Verkada Sales Employee Sues For $200,000 In Wage And Hour Damages

Executive *******

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*** **** ******* ** ******* ** secure ***** ******** *** *** $*.* million ********** **** *** *******, ** faces *** ******** ** **** ********** deciding ** ****** *** **** **** as ***** *** **** ***** *** lawsuits *******. ********** *** *********** ** the ***** ****** ***** ******* **** a ***** ******** ** **** ***** is ******** ** ** ****, *********** incentivizing ******* ** **** ***** *** lawsuits.

******* *** ***** ** ****** ** Smith's ****, ******* **** "**** ** his ****** **** *****," **** *** "performance *** ******* *****" ****** *** seven ****** ** *** ****, **** he ***** ****** ******** ***** *** pay ***** ** *** *******. *******, the *******'* ********** ******** ** ******** similarly ******** ******* *** ** **** to ******* ** ***** ** *** same ***********.

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Smith's *********

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***** ****** *** ******* **** ****** 2023 ******* ******** **** ** ** "Associate ******* *********," * ***** **** typically **** ** *******'* ***** *********** recruits *** **** **** ** *** Verkademy *******. ** ******* **** ** made * **** ****** ** $**,*** per ****, ********* ****** ** ****** of * ***** *** *** ** 40 ***** *** ****, *** *** classified ** "******" **** ******** **** though ** "*** *** **** *** requirements ** *** ********** *********.

******** ******* ***** *** ** *** claims, ********* * ***** ***************'* ******* ******** ******* *** (****), ***** ** "** **** **** $200,000," ***** *******. **** "********** ********* employees ** **** ******** ** ******* civil ********* ** ****** ** **********, other *********, *** *** ***** ** California *** ***** **** **********."

** ******** ** ******* ***** **** and ****.*. **** ***** ********* ***,***** ***** ************ *******, ***-******** ********, attorney's ****, *** * *********, ***********, and ********* **********.

Verkada's ********

************ ** ******** *****'* ********* ********* ******* "**** and ***** ******** ********** ** *** Complaint" ***** **** ** *********** ********, including ** ******* *********** *********, "******* to ***** * *****," "****** ******," "******* *****," "******* ** *** ******** **** or ****** **********," "******* ** ********," and "******* ** ****** **** ********* requirements."

"Mixed" ***********

*** ******* ******* **** *****'* "*********** was ******* *****," *** ** *** not **** *** ***** *** * promotion ** ******* ********* ** *** end ** *** ***-***** ******** ******. He **** "*********** — *** ******* notice — ******** **** *** **********," the ******* ****.

****** *** ***** ******, *********’* *********** was ******* *****. ******** ********* *** technically ******** *** * ********* ** the *** ** ******* **** ***** spending *** ****** ** *** ********* Account ********* ********,Verkada *** *** ******* ********* *** ***** ** **** ** ** ******* ********* at that time. As such, Verkada kept Plaintiff in the Associate Account Executive position and advised that he would need to improve his performance before it would reconsider him for promotion. Not long after, on or about March 1, 2024, Plaintiff voluntarily—and ******* ******— ******** **** *** **********. [Emphasis Added.]

******* ******* ******* **** "***, ****** later," ***** ***** *** ******* "******* never ****** ****** ******** ****** *** employment." ********* *** ******** ******, ******* said **** ** "*** *****, **** reliable **** ***** ****, **** **** claim ** ************ *****."

*** ******* ****:

** *** *** ******* ** **** data, ********* ********** ********* *** ****** parking ******** *** ************* (******** ** Verkada’s ******** ******** ********). *********’* ******* receipts ******* *** ***** *** *** time *** **** ***********, ********** *** total ****** ** **** ********* ***** at *******’* ****** ** * ***** day. ***Plaintiff’s ******* ******** ******* **** ** ****** ** *******’* *******, ** *******, *** **** *.* ***** **** ***—a far cry from work hours that would trigger overtime premium pay. [Emphasis Added.]

******* ***** **** *** ******* **** also ******** "******* ***-******* **********, **** as ******* ** *** **** *** office, **** ******, ******* ****-**** ** other ************ **********" ** *** *******'* office ****** *** "********* ***** ********* may **** **** *** ****** ** foot *** **** ** ******, ***** is ******."

** ******,Plaintiff’s ****** **** ** *************, as it captures time for various non-working activities, such as walking to and from the office, meal breaks, playing ping-pong or other recreational activities that Verkada provides in its office spaces for employees, or instances where Plaintiff may have left the office on foot for food or drinks, which is common. In short, the record will demonstrate that Plaintiff’s claims that he ****** ******** *** *** *** ******** **** ********* **** *** **** ****** *** ****** *** ****. [Emphasis Added.]

Demand *** *********' **** *** *****

** * **** **** ***** ********** an ********** *********, *** ******* ******* asked ** ** ******* *** **** of *** ****, ********* "********** *********' fees." ******* ** *********** ** ****-****** defense ******* **** ******, ********** & Sutcliffe ***, ********* **** ********** ************** *. ******.

***** ***** **** ********* *********, ****** represented ******* ******* ** * ****-******* gender ************** ******* ***** ** ****** junior ******* ***** ***. ****** *** a **** ******* ** *** ****** in ***** ** *** ******* ******* firm.

Impact ** **********

*** ********** ** ****** *** * final ******** ******* ** ******* ****, with * ******** *** ********** ** "opt ***" ** ****.

* *********** ****** ** "***-***" ******** would ********** *******'* ********** **** *** raise *** ********** *****. *******, *** company *** ** ******** ** ********** plaintiffs ***** ********* ** **** ***** own ***** ******** *** ***** ********** off **** *** *****.

**** **** ******** ** ******* *** progress ** *** **********, ************ ** Smith's *******, *** ******* ***** *** additional "*** ***" ********.