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Two workers at California cannabis cultivators filed a complaint alleging they were wrongly dismissed after they protested a ban on women working in grow rooms and employees not being permitted to get pregnant, among other issues, per Law360.
According to the lawsuits:
Donna Rivadeneyra and Mario De La Cruz say they were fired from working at four related companies: Toluca Lake Collective Inc., which operates Jungle Boys; Los Angeles Farmers Inc.; Elise Management Inc.; and Hezekiah Inc.
They say the companies moved employees around to various companies throughout the day to avoid paying overtime
Rivadeneyra alleges she asked to work in the grow room at Jungle Boys and was told that per the name, only boys were allowed in it
She also says she was told not to get pregnant or she would be fired
Rivadeneyra and De La Cruz say they were fired after some employees were caught eating lunch and drinking alcohol, but because they weren’t drinking, they believe it was used to retaliate against their grievances
Attorney Arthur D. Hodge, who is representing the defendants, said the allegations are without merit. “Hiring is based on those expectations and the experience the employee brings to the team,” Hodge said. “Plaintiff’s grievances, arising from her inability to be transferred from a facility trimming department to cultivation department, were based on her lack of experience.”
Arthur D. Hodge, Attorney At Law
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Who Are Jungle Boys?
It’s worth noting this from March 2022 via High Times
L.A. Cultivators, Jungle Boys, Raided Over Bogus Late Fees
Tuesday night saw one of Los Angeles’s most storied dispensaries have a rough run-in with law enforcement and The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
TLC is famously the headquarters of the Jungle Boys. They are one of the premier examples of urban farmers bootstrapping their way to success in the modern cannabis industry, which has seen so many tragically fall short and have to sell a piece, or sell out completely. So as one of the culture’s best success stories in a world of corporate dogs, the community was pissed to see what they had to go through last night.
Read more. https://hightimes.com/culture/l-a-cultivators-jungle-boys-raided-over-bogus-late-fees/
Not much information is given about individuals in management at their website, so, a quick visit to Linked In gives some hints..
