In a lawsuit filed final month towards California hashish firm Jungle Boys TLC, two staff declare they have been fired for elevating considerations concerning the firm’s work situations, gender discrimination, and unpaid wages, in line with a Leafly report. Jungle Boys contends that the workers have been fired for ingesting on the job.
Plaintiffs Donna Rivadeneyra and Mario De La Cruz allege within the lawsuit that the corporate used “stacked entities” to make the most of unlawful labor and that they have been fired for talking out concerning the firm’s shady practices. Rivadeneyra claims within the lawsuit that she confronted gender discrimination and that when she was requested to maneuver from a trimming job she was informed “they have been referred to as ‘Jungle Boys’ for a purpose: that no girls have been allowed to work within the rising operations,” in line with court docket paperwork outlined by Leafly. She claims she was additionally warned that she can be terminated if she have been to get pregnant. Moreover, Rivadeneyra accuses members of Jungle Boys’ human sources group of trapping her in an workplace in an try and attempt to power her to signal a launch of her claims.
In response to the lawsuit, a Jungle Boys spokesperson denied the allegations and stated “the motion shall be defended in court docket on its deserves.”
In an announcement to Leafly via their attorneys, Jungle Boys stated that “an preliminary investigation into this motion reveals that the allegations within the criticism usually are not correct.”
“For instance, the companies named within the lawsuit make use of staff of any gender identification in accordance with their expertise and the place they search. There are girls employed in all features of those companies from entry-level to upper-level administration. The Chief Government Officer of one of many companies named within the lawsuit is a minority feminine.” – Jungle Boys through Leafly
The corporate defended its determination to not transfer Rivadeneyra from her trimming job attributable to her lack of expertise, not her gender.
“Jungle Boys is thought for its distinctive product and sure requirements are anticipated from seed-to-sale,” the corporate stated in its assertion to Leafly. “Hiring is predicated on these expectations and the expertise the worker brings to the group. Cultivation positions are normally sought by these with earlier hashish cultivation expertise.”
The lawsuit, which was filed in California Superior Court docket, alleges 17 complete complaints and seeks “limitless damages.”
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