Class Action

3. Valverde v. Xclusive Staffing, Inc., et al, 2018 WL 4178532 (D. Co., 08/31/2018). Plaintiff is an employee of Omni Hotel. Per the written employment policies of the management company that operates the hotel, a $3.00 processing fee is deducted from each paycheck plaintiff and other employees receive. Plaintiff objected and seeks certification of a nationwide class of plaintiffs. Defendant objected arguing the allegations were insufficient to show that plaintiffs from other states were subject to the same policy. The court noted that defendant management company's policies are national and controlled centrally from its Colorado headquarters. They are contained in its written employment policies used nationwide. The court thus found the evidence sufficient to certify a nationwide class

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