Castaneda v. Ensign Group, Inc.

Opinion

GILBERT, P. J.

A corporation with no employees owns a corporation with employees. If the corporation with no employees exercises some control over the corporation with employees, it also may be the employer of the employees of the corporation it owns.

Plaintiff John Castaneda appeals a summary judgment in favor of defendant The Ensign Group, Inc. (Ensign), in his class action lawsuit. He seeks damages for nonpayment of minimum and overtime wages. We conclude there are triable issues of fact whether Ensign was Castaneda’s employer. We reverse.

FACTS

Castaneda filed a class action complaint…