Legal Opinion
Ali v. U.S.A. Cab Ltd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 24, 2009No. D052127PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McCONNELL, P. J.
Abdulahi Ali and Dimitar Hristov (plaintiffs), who formerly leased taxis from U.S.A. Cab Ltd., brought a putative class action against it and its principals, Alfredo Hueso and Jose Antonio Hueso (collectively USA Cab), alleging USA Cab’s leases wrongfully classified lessees as independent contractors rather than employees, and USA Cab violated the law by not providing lessees with workers’ compensation insurance, not paying them minimum wages, requiring them to pay security deposits and other fees, and denying them meal and rest breaks, or alternatively, paying them…
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