Disney Sued by Maintenance Employees Over Alleged Labor Violations
Published on March 14, 2024
Walt Disney Co. has been accused in a class-action lawsuit of underpaying workers at its Southern California hotels, along with a string of other alleged labor violations. The lawsuit was filed in Orange County Superior Court on March 5 by a group of 100 current and former Disney hotel maintenance employees and 16 assistant maintenance engineer employees. It cites Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc. and Disney Worldwide Services Inc. as defendants. Plaintiffs allege that Disney forced them to pay for their own tools and failed to pay them the required double minimum wage and correct overtime rates, as mandated under California labor law for employers who do not supply needed tools....