5 Employee Lawsuits In 5 Years Against Elite Interactive
Elite Interactive intends to be a multi-billion dollar company, claiming it is the only remote video monitoring provider delivering “crime prevention.”
While investing “in [its] people" is core to that ambition, Elite employees have filed legal actions at least five times in the past five years over workplace-related grievances, including being underpaid, according to IPVM's review of court records.
In this report, we examine the cases, the company’s response, and the implications for Elite.
Executive *******
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********** ** ******* *** ** *** cases **** *****, ******** ***** ******* between ********* *** ***** ******* **** pay *** *** **** *** ********.
Proposed ***** ******
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- ******* ** ********* *** ****** **** breaks
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- ******* ** ******* ******** ******** **** statements
*** ********* ***** ****** *****, ********* penalties, *********** ********, *********’ ****, *** “further ****** ** *** ***** *** deem ********* *** ***********.”
Other ******** *****
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* *** ******* *** *** **** we **** ***** *** *** ********* obtained ******* ***** ** *** **** five ***** ******* ** *** ***** of ******** **** *** *********.
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"Random ******** ******"
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** ** **** ******** ** ** what ******* ***** ** "****** ******** issues," ** ***** ** *********** ********* that ********** ********* *** ****** ** be **** *** **********-******* ****** **** where *** ****** **** *****.
"It’s *** * ***** ****** ********"
******* **** ********* ******* ** *** proposed ***** ****** ******* *****, ******:
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Elite's ******'* ********
** ******** *** *****,******* ****, ******* **** **** **** *** current ******* ******** ******* *** ******* are "***** ** ***** ******** *******." She ***** **** *** **** "**** not ******* ** *** ** *** other ***** ******* ******* ***** *** otherwise ****** ******* ***-****** ***********."
********* ************ ** *** ****** ** the ***** ************'* *****, **** ****:
** ****** ** ********** **********, **. **** ***** * ***** with *** ***** ************ ******** **** he *** *** **** *** ***** he *** **** ** *********** *** that ** ** ******** ** ******* time ********* ** * ******;Elite ****** *** *********** ** ***** ********. Elite contends that it did not receive notice of Mr. Alex’s Labor Commissioner complaint and the administrative hearing in that matter and, as a result, did not have the opportunity to defend itself against Mr. Alex’s charges at the administrative level. Although Elite asked the Labor Commissioner to set aside the award on the above ground, the Labor Commissioner denied Elite’s request. As such, Elite elected to exercise its right to appeal the decision to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The Court has not yet set a briefing schedule in this matter. [Emphasis Added.]
*** ***** ************'* ***** ***** ******** against ******* **** **** ******* *** following **** *****:
********* ** *** ******** ***** ******, Cara ****:
** ****** ** ******** ***************, **. ********* ***** * ***** action ******* ******* ***** ******** ******* wage *** **** **********.Elite ****** *** ********* *** ******** **** **. ********* ****** ** *********** ********* **** ******* *** ** ***** *** **** *** **** ****** ** *** ********** ********. As such, Elite does not believe this matter should be litigated as a class action lawsuit. [Emphasis Added.]
*********'* *********,***** ***********,**** ****, ******** ***-*************, *** *** ******* ** ****'* request *** *******.
Details ** **** *****
*** ******** ******** ******** ******* ***** included *********** ******* ** ***** ********* above. ****** *****, * ******* *********** at ***** *** "**** **** **** years ***** *** *** ** *** employment ** ** ***** ********* **, 2018,"********* ** *** ************* ** *** **** $**,*** ** overtime *****, $**,*** ** ****** **** hours, *** ***** ********* ** $*,*** as ***** ******** *** ***** *****.
******* *********, *** *** ** "*****" for ***** *** **** ***** ***** May ****,*********** "********** ******* * ****** ** which **** **** ********* * *** salary ********** ** *** ***** ******. As **** ** **** ******, ********** failed ** ****** *** ****** ** hours ********* ****** ** *** ******* documents ** ***** ** ***** ****** overtime ************." **************** **** ** *** ****$**,*** ** ******** ***** *** ********* and * ***** ** $**,*** ** penalties *** ********* *** ***** *****.
********* *** ***** ***** *** **** attorney,****** ******** *******, ** ***** ***** ******* *****. Both ***** *** *********'* ***** **** settled, *** ***** *** *** ******** settlement ***** ** ****, *** ******* did *** ******* ** ****'* ******* for *******.
Hostile **** *********** ******
*** ***** ***** ******* ******* *** company, ***** ** ******** **** ******** Eric ******, ******** ****** ** **************, wrongful *********, ****** ** ********, ****** of *** ******* ******** ** **** faith *** **** *******, ******* ** produce ** ********** ****, *** * hostile **** ***********.
****** ** ******* **** **** $* million, ********* ****** ************ *** ***** damages. ***** ******* *** **** **** Curtis ** **** ****.
****** ****** *** ******* ** ******** 2019 ***, *** ********* *******, ******* amassed "********" ***************, ********* ********** **********, "moving **** ********** ** *****," ********* agent ************, *** ******** "******* ****** by **% ** * **** ** five (*) ******," *********** ********* ******** quarterly *******, ******* ************ ********, *** saved *** ******* ** ***** $***,***.
*******, ****** ******* *** ******* ***** him ** **** ** ********** **************** and *** *** ******* ******** ***; he **** ******* **** ******* ********* him ** * "******* **** ***********" by ****** *********** *** **** *** his ****, ******** *** ** ***** of ******* ******** ** * ****** shop, ************* ** * "*****, **************, and *******" ******, *** *********** *** military *******.
****** ******* ** *** ********* ********** in *** **** ** * ****** of ************** ******* *** ****** ** a ******** ******* *** *** **** from ******** *********** ** **** *** Afghanistan. ** **** ***** ************** ******* to ******* ******** *** **** ** the **** ** **** *** *** mother, *** *** ***** ** ******, taking *********** ***** ***** *** *****, and ******** **** **** **** **** as * ********* *******.
********* ** *** *********:
Zatulov **** *********** ******* ***** ******* ** *** ******** ** ******. Zatulov believes that all military people are “full of themselves,” and that PTSD is “concocted.” This was an insensitive comment and Curtis immediately felt offended. Curtis corrected him by stating that PTSD was a real thing and that Curtis himself was suffering the condition as well. He also revealed that he was suffering from a disability as a result of his time in the military. Soon ***** ****** ******** ** *** *********, ** *** *****. [Emphasis Added.]
*************** *** *****, ********* *******, *** not ******* ** *** ****** ****, and ******'* ********,****-*** ****, *** *** ***** ** ****'* request *** *******.
Elite ********* *******
**************** **** ***** ********* ** *************** ******** **** *** ********** **** issues ****** ** ******** ******* *** company. ** ** ***** *******, * gave *** ******* **** * ****, 1 **** *** ******* * *****, and * **** *** ******* * stars. * ****** **** ***. *, 2021, ****** "*** ******** *****; ***-*********** and *********** **********," ****** **** "** less **** * ****, ******** *** insane."
*** ****** *********: "********** ** ***** with *********, **************, *** *********. ** they *****’* *****, **** ***** ****."
***** ******** ******* **** ******* ********, poor ********-******, "******" **********, "***** **********," and * **** ** "*** ****** or ****** *****." ******** ******* ******* "a *** ** *********** ** **** up ** *** *******," "**** *****," overtime ***, *** "***** ********** ********."
Implication ** ******** ******
***** ******** ******** ****** * ******* of ********* ******* ********** *** *********. Employees ********* ** *** **** ******** over ******* **** ** ***, **** and **** **********, ** "******* **** environment" ****** **** **** **** **** can ******* **** ******* ******* ***** channels. * ***** ** * ****** of ******** **** ******* ******, *********** with * ******** ********** ***** ******, also ******* *** ******** **** ******* employees ********.
*****'* ********* ** ****** * *******-****** company **** **** ******** ** **** employee ******** *******.
** * ******* ***** ***** ********** does *** ****** ** ***** **********?
****** ******* ** **** * ******* would (*********) ****** *** *********** ***** fees *** ** ******* ******** ****** rather **** **** *** **** **** are ******** **, ****** *** ***** have ** ****** ** *** ********* that **** ****** ** **** **** and *** *** **** ****** **, let ***** **** ** ** ***** and ******* *** ****** ** ***** it ***** *****.
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