’ fees; an injunction preventing further violations; and any other relief deemed appropriate by the court. Specifically, it requests civil penalties under PAGA amounting to at least $100 per violation for each affected employee.
Representing Atkins is Melmed Law Group P.C., with attorneys Jonathan Melmed, Kyle D. Smith, and Jaqueline Antillon leading the case. The case has been assigned Case Number: 25 O 4601S in front of a judge yet to be named.
Source: 25CV026015_Sara_Atkins_v_Concord_Hospitality_County_of_Sacramento_California.pdf
