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Lucy Messerschmidt,
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Golf Club andDOES1 through10e
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Golf
Certifyingthis actionagainstDefenda{tVH PropertyCo4r.dbailrumpNal.ional
(,,ClassMembers") or, in the alternative,a classof al! non"xe*pt hourly employeeswho areolrwere
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maketheir motion pursuantto C.C.p. $382 and CRCIRule3.764 on the groundsthat members.hip
the classis ascertainable;that a community of intere$texistswithin the class;and that a common
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nucleusof facts and common questionsof law in thelclasspredominateover initividual
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plaintiffs' claims are typical of claims within the clabs;and Plaintiffs and their counselwill
plaintiffs basetheir motion on this Notice of ,Motion and Motion, the attachedMemorandum
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of points and Authorities, the declarationsof Charle$West, Hayley Strozier, Kevin Hooker,
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PropertyCorporation("Trump"), in RanchoPalosV
thht flbuted
flbu California's law requiringmeal
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brokerprovided3-4 times ayear.' TestimlnyfrolrrthNsepersons- aswell asmultiple
formeremployees(andPlaintiff DavePerry)*no co$ptainld to managernent
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Tom Sperandeo,
the controller and director of HR at Trump ({nd also in th{ pre-Trump era when the public golf club
was the OceanTrails Golf Club) testified that he studied"Humair ResourJces"
as part of his businessmajor at Georgia
SouthemUniversify,but could not any identi! subjectmatterscpveredlther fhan "collective bargaining,like unionsand
stuff like that." He also testified to taking no stepson his own tf teep uf witfr employmentlaw topics (e.g.,taking
courseson his own, joining a professionalorganizationfor HR pfofessio{als,pr reading HR joumals) while he putatively
was in chargeof HR issueslike wage and hour complianceat T$mp. A$d altfroughMr. Sperandeotestifiedto getting
trainingin civil rights law while serving in the CoastGuard Res{rves,th$ onllf kind of unlawful harassmenthe was able
to identify was sexualharassment.See SperandeoDepo.,Vp 19:11-22:7;25:5-28:15;42:9-43:15; 49:16-22;50.6-24.
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Depo.,p. 56:l l-25; vander GoesDepo.4l :2tl+2:t; Cgnforfi Depo. 5'7:22-59:16In addition,before
2007 Mr. Sperandoattendedon an annualor bi-annuala day-lon! presenfatiorfthat Trump's initial Califomia lawyer Paul
Fleckpresented.SperandeoDepo p. 98:3-23.
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By skimpingthisway,Trumpdeviatedfrom its president's
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earning,
basedon theirR.{to*un.p. Tirat'show you builda first-class
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(2) providedfreefood (of varyingou{,n, arldliilritedquantities),
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understandingthat meal breaks had to begin within fl.lrenoJrs oban employee
starting work.
1 0 time for a break. [It also apparently meant not hiringlan HR dirdctor who had proper
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beforetheir30 or l0 minutes
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recordsshowing that its employees "clocked out"for theirlmell breaks. Each of the well-known
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.'*.@ggrievedcurrentandformer[.ptoyeps'dhosenumbersandidentitiesa|readyhave
beenascertained
from Trump's records). Common issuesof factlandlaw (marlagersand employeesalike havetestified
how employeeswere always pushedto keep their breaksas shortlaspossi$le)dxist and predominate
becauseall of these
employeessufferedthe sametreatmentfrom the samemanage.s,f*hictt in turn flowed from the same
corporateculture
and the sameincorrectbelief that employeesdid not haveto .er"iue 30 minute meal breaksif they were
beingpaid for the
time they spenteating. Similarly, typicality exists: Plaintiffs Lu{y v"rrefr.tr|oiJt -a
trrry,s claims(and
testimony)aboutbeing deniedtheir meal and rest breaksare conslstentwiitr thd testimony
""".of all the other employees(and
managers)abouthow breakswere discouragedand employeesw{re always told to keep them as short as possible.
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CLASSCER.TIFICATION STANDARDS
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Richmondv.
v. Dart
t)Qr[ Industries,
lnausrrrcs,Inc.
tnc. (1981)29
Cal.3datl4
atl4T.
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\ly6 I ) ly ual.Jcl
1 0 whetherthe asserted,
theory of recoveryis amenablet$ class[r"aiment. Ghazaryanv. Diva
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Limousine,Ltd. (2009) 169 Cal.App.4th I 524, lS3r.
ffne Cdurt bhouldnot inquire inro the legal
1 2 sufficiencyof the complaint's claims. See,e.g.,BrfnAgr,,ulyo, At 1OZZ(,.Aclasscertification
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[he vatiOityiofthe complaint'sallegations;
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declarations,
with an.ydoubtresolvedin favorof certifcafiofl. Rlychmond,
supra,29 Cal.3d,
at 473,
1 8 478. Thecomplaint'sallegationsareassumed
to be .[o.., fbr cortificationpurposes.LaSalav.
1 9 AmericanSavings& LoanAss'n (1971)5 Cal.3d864,1
869. Iieca[sethe issueof classcertification
is
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to a setof largelyundisputed
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{actstheir cornplaintalleges.
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Codeof Civil Procedure$ 382 authorizesacl$s actidnwhen"the questionis oneof a
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impracticableto bring
impracticable
bring them
them all before
before the
the court."
court." To jet
cert!ficaiion,a party:must
party:mustestablish
establishthe
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vs.611).e SeeMtller v. Woods(19S3)14 Cal.Afp,3d862,7); Newberg
on Class
ber$shduldraisea presumption
thatjoinder
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unusualin classactions,and common questionson liability u.e ndt overshhdowedby individual damage
issies. B. IZL
CustomKitchenv. Owens-lllinois,Inc. (1987) l9l Cal.App.3dl3l4l, 13541.
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"The only requirementsare that common questionsof law and flct preddminqteand that the classrepresentatives
be
similarly situated." Classenv. l4teller(1983) 145 Cal.App.3d27,J46(intelpralcltationsomitredl).
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hourlyemployees
in Califo$ia duringdheClassperiodandwhoworkedin
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loneor morethefollowingdepartments:
Kitchen,Food& Beverage
Frontof
departments
of Trump'sorganization
whosefunctionlconsisds
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givesrise to the clairnsof the other classmembersan{ if nis br hbr claims are basedon the samelegal
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from 2006fthrougiledrit 2008. (Messerschmidt
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wlth dnintemrpted
30 minutemeal
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beingprovidedwith uninterrupted
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subclasses.SeeCRC Rule 3.765(b). A motion for certification not an hll-or-nothing proposition;rather,given the
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public policy in favor of classactions,the Court should considerpreativehpprqiaches
for bundling claimstogetherfor
effrcientjudicial administration:"If the factual circumstancesun{erlying dlassmembers'claimsdiffer, or if class
membersdisagreeas to the proper theory of liability, the trialjudpe, throu[h use of techniqueslike subclassingor
[other
judicial] intervention,may incorporatethe classdifferencesinto tNrelitigalive p[ocess,anclgive all classmemberstheir
due in decidingwhat is the proper outcomeof the litigation)' Ria.hmond,
iuprd,29 Cal.3dat473; Aguiarv. CintasCorp.,
No 2 (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th l2l, 135 (reversingtrial court's aerfial of ckisscdrtification where commonality,
ascertainability,
and superioritycould be overcomethroughuse ofsubcladses).
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See,e.g.,Employee
Manual (2003 ed.),p. 7 (DLM00053),Ex.lt to van ber GoesTr., which is attachedas Ex. I to
cowan Decl.; EmployeeManual (2006 ed.), p. l0 (DLM000l4), Ex. 2 to lan d]erGoes Tr.
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for at leastsevenyears,potentially indefinitely for electoonicrecdrds; vanlder boes Depo. Tr. 133..23-134:13
(same).
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mealperiods.(PenyDecl.$u3-8;Messersc idt Decl.i]lfl7-8.) Neitherwasprovidedwith
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Adequacy
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by counselexperiencedand qualified
(1976)60Cal.App
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First,Plaintiffs'lawyersspecialize
in employ
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1.E.,the samecorporateculture that frowned upon and discou lged mdal anldrest breaks,the sameemployee
handbooks,
the samelack of instructionand trainins about
, the samemlsinformation about Califomia law, the
sameretaliationexperiencedby other ClassMembers for exerci ng their rights, the sameprohibitionsand resfrictions
affectingmeal and rest periods,and the sametimekeeping
s. (PerjryDecl.,passim; MesserschmidtDecl.,possim.;
SperandeoDepo.Tr. 135 17-24 (testifying that no ClassMembe clocked out for meal periods before April 2009).1
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Indeed,Plaintiffs are ideally suited to serveas class
vesbechuseibothwereexposedto Trump'sunlawful
policiesand practicesover severalyears and both had the
while btill eimployed,to asserttheir rights (andthen
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waste,andlimiting
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litigation." Richmond,supra,29Cal. at 469.
An additionalconsiderationis damaees. Wh
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everlindfividualclaimsashighas$37,000
areniost hdvantageous
"whennumerous
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suprz,29 Cal.3dat 473.
Centralto this inquiry is the defendant'scondfct towardsthe classmembers. Vasquez,
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1 9 hoursof work period and, if they work more than 10 tiours inJa day, to a secondmeal periodof at
2 0 least30 minutes.Labor Code $ 5nJ, e lndustrialWelfareColnmission(IV/C) Wage5-2001(ll);
2 1 Brinker,supra,53 Cal.4th at 104LDuring *"ut p"riofs employeesmust be relievedof all work
2 2 duties: "Unlessthe employeeis relieved of all duty drtring a 30 rrninutemeal period,the meal period
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2001(11XA).For eachmissed/deficient
mealperiod,ianemployermustpay anadditionalhourof
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createsa (rebuttable)presamptionthat mealperiodilwerehot provided. SeeBrinker,supra,7053
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Recently,the SupremeCourt clarified the stan[ard fdr determiningif an employercomplied
employeesthe right to a meal period. See,e.g.,ia. atlO+e('i[A] first meal perio dis guaranteedafter
1 0 five hoursof work, while a secondmeal period is reetired only alfter10 hours of work.") (Emphasis
1 l added).This guaranteeputs an affirmative obligationlonemployersto "relieve" employeesof their
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half-hourperiodsin which they arerelievedof any duly o, erkployercontrol and are freeto comeand
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controlouer[heit adtivities."Id. at fi4A.
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a mealpetiod. . . the employershallpaythe
employee
oneadditionalhourof payat theemployee's
regularraieof compensiltion
for eachwork daythatthe
meal...period
is notprovided."
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SeeqlsoMurphyv. KennethCote(2007)40 Cal.4thl0g4,i to{. "rhe rhealbreakis nor limitedto r}rerighrto eat;
rather,employees
mustbe freeto attendto anypersonalbusinesslthey
ma)tchoosedwing the30-minute
period.,,
Ricaldaiv. u.s. Investigations
services,LLC (c.D. cal 2012)zltz wt I 900660,* L
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sltp,ta>at 1040(emphasisadded).
lrinker,
Mindful of the subtle influencesan employetpuy haVeon its employ ees,Brinker alsobarred
I
employersfrom "exerting coercion againstthe takine
crehtingincentivesto forego,or otherwise
lof,
encouragingthe skipping of legally protectedbreaks.'t,Ibid. For example, an employer may not
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For the following sevenreasons(at least),.oof*on questionsof law and fact predominate
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aboutwhetherTrumpprovidedClassMemberswith q\ealperiodsasrequiredunderlaw.
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CommonQuestionsre:lrTrumfu,s
Witten Employmentpolicies.
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First,thelegalityof Trump'swrittenmeal-perilod
poliicyis a commonquestion.The
1 2 handbook
statesthatmealbreaksmay occur"within tfe first {we and one-halfhozzrs
of theirwork
I
that this written policy was the principal documentthrjoughwhich the company communicatedits
1 6 meal-break
policyto ClassMembers.In thewordsoflformerGeleralManagerDaveConforti,it was
l7
"gospel."(ConfortiDepo.Tr.132:7-14.)23
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policy,whetherthe policy is unlawful on its face give{ rise to a common legal question. SeeLinder v
Thrtfty Oil Co. (2000) 23 Cal.4th 429, 439-440,97(ceitification questionis "essentiallya procedural
'2
ii.
Second,
commonquestionsarisebecause
fruin hasa policyprohibitingClassMembers
a
J
hadanabsolute
righ.tto leavethepremisesduringtnelrmealbreaks.(vander GoesDepo.Tr. 181:6-
I l; ThatcherDecl. ''|J3.) On the contrary Trump required theimto eat only in a "design ated.area"at
7
8
the club.2aAnd they could not leavethe premiseswitfrout plior approvalor notification.25
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Trump strictly enforcedthis policy. For examile, boih Mr. van der Goes(who, recall,was
l0
Conforti(Trump'sGM January
2008to
ry
February
2An) reprimanded
andsuspended
namedpl[intitrDaveperryfor leavingtheproperty
1 1 during a "food run," i.e., a make-shiftmeal period wh[reby cineemployeewould pick up food from a
I
1 2 localrestaurant
andbring it backfor everyoneelse,wfo worildconsumeit wtrileon dutyor bolt it
1 3 whentheywereout of the view of customers.(Ex. 3d;vandbr GoesDepo.Tr. 80:14-81:4,222:l-16;
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Q. And to your knowledge, were employeesallowed to feave the properfy in orrier to take their breaks?
A. Yes,
Q. llere they required to get authoristion from their ippervisar prior to leoving the property?
A. It was preferred.
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Q. How was thaf preferencecommunicatedto employe{s?
A. Justverbally,just telling them.
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Q. Would employeeshave to requestauthorizationpriorlto actually taking a meal break?
A.No.
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A. Yes.
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Q, So the authorizotionwasonly requiredto leavethefiremises?
A. Yes.
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(Conforti
Depo.Tr. 206:22-207:14.)
(Emphasis
added.)SeealsolConforti
Depo.Tr.206:22-207:5;Kim
Depo.Tr.59:1960:6;vanderGoesTr. 80:15-81:4;
PlumleyDecl.!f 3; Reyesoe!t. tT3; MbDowellDecl.lf 4; Alberto-Alvarez
Decl.tf 3.)
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thisrequirement
evenaftertheinstantlaivsuitswbrefiled. In an April 16,2009memoto Class
Members,(then)GM David Conforti statedthat ClassMembersfere requiredto advisetheir supervisors
if theywere
'rYoumay leavetheclubif youwish
goingto leavethepremises
duringtheirmealperiods.Thememdstates,
fduring
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againstterminatingPerry.)
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only neededto communicate
their
\,tembeis
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all work duties so they could take their meal break, *[l.r.
for taking the breaksbut kept them in the dark abouttfre comroany'spolicies and the legal
requirements.Trump - which thought a 30 minute mfal bredk was not mandatorybecauseit kept its
28ConfortiDepo.Tr. 206,:13-18;
Kim Depo.Tr.19:14-20:12;varl
derGoosDepo.Tr. 221:15-20;Amini
Depo.Tr.
(testifyingthateventheschedules
125:16-21,126:14-127:6
thatfere creeited
afterlawsuitswerefiled includedonly
recommended,
notmandatory,
mealtimes);Liu Decl.fl 5; BolsajianDecl.J[7; HookerDecl.tf 6; Kwiatkowskitf 5; Perry
Decl.]f$3, 5; McDowellDecl.u 3.
Decl.!f 3; PlumleyDecl.J[5; ReyesDecl.fl 5; ThatcherDecl.tf'lff , 5; Albbrto-Alvarez
pefiods
in
handbooks
that
meal
wotrld
be
scheduled,
Regarding
thestatements the
some
seeEmployee
Manual(2003
(1)
maybe sfheduledfor a normalone hourlunchperiod"),Ex. 1
ed.),p. 8 (DLM00054)(statingthat"[s]omeemployees
Manual(2006ed.),p. 13(DLM000l?)(same),Ex.2to CowanDecl.
to CowanDecl.;Employee
2eLiu Decl. 6; Kim Depo.Tr. 47:5-ll; 50:4-23;HookerDecl. I I l; PerryDecl. 5; PlumleyDecl. 5; Trump'sSecond
tl
$
tf
tf
for
wereresponsible
that"classmembers
SetTwo,p. l0 (acNnowledging
Suppl.Rsp.to Perry'sSpecialInterrogatories,
Zs;SupflortrhgDec-Eratfons
Laisser-Faire Approach.
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ClassMemberscould eat as they worked. Trump mairagersknew about this practicebut did not
take
correctiveaction.30So the onus was on ClassMemb{rs (thdughno one ever told them this) to inform
. '. violated
:"t Cf Cicairosv. SummitLogistics,
tnc.Jtzoos)133Cal.App.4th 949,962(holdingthat
"defendant's
obligationto providetheplaintiffswith
l0
1 1 breaks,"
saidMs.Amini. (AminiDepo.Tr. 138:tO-tbq::.)
t2
l3
half period meal breaks must begin. Trump did nothirfg to clarifr this, or lhaveany systemto ensure
I
class Memberstook their meal periodsbeforeexceedfngfive hours of work.33
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mealbreakpolicyregardless
of whdthertheywerespecificallyinstructed
to do soduringa
2 0 complyingwith Defendant's
shift).
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z)
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25
26
27
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Directorof OutsideServices
;IvrussJoel
JUsl r\llll'
Kim, who
wrlo managestne
tf," valeT$
uutetf ano
and Otner
other UIaSS
ClassMembers tn
in the OutSide
OutsideSefviCes
Services
Depafiment,evenacknowledgedthat he saw ClassMemberseatifrgat thelvalet station more times than he could count.
(Kim Depo.Tr. 54:10-55:2.) "The [meal] breakswere always ar,lailable,"Mr. Kim retorted,"but
[ClassMembers]would
takeit uponthemselves. . . to take a [meal] break." (Kim Depo.lt.. SO,A.t+.;
3r
van der GoesDepo. Tr..l6j:23-168:7, 168:16-23;Amini oepoi.fr. 82:21-133:lg, l3j:13-25 (,,Theyknow rhatand
they arethe onesthat if they need coverage,they haveto mentioll that to the supervisoras well.',), id. at l4g:19-149:l
(testi0ing that Class Members are responsible for manning their
[osts and finding a manager to relieve them to take a
meal or rest break.)
I
3'Kim
Depo.Tr.192:9-13;vander GoesDepo. Tr,l2l:9-122:6,i147:14-148;25;
Amini Depo Tr. l3g:16-139:3;Thatcher
Decl.!f 3; SperandeoTr. 164:22-165.2.
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33See'e'g.,van
derGoesDepo.Tr, 88:21-89:15,170:21-171:3;
Tr. 159:ll-15; Kwiatkowski
Decl.'tf
5;
lperandeo
McDowellDecl'',lf3; McDowellDecl.$ 3; Alberto-Alvarez
Decl,lfl 3) "At no time ... diclanymanager
everreference
the
company's
employee
handbook,"saidClassMemberMaralBolshjian,who wcirkedat Trumpfiom 2007to May2010.
2 noncompliance
because,
Trumpbeinga customer-UuJ.O
busfiness
with the addedself-induced
I
3 pressure
to live up to the "brand"thatDonaldTrumplseeks
to maintain,thepressof work (and
I
pressure
from managers)
invariablykeptClassMem{ersfrorntakingtime mealperiods.
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6
7
8
9
Trumpdid nLot,
beforethe instantlawsuitsweJefiled, explainthis wrirnenpolicyto Class
I
Members,distributeany memorandaor documentati{nexplainingthe company'smeal-periodpolicy
or eventell ClassMlembersabout their right to take almealperiod.3aIndeed,even after the lawsuits
I
were filed all Trump did was simply copy the text of
handbook verbatim into a memo and gave it
Jhe
to ClassMembers. (Conforti Depo. Tr., Ex. 29.) Lat[,rin 2009, when mamagement
tried,o gi*
I2
1 a
IJ
andensurecoveragethrough staggeringshifts).36In
t4
mealbreaks.
(See,e.g.,LiuDecl.!J5;McDowell
l5
t6
. u 3; HookerDecl.tl 11;PenyDecl,ulf5-6)
Trumpalsotook no actionto ensurethatthe nflicies statedin its nnanual- Trump,swageand-hour"gospel"-1yere enforced. (van der Goes
l9
20
21
22
z3
24
25
26
27
28
to
See,
C o n f o r tD
i e p o . I l 5 : 1 8 - l 1 6 : 2 ; 1 1 6 : 9 - 1 3A;m i n i D e p c j .T r . t t 2 : 1 9 - l l 3 : 1 0 ; K w i a t k o w s k i D e c l . 5 ; w e s t
Decl.
tf
".g.,
!f 4; ThatcherDecl. lf 3; McDowell Decl. ti 3. Moreover,the onlj memortrndumdistributedto ClassMembersbeforethe
filing of the instantlawsuit blatantly violated California Iaw. Titied "On Duty Employee Meal policy,,,
the document
inveighed,"EmployeeMeal is a privilege not a right!" see yand{r Goes Depo. Tr., Ex. 6, p. 3, and admonished
Class
Members,"even during lunch and rest break[sJ,. . . to stay in thfiriob funrctionroles." (1d.,8x.6, p.
l; emphasisadded.)
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For example,an April 16,2009 memorandumto employeesisjued by then-GM David Conforti told
ClassMembers
that they musttake a meal period when they work five or more hfws, but the memo neither statesthat
meal periodsmust
beginbeforeexceedingfive hours of work nor explainsthe conrldiction betweenthe handbookand Trump's
alleged
undocumented
policy. (Conforti Tr., Ex. 30.)
I
tu
S"n, e-g.,Conforti Depo. Tr. 207:24-208:5; Amini Depo Tr. rcl:4-104:7 (stating that Trump never trained employees
regardingmeal periodsbut that "I mean it is just-but it was knbwn."); Kim Depo. Tr. 58: 3-l l; Kwiatkowski Decl.
tf
5; PlumleyDecl. 'lf3; ReyesDecl. lf 3; ThatcherDecl. tf 3; McDojrvellDec[. 3; Alberto-Alvarez Decl. ,]f3.)
tf
Department---didnot know the law about meal or resf breaks.3t Manag"ment, including GMs,
haveto deferthat to Tom Sperandeo").But HR direcior Tom Sperandeo.himselfdid not know the
l0
Californiabreak-timLe
laws to be amons his duties.
1t
t2
1 3 permission
whenevertheywantedto takea (30 minutp;mealbreak.38
Authorizationwasnot always
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Plaintiffscontendthat makingClassMemberslresponsible
for takingtheirmealperiods
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2 0 employer
keepsits employees
in the darkaboutthecohnpany's
meal-break
policyor legal
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L)
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25
26
27
28
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See,e.g.,ConfortiDepo.Tr. 107:18-25(admittingthathedoei not havea "deepunderstanding"
of Califomiamealperiodlaw);id. at 114:20-24;118:14-l
("butif voudidwork
19:17;van
derGoesTr. 34:5-8,4l:21-42:1.88:21-89:tr5
morethansix hours,you did haveto takea thirry-minute
break."),id. at l4l: l3- 18, l4l:24-142:2Gtatin;thatClass
Members
wereentitledto secondmealperiodsonlyafterworkin! l0 hoursof work,wherela.wrequiressecond.
meal
periodsbeforeexceeding
l0 hours);Sperandeo
(teftifyingXhatClassMemberswereentitledto mealperiod
Tr. 152:14-19
afierfle hoursof work).(Kim Depo.Tr. 130:22-131:13;132:201133:3;163.4-2A;vander
GoesDepo.Tr. 143:24144:11,221:15-20:,
HookerDecl.'lf l3; KwiatkowskiDecl.tTfl5, p (testiS,ing
to lackof trainingevenaftershebecame
seniorrestaurant
manager);
PerryDecl.!f 13.)
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Conforti Tr. 126:5-128:l and207:9-l 1 and Ex.26, "Trump N{tional Golf Club, Food and BeverageOrientation
Manual,2008,p. 9; Kim Depo. 58:22-59:3;id. at Ex. 66; Amini pepo. Tr, 112:19-113:10;
Amini Depo.Tr., Ex. 6 (memo
disseminated
to ClassMembers enjoining them from "order[ing] food in the middle of your shift without manager's
permission.");Plumley
Decl. Ji'!f3,4; ThatcherDecl. tf 4; SperandeoTr.144:21-145:14.)
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@s
requirements.
UnderBrinker,duringeveryqualif,int shiftan employermustaffirmativelyrelieveits
.L
employeesby instructing or informing them that thej may stop working to take a
meal break. At
I
minimum, Brinker requiresthe employer to clearly t{ll employeesof the meal-breakpolicy
andlor
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Fourth, common questions arise regarding whlther Trump - as a resulltof its ignoranceof the
law and its corporateculture to live up to Donald TrufnR'sexpectations-- pressuredor intimidated
theevidence
supporting
this contention(e.g.,everydUrni,,.Odeclaration
from formermanasers
and
t
"
t 2 currentandformeremployees)overwhelmingsupporissucha finding.3eIndeed,oneTrumpmemo
1 3 (Exhibit6) givento employeesstatedin partthefollol^ring:,.pleaseknow that[g]uestscomefirst
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ALWAYSNOT YOUR MEALS!"
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CommonQuestionsre:lShort,InterruptedMeal periods.
ll
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Fifth,commonquestionsariseregarding*h.t{r., ClassMemberswereaffordedonlyshortor
t
'
t 7 abbreviated
mealperiods.As noted,ClassMemberslpgularlyrushedthroughtheirmealbreaks
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to routineinstructionsfrom managers
to *ori< assoonaspossible- or immediately.
1 9 Managersalso sometimesintemrptedemploveeswhil|they were still eating.a0
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24
25
26
27
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3e
plumley
12-14;
Decl.ll 6.
fiT3,a;LiuDecl.!f4; PerryDecl.,!f,!f
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ooSee,
e.g.,Liu Decl.f']T7-l0; BolsajianDecl.tf$5, 6, I 0; HookeiDecl.lf I 0; PerryDecl.fl 6; plumleyDecl. 6, 9;
{ti
Reyes
Decl.ffii4,7;Thatcher
Decl.tf,lf4,7,9; McDowellDecl.,flj6.)
:
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Moreover, Trump did not instruct Class Mempers to clock out when they ate or took a break,
,|
soClassMembers
werepaidfor that time,seeConfoltiDepo.Tr. 107:18-15;
Kim Depo.Tr.56:24i
8
9
lf
1 0 were on the clock, to return to work as soon as they ir[a nnished eating or, as most ClassMembers
1 t testified,bolting their food.at As Mr. Kim unambiguduslytebtified:
t2
Q. Did you ever come to believethat becausel[frumplwas providing not only free food but
l3
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A. Yes.
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A. After my conversation
with ThomasSperafrdeo.
r8
(ld. at 152:20-153:5.)
RecallthatMr. Sperandeo
was headof HR for mostof theclassperiodand
ftre
1 9 thewellspringof informationaboutTrump's*uge-anf-hourobligations.RecallalsothatMr.
20
Sperandeo's
testimorryestablishesignoranceof basicpmployhnentlaws at the heartof the instant
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arSee
ConfortiDepo.
Tr.207:24-208:11;210:l-17;
Plumleyoecf T 9;Tmmp'sSecondSuppl.Rsp.to Perryr's
Special
Interrogatories,
SetTwo, pp. 28-34(statingthatmanagers
andsuirervisors
suchasMr. Kim madefoodruns"on numerous
occasions"
for ClassMembers),attached
to Orshansky
Decl.aslix. A. SeealsoKimDepo.Tr. 54:10-55:2
andid. atEx.
68 (memopostedby Kim in November2010remindingClassM$mbersnbt to work duringtheirmealperiods))
27
nt
25
28
Ki- Depo. Tr. 151:24-152:8("Due to the fact that we supply tfre food and that they're getti:ngpaid on the clock while
on their break,that constitutestheir break."); Kwiatkowski Decl.ltf5; Plumley Decl. ,||f4., SperandeoDepo 135:17-136;l6;
146:8-12
-19Plaintifl-s'Joint Notice of Motion and Motion for ClassCertihcation;Memo of Ps & As; SupportingDeclaratlons
i
Members corroborates this fact. Former GM van derlGoes also confirmed that nothins was done to
vt.
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Sixth, common questionsarisebecauseClassN4embers'timerecordsare uniform in not
reflectingany meal periods from at leastDecember2)2004 to April2009.a3 Indeed,Trump admits
I
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8
employeeswere getting the breaks to which the law u[,i,t"O them or if the time recordswere
I
accurate.44BecauseTrump has also admits that it ne{er paid premium wages for missedmeal breaks,
l0
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t2
vii.
which requirespaying a premium wage of one hour o[nuf (at the regular rate) for eachmeal period
(AminiDepo.Tr.14.2:11-143:24
(no written
t7
Sperandeo
Tr. 138:2-19.)Again,Trump
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20
21
22
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L)
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LA
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a3
SperandeoDepo. Tr. 135 17-24;Conforti Depo. Tr., Ex. 30 ({nstitutingpolicy of clocking in and out for mealperiods
only as of April 16,2009, after the instant lawsuitswere filed; TLump'sRsp. to Perry's RFA's (Set One), nos. l-15,
attachedto OrshanskyDecl. as Ex. C; Trump's Rsps.to Messer{chmidt'sRFA's (Set One), nLos.l-15, I8 and I't setof
form intenogatories,attachedto Cowan Decl. as Ex. I-J; van derJGoesDepo. Tr. 131:l-25.;
no
Amini Depo.Tr. 120:6-121:21,127:19-128:24and 130:7-l3l {3; van der GoesDepo. llr. 133:15-134:13 and 136:20Seealso,e.g.,PlumleyDecl.tf l0;Thatcher
SperandeoTr.l3T:1'2-138:19.
23,146.22-147:3,
156:13-157:2;165:18-22;
Decl.tT6
Decl.tf 1l; McDowell
iI
ot
ConfortiDepo.Tr. lll:22-113:2and1224-9;vander
Tr. 146:8-12
Sperandeo
S"r,
,154:ll-15'7:6,275:14-276.2lt;
".g. Tr.23:16-23and143 l-7; PlumleyDecl. 1l; Rey{sDecl. 8; ThatcherDecl. 12;McDowellDecl.fl 7.
GoesDepo.
$
$
t|
-20S[p-ortfipec1aEiio'ns
i
1
compensation
for eachwork daythatthe ... restperipdis not provided." Section12of Wage
Order
l0-2001,theapplicablewageorderhere,specifiesthht..evefyemployershallautho
rizeandpermit
all
_t
2
1
I
to takerestperiods,whichinsofaru, pru"[i"ubleshallbe in the middleof eachwork
lemplovees
t
l
The authorizedrest period time shall be bas{d on the total hours worked daily at
lReriod.
the rate of
5 ten (10) minutesnet rest time per four (4) hoursot.n[or fraction thereof." pleasenote
that the wage
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7
8
dountedagainstrest time.
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The Brinker court also recently clarified the r{st-break requirement. It held that the total
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amountof rest time per shift is determinedby dividin[ the hours worked hy four hours, rounding
I
l 1 down if the fractionalpart is half or lessthan half and up if it is more (a..major fraction,'),then
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1 2 multiplying the quotient by 10 minutes. Brinker, at 1929. The Brinker court explainedthe effect
of
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1 7 wherethe defendant'spolicy provided that employee$were entitled to rest breaksonly for eachfull
1 8 four hours worked. Id. at 1033. If the employer's pollicy does not authorize rest breaksin
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issueof waiver ever arises for a rest break that was re{uired by law but never authorized;if a break is
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E-s; Supporting-Dedlialions
on questionariseswhetherTrump'srest-
because,
like the Brinker policy, it doesnot authorir.jClurs Membersto take meal periods
for periods
of time that are less than four hours, even though em{loVeesare entitled rtorest breaksper
four hours
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'
'
t2
Kim Depo.Tr.66:19-22.)ThusTrump'spolicydoeslnotauthorizerestb:reaks
duringshiftslessthan
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than eight,and so forth. Thus ClassMembersworkir{e shifts of 6 hours and one minute would
have
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taking restbreaks,Mr' Kim could not recall a single
ioccasionwhen a ClassMember had askedfor a
restbreak:
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7
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Even alter
tven
after tlre
the tnstant
instant lawsuits
lawsuits were filed,
filed- T*i-p
Tr-r_i failed to explain the significanceof the
l0
restbreaks,
seeConfortiDepo.Ex. 30,p.2. Brinker,isupra,
at 1033. As with mealbreaks,Trump
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Again, as with meal periods, Trump was ign{rant of Califomia law and receivedinadequate
l+
ensurethat managersknew about California rest-brelk law. (Conforti Depo. Tr. 131:21-132:l;Kim
1 5 Depo' Tr. 66:19-22.) And Trump's general-unug.r$themselves did not make any effort to enforce
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22
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26
27
28
Depo.Tr. 192:9-131'
van der GoesTr.4l:10-18-which again
themselves
to makesurethey took their restbreaks.(Amini
25, 140:19'14l:20, 148:19-149:1;SperandeoTr. l9l :23-192:18) "They would come and co:mplainto us if they were not
treatedright," said Mr. Sperandeo.(SperandeoTr. 192'.7-8.)Brit Trump managersnever even referencedthe handbook
in conversations
with ClassMemb ers,see BolsajianDecl. tf I I , ior did rnanagersinform thernthat they were authorized
or permitted
to takerestbreaks,seeLiu Decl.'tf7; ReyesDecl.tli5;McDowellDecl.,!f3, muchlessaskwhethertheyhad
takentheirrestbreaksduringtheir shifts. (HookerDecl.u 10;
Decl.'!f5; Alberto-A,lvarez
Decl.!f 5.) "Theywere
ot
'Tc
WpofringDechrmions
j
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iii.
entitledto 10consecutive
minutesof resttime.ae j
6
7
current
{ozensof witnesses formermanagers,
- who havetestifiia tnatrestbreakswererushedemployees,
andfonneremployees
evenfor
i
bathroom
breaks.If managers
sawemployees
on a bleak,they invariablyorderedthembackto work
10
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Plaintiffs' claims for failure to provide meal aridrest periodsalso give rise to claimsfor
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inaccuratewage statementsper Labor Code $ 226(e)
{tta Lubor Code g 203 waiting-time penalties.
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accurate'itemizedstatement(i.e., a paystub)in
wri$ng showing eachemployee,sgrossand
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DonaldTrumpwason thepremises,
theon-duty
hostess
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wasa
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woman.I hadheardfromothercolleagues
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My nameis StaciaSolis. I havepersonalknowledgeandif calleduponto do so would
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Working at the Trump National Golf Club was a high pressurejob. There
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got.
worker.Themanagers
whichshiftseachemployee
madetheschedules
anddecided
21
gavemore(andat better/more
FrornwhatI observed,
themanagers
desirabletimes)
28
in part.thatthe
whomtheylabeled
hardworking(meaning,
shifisto thoseemployees
of DamionLru
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was busy).
employeedid not takebreakswhen the restaurant
'l'he
was
was br:symostof the time whenIworked. Whenthe restaurant
restaurant
getcoffeefor customers,
but alsomakecappuccinos,
and similartasks. If we wereto
affectingthe productivityiprofitability'
duties,I couldn'ttakea breakwithoutnegatively
of the entirerestaurant.I knew the managersdid not want that. However.the managers
t0
did not set up any systemso that my workloadcould be coveredwhen it was busy,
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message
I receivedfrom
breakbecause
Iwas afraidto do so as a resultof the consistent
i6
my managers
basedon whattheydid (anddidn't) sayto me, I neverhcarcla manager
1l
me (or
tell me or other ernpioyees
to takea break. Nor did a managereverencourage
t8
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was not
comntunicated
to us thal theyneverwantedus to sil idle, eve:nif the restaurant
20
manzrgers
would give us tasksto
busy. Forexample.if therewerenot manycustomers,
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anythingbehindthe scenes.
we wantyou on the floor." I heardmanagers
Sue
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25
26
standards
with the"Trump" name. Theyfurthercommunicated
associated
thathaving
27
multipleemployees
on the floor at all timeswas a way to showexcellentcustomer
28
servicein accordance
with the "Trump" name, In my experience,that was unheardof,
D e c l a r a t i oonf D a m i o nl . i u
It was my experience
that if a managersawemployees
on the:loadingdocl<(onelocation
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n o w . " I h a d t o s t o pe a t i n ga n dg o b a c kt o w o r k i m m e d i a t e l yM r . M u r i l l on e v e rs a i d
whenit
anythingto me aboutgettingcontinuemy breakat a latertime or takea breal<
wasn't busy. Nor did he acknowledgethe fact that I had a right to a certainperiodof
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experience,
the only reasona nlanagerevercameto the loadingdock areawasto
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usually
surnmonemployees
backto work. The loadingdock was wherethe employees
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work. ln my experience,
theyneveraskedif we wereon a break(or when it would be
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rvoLrld
havesaid
rest, If'l went outsidejust to sit andrest,I expectedthatthe managers
2l
sornething
to me like. "What areyou doing? You'rejust sittingthere." Thatis theway
22
I heardthem reactpreviously.
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Declaration
of DamionLiu
Fridayor Saturdayshifts.it was very rarethat I would get a breakto eatdurringmy shifl
just "powerthrough"my shiftanddid not ask for a break. I did not do so in these
sitr.rations
becauseI was intimidatedask the managersbecauseit was clearto me based
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lucrative
me for less/less
perceiveme as a slackemployeeandpunishme by schedulirrg
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shifts.
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when'figer
youngerwomenworking. The samething happened
weremoreattractive,
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at Trump generallyspeakingwereyoungandattractive,Mosto1'the
Tl'rehostesses
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D e c l a r a t i oonf D a m i o nL i u
server(tiris was iniportantto lne as i hada youngc,hildat the trme)" I was consistently
cailm to learn from them) tlrey often had lessrestaurantexperjence. Most of the new
like I wouldhaveneeded).
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employee
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DavePerrJr
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I rvouldandcouldcompetently
testifyto tirefollowing:
2.
I am a fbrmeremployeeof theTrr-rmp
NationalGolf Club ("Tmmp")in Rancho
PalosVerdes.i workedtherefi'omapproximately
January
of 2006throurgh
Septenrber4,200g.
Dr-rring
my employment,
I workcdasan"outsideserviceattendant,"
alsocalleda .,valet."My
duticsgenerally
consisted
of helpingguests(e.g.,greeting
guests,
can'yingor checking
in golf
bags,pzrrking
thecarsof guests),
openingup theclubfor golfersin theearlymor.ning,
helping
coot'dinaLe
andmanagethe"teeingoff" of threesomes
or fbursomes,
andperfornring
r0
ll
n l t s c e l l a n e ot a
u s k st h a ti n c l u d em
d a n u a l j o bIsi k ep i c k i n gu p g o l fb a l l sa n dn r o v i r rIgu r ' i t u r c .
3,
1'hloughout
my employment
j0at TrumpI ralely,if ever,took tirll, LrninterrLrptecl
l a
I L
t t t i n u t e r m ebar e
l a k s o r p a i ld0 - m i n u t e r e s t b r e a kNso. o n e e v e r e x p l a i n e d T r u n r p ' s p o l i c i e s t o n r e
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t-r|eaks.
I wersgivena copyof theemployee
manual,whichmentioned
mealanclfcstbrcal(s
in a
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them,andTrumpmanagemcnt
ncvcrcvcnrcferrcdto it. In fact,I wasgivenno instr.uction
of arry
t7
kinclaboutmealor restbreaks,
not fromtheGeneral
Manager
or thedirectolof'mydeparrnrent,
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ArrdI soondiscovered
why thesubjectwasconsidered
taboo:you vvereexpected
to keep
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working.
2l
4.
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l't'Lrntp
hadabsolutelyno systemin placefor actuallybleakingemployees.Breakswerenever'
ZJ
a a
scfreduled,
employees'shifiswereneverphasedin or staggered
to ensurecoveragcfbr lull
24
breaks"
andmanagers
nevefbroughtup thesubject.Insteadof breaking,you weleexpected
to be
25
at yoLlrpostor performing.iob
dutiesat all times.As a result,if a manager
caughtmeor anothcr
/.o
errtployee
on a break(whether
a mealol restbreak),we almostalwayswouldgetin trouble
21
(r'cprimanded
or disciplined).
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DECLARATION
O F D A V E S .P E R R Y
5'
supervisor
wasa mannamedJoeyKim. On whatIthink wasmy seconcl
dayof'enrplovnrent.
I
attclcatbecause
I washLLngt'y.
Mr. Kim lookedat me andsaidin an increduloLls
tol1c,,,Whar
clo
etttployees
by sarcastically
announcing
to everyone
thatI wasgoingto beallowecl
to takemy
Ittealbreak.On otherdays,ltowever,
Mr. Kinr wasnotso "[ipd'r-
rncalbreak,
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6.
andrelirsccj
to lct rrretakca
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7.
Theseactionsandattitudes
by thernanagers
at Trumpcreated
a feelingof constant
l6
pl'cssllfc
lbr usto getbackto work evenwhengivenan oppoflunityto eat. No onccversaici
ll
18
inclicated
thatwe werewelcorreto takethefull breaksthatCalifornialaw entitlesusto taKe
19
(something
Iknow fiom havingresearched
thisissuemyselfon the internet).Evenwhengiven
20
theopportunity
to eatthelbodthat'lrumphadprepared
(eitheran employee
mezilor letiover
a l
22
pfessure
to getbackto work.
a')
8.
24
25
ernployee
breakarea,but heavenhelpus if we weretheretakinga breakandsomeone
neededus.
26
Pltts,vt'ealwayswererequired
to carrya radioor our cellphoncs
andrcsponcl
imrnccliatell,if'
27
28
challcnging.
9'
In orderto continue
workingwhileon dutywe wouldalsosometimes
so on ,,food
l'Ll11s."
wltereoneernployee
wouldpick up food fiom a localrestaurant
andbr.ingit backtbr
evefyolle
else,who wouldconstime
it whileon dutyol wolf it downwhenwe wereoutof the
view of customers.Managers
l<newthatemployees
weregoingon thesefoodrLrnsratherthan
takingregular3O-rninute
mealbreaksbecause
theywoul<lsonretimes
organize
thefoodrunsor
rlakc fbodrunsthemselves
(occasionally
returning
with coldfood). Thesefoodrunsvariedin
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t3
lengthbutwereessentially
parlof ourjobdutiesbecause
we werebringingbacklbodlora
il nutttbcrof peopleandagain
because
managers
themselves
sometimes
told us to makethefbocl
t'uns.
10.
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lhalcouldnot be indulgedwithoLrt
management's
cxprcsssanction.On February14,2008I was
l5
workirigan afternoon
andeveningshifton thegolf rangeandin theclubhouse.
At about7 p.rn.I
lo
\'viisapproachcd
by anotheremployeenamedBraulioIlernandez
aboutdoinga tbodrun lor pizz.a
I7
attdsandwiches
at a restaurant
in thearea.Mr. Hernandez
askedme to makethetbodrun,anclI
ilt
cousented.
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2 1 Iuntt)rfow."I triedto talkto him andfind out whathe wasupsetabout,but Mr. Contbrtircfused
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to speal<
to lxe.
12.
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withoLrt
pay tbr fivc daystbr havingleft the premises
withoutauthorization,I ob.jectecl
andtolcl
LO
21
frxccJ
or reliablepolicy for eatingandtakingbreakseventhoughCalifornialaw expressly
requires
28
thatemployr:es
workinga full daymustreceivea 30 minutebreakto eat.
D E C L ,R
N A T I O NO F D A V I ] S P E R R Y
13.
WhenI saidthis,General
Manager
DavidConfortiappeared
to betakenaback.
I thoLrght
heshoulddo becatrse
entployee
tipswouldgo downif moreemployecs
iver.e
lrir.ed
so
thattheLewasstafl'available
to coverfor othersduringbreaks.I saidwordsto theefibcrof .,lf'
-l
Itcplefen'ed
theexistingstaffingpolicy,whichworkedusharderbut alsoresuited
in g'eateriips,
lsaiclsotnething
to theeffectof "You cankeepthestatusquo,butthenrnysuspcnsiol
is
u nl b u n d e d . "
14,
Mr'.Contbrlidid notdirectlyrespond
to this, Instead,
he saidsomething
aboul
l0
havingalreadyspenttoo niuchtimediscussing
thisissLre
andthathe hadto go andtendto other.
t1
matters,My suspension
stood,however,
andI missedfive daysof work asa rcsult(anclso lost
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15,
I alsohavebeenretaliated
againstfoLobjecting
to Trump'spolicyaboutbreaks.ln
.lanuat'y
2008my imrnediate
manager
Mr. Kim approached
me andaskedwhatIthoughtof him
to
I saidthat I hada problemwith the f'actthathe tooka shareof ourtips anddid not allowus t<;
1'7
t8
lcsponding.
Shortlythereafter,
hechanged
my schedule
"banishecl"
andeffectively
meby
t9
tttaliittg
rnespendtheuexltwo weeksworkingon "thc range"(thepartof theprerriises
thatis
20
sevet'al
hundredyardsirom theclubhouse),
an assignnrent
requiringconsiderable
physicallabor
21
22
biggertipsthanmy colleagues,
theresultwasthatI(and theotherswith whomIsharecl
rips)
23
nrarlelcssmoneyduringthesefive days.
24
t6.
The frnalretaliation
isufferedwason September
4,2008,whenIwas fir'ecl
for
25
rnal<irrg
a foodrun at about7:45a.m. I hadopenedup theclubat 4:30or 5 o'clocka.m. No other
26
27
hoLttday)and,lookingat thetee-sheet,
sawthatgolferswerescheduled
to startarrivingfor tee-
28
o1'1'at
aroutrcl
9 a.m. After thatit wouldgettoo busyfor nteto makea foodrun.so thiswasthe
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D E C L A R A T I O NO F D A V E S . P E R R Y
onlytime I couldleavewithoutbeingunavailable
to greetor helpgolfers.I waiteduntilafterMl.,
'l'rump
lastdayof work, My employment
at
wasteminated.
17,
After my tennination
I searched
for attorneys
andeventually
retained
111),
currelt
coLtnsel
becaltse
I wasinformedandbelieved
thattheyhadexperience
in employlrent
litigation.
r0
a n de s p e c i a lcl yl a s sa c t i o ne x p e r i e n c e
M,y a t t o r n e yesx p l a i n etdo m e t h er e s p o n s i b i l i roi ef bs e i n g
ll
a classreprcsentative,
and I volunteered
to assume
thoseresponsibilities
because
I knewwhat
I2
stopped
1 3 soineone
it. Attachedheretoas ExhibitA is a trueandcorrectcopyof thcrdcclaration
ol'
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tlrctluliesIagreedto assulne
asa representative
of theclassuponletainingcounscl.
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I understand
thatasa natnedplaintiffI am servingas a representative
of'aclassof
lo
t /
nortcxcmpt
hourlyemployees
who haveworkedat'flump sinceapproximately
December
2,2004
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19.
As I previously
mentioned,
Trump'smanagers
did not provideemployces
any
20
instruction
aboutTrump'spoliciesor our rights,so I tookit uponmyselfto research
thelawon
)l
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fbrnrof retaliation,
suspcnsion,
andtermination.
I alsoinformedmy co-workers
abouttheirright
24
to takcmealandrestbreaks,
andI encouraged
themto exercise
thoserights.So thisclassaction
25
is a naturaloutgrowtholmy experiences
at Trump.
26
20,
Throughout
this lawsuitI havebeenready,willing,andableto dischalge
theduty
27
28
occitsions.
includingsevelalf'ace-to-lace
meetings
andlcngthytelephone
calls,to discuss
this
D E C L A R A T I O NO F D A V E S . P E R R Y
behalf ofthe,class.
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21.
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settlemr:nt
or dismissaiof this actionmustbe in the bestinterestsof the classand wiil be subject
14
to Court approval.
t-J
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lbregoingis true and correctand that I executedthis declarationon July 18, 2012 tn SanPedro,
t1
Califomia.
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DECI.,ARATION
OF DAVE S PERRY
Exhibit A
310r ,3665-
p.2
1. A classrepresentative
represents
the interestsof all membersof his/herc;lass
in litigation
to recovermoneydamagesor obtaininjunctiverelieffor the class,
'Ihe
2'
classusuallyconsistsof all personswho are similarly
situatedwithrespect
to a commoncourseof conductor practice. ln otherwords,all those personswho are
affectedby the challengedbehavior.
3, A classrepresentative
alwaysconsidersthe interestsof the classiustas he/she
wouldconsicler
his/herown interestsand in somecasesmustput the interesisof theclass
beforetheirown interests,This meansthat you are a championof the classor fiduciarv
lirigant
4. A classrepresentative
alwaysactivelyparticipants
in the lawsuit,as necessary,
by,amongotherthings,answeringinterrogatories,
producing
documentsto the defendanis
a n dg i v i n gd e p o s i t i o an n d t r i a l t e s t i m o ni yf r e q u i r e dY
. o u m a yb e r e q u i r e d
t o t r a v e l t og i v e
s u c ht e s t i m o n y ,
5. l\ class representativerecognizesand accbptsthat any resolutionof the
lawsuit,by disrnissal
or settlement,is subjectto Courtapproval,and must be designedin
the bestinterestof the classas a whole.
6. A class representativeis not requiredto be particularlysophisticated
or
knowledgeable
aboutthe subjectof the lawsuit.However,a classrepresentative
should
followthe progressof the lawsuitand shouldprovideall rdlevantfactsto the attorneysfor
t h ec l a s s .
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A classrepresentative
volunteers
to representor championmanyotherpeopte
w i t hs i m i l a r c l a i masn d i n j u r i e sb e c a u s eo f t h e i m p o r t a n coef t h e c a s ea n d i h a t n e c e s s i t v
that all classrnembersbenefitfrom the lawsuitequally,the savingsof time, mo^"y
effortshouldbenefitall partiesand the Court.Classactionsarean important
"nd
toolto assure
compliance
with the law even wherean individual's
lossesmay be relativelysmall.
I havereviewedand acknowledgemy dutiesas a class representative.
/
Dated: _
z/zs/a
DAVES PERRY
DwayneMcDowell
l.
I havepersonalknor,vleclge
of the factshercin,ard if calleclaia wltt +$s1 could
arrclu'onldcompeteitrlytestifyto therr.
2.
I was cmpl.oyedby Tnrmp National Colf Ctub from 2004 to 2005 ar a security
grrard. My shifts usualiy staftedat I t p.m. and endedat 7 a.m. I worked on averai;c3 daysa
week.
3,
-fhe
companyncver schcduJ.ed
meal 01'restbreaks,srnggercdshifts,or instructe(lus ho v t0 staggcr
rhifts ourselves.No one ever relicved enployces to take meal or rest breaks. No ,,ne rvcr told us
l0
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i was orderedto patrol the premisesand st:ayin certaina:cagat all 1 rne::. i rvas
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I wasawarethatthecompan,v
providedfoodto employees
only if trrercwasa
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r,rrrinterruptcd
30 minrrtesto cator a full, uninterrupteci
10mi.nures
to takca reetbr :a-k
I]
6.
I wasnevglinstmctecl
to clockoutfor mcalbreaks.SiaocI cor.rldn
t takcbreaks,
I
l8
1 n
Lf
accura.lc
or whetherthefa.crrhatI hadnotrccordeda mealblgnkwasaccumrc.
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7.
Tneverrecsivedpremiumpayequalto o11e
hou::,spay for eachme;I or restbrcak
rnissecl,.
i doclareurrderpcnalqvof perjuryunderthelawsof thc Stateof Califomiatirarthe
foregolngis trueandcorrcct.
Exccntcd
thisJ;( ciayof .luly,2012,a.t f{rnv',d)+of
n< . Califomra.
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Management's
message
to us
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Throughout
my employment
at Trump,I neverheardanymanager
or supervisor
talk
25
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receivesuchbreaksafterworkingaboutfourhours.Thegeneralimpression
I received
frommy managers
wasthatwe wereallowedto takerestbreaksanly iflwe hadtime. If
we did nothavetime(nreaning
thattherestaurant
wasbusyandservice
woLrld
suffer).
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Declaration
of GailDoner
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Declaration
of GailDoner
10,
I chosenot to fight to get my job back becauseby that point I was fed up with
the toxic
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usuallywere not competentbut were kept anyway. I also notice that the hostesses
that
1 a
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I, Irvin Alberto-Alvsrez)
declareas follows:
i.
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4
andr.rouldcompetently
testifyto them.
2,
I wasemployed
by TrumpNationalColf CIubin2007andagainin 2012asa food
average
fivedaysa week.
i.
A l t h o u g hl w a n t e dt o t a k er n ym e a a
l n dr e s tb r e a k st .d i d n o tr e c e i v a
el l m v m e a l
a n dr e s tb r e a k sW
. h e nI w a sh i r e di n 2 0 0 7 l w a sn e v e p
r r o v i d e ad n yt r a i n i n g
or instruction
whatsoever
regarding
policyregarding
thecompany's
mealandrestbreaksor the lar.v.ln 2012,
10
w h e nI w a sr e - h i r e dI w
, a s t o l db y m a n a g e m et n
h ta tI o n l yq u a l i f i e fdo r a m e a b
l r e a ki f I w o r k e d
ll
a t l e a sst i xh o L r r s .
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4.
W h i l ea n e m p l o y e e i n 2 0 0nTo o n ee v e rt o l dm et h a tI w a sf r e et o l e a v et h e
1 a
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prenrises
of thegolf course. However,in2012
I requested
to leavethe premises,
butmy
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lo
5.
D u r i n gm y t i n l ea t t h ec l u bm e a o
l r r e s tb r e a k w
s e r en e v e rs c h e d u l ende. i t h ei rn
wclrkedsix or morehoursbecause
of theflow of work,to cleanup,or because
I had
1 1 occasionally
t8
to continue
workinguntil I w'asrelieved
foodrunner.My manager
by another
neveraskedme
6.
B o t hi n 2 0 0 7a n di n 2 0 1 2w
, h e nl d i d e a t .l a t ea sq u i c k l ya sp o s s i b l ae n. dr e t u r n e d
t o w o r k . I n 2 0 1 2 ,a n do n l yo n w e e k e n ddsi,dI r e c e i v 3
e 0 m i n u t etso e a t .
7,
I n 2 0 1 2m
, y s u p e r v i s o r a tl o
l dm e t h a It h a d t o t a k ree s t b r e a k H
s .e s a i d t h a t l
so
23
waserrtitled
to a restbreakfor everyfourhoursof work. Evenafterhr:toldme thatrestbreaks
24
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M o r e o v etrh. eb r e a k sI t o o kw e r en e v e rl 0 c o n s e c u t i m
v ei n u t e sl w
; a s o c c a s i o n a lal yl l o w e tdo
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I workedas outsideservices/valet
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car would cometo be valeted,Mr, Kim wouid run out arrdtalcethe car so that he could
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when I did not get to eat the providedmeal,if I was hungry,I would
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BecauseI saw that the serversthat took the leastbreakswere treatedthe bestby
management,
I nevertook breaksexceptto go to the bathroom(which I did as quietlyas
absolutelynecessary
so that I wouldn'thaveto stopworking at all during my shifts. The
downstairs. The distantmeantthat a trip to the bathroommay take five minutesor so,
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not let me take a break if I askedto do so. Other times, if I went outsideandwas away
from my station for more than five minutesfor a smokeor a bathroombreak,Joe would
come looking for me in a loud, unpleasantway that made clear to me that it was not OK
to take a rest break for more than a few minutes- and certainlynot for 10 minutes.
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this from my supervisorJoe. I typicallywas ableto spendaboutl0
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then clock in for work. I did this becauseI had to makesureto havesomethineto eat
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my shift.
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wouldalsocometo eatbeforetheirshiftstarted
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go out thereto eata pieceof breador smokea cigarette.
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other servers
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told uswe neededto be "present"at our statrons,
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themanagers
thati wasveryhungryandaskedif I couldtake
a breakandgo getsome
foodfromthekitchen(l can'tremember
whichmanager
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several
managers
workingthere
fortheholiday,but it wasa man). Iasked
if Icouldjust
havesomething
quickandsmalllikesomesoup,just
so thatI couldgetsomething
in my
stomach'The manager
said"no." By thatpoint,I wasalmostin
tearsbecause
I wasso
hungryand fertso herpress
thatI wasn'tailowedto stopworkingandgo
getsomefood
h i sl a s tn a m e )a, n da s k c dh i mt o h e r pm e .
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usto takea rest
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mealbreaksor lcr-minute
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andhostesses
at therestaurant.
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I workedas a hostess
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I startedworkingas a hostess
at the TrumpNationalGolf Club in abouteitherI-ebruary
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working with rhe,managersstartecltellingrne(and
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are yolr doing here?" and ''You need to get back in here." The message
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consisted
of ensuringthatthingsran smoothlyfor golferson the club'sgoll'course,
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for havingall playerssigna liability'release
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thatI couldbe disciplinedfor not doingso. As I testified
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As I nemember,it was not until the last few monthsof my emplol.mentthat I receiveda
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I havepersonal
knowledge
of thefactsherein,andif calledasa witnessI could
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testiryto thern,
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i wasemployed
by TrumpNationalGolf Club from2006to2007asanourdoor
services
a:;sistant.
My responsibilities
included
valet,cleaning
carts,andsettingup for events
and
tournaments,
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all my mealandrestbreaks.My managers
neversaidanythingto meabouttheclub's
mealandrestbreal(policiesor aboutlegalrequirements;
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however,I did eatthisfood. BeforeI did so,I hadto askmy manager,
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to go,and it wasunderstood
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thatif Trumpobserved
employees
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considerationhe was againunwilling to talk or give
a statementbecausehe neededhis
job and was too afraid of losing it.
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a witnessI couldancJ
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law since1998.Duringmy careerI haverepfesenrecl
employees
in numerousclass-action
lawsuitsinvolvingwage-and-hour
violations,andI have
lawsuits,
T 6 class-action
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actascounselandrepresent
theproposedclassin this action. A substantial
percentage
ofour
practiceis devotedto litigatingwage,hour,andworking-conditions
violations,andthebulk of
thesecasesareclassactiotls,particularlyovermealandrestbreaks.
All ol.the lawyersin our firm
aremembersof the Laborand EmploymentSectionof the State
Bar of Californiaanci/or
the
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CaliforniaEmploymentLawyersAssociation,
andwe attendemployment-related
colf'erences
and
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Furthermore,
my fitm andI havebeencertifiedas classcounselby courtsin
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dozensof casesandhaveachievedsignificantresults,includingmultiple
seven-figur.e
settlemepts.
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counsel);
Bealv. Activision,lirc.
(LASCBC348560;
classsizeapprox,2,000;cg-cgunsel);
DECLARATION
oF ANTHoNy J. oRSHANSKvIN suppoRToF aLAss cERTtF,lc.ATtoN
counsel);
Fast,et al. v. Hilton Hotel Corporatiorz
(LASC 8C409467;class
sizeapprox.1,700,
ieadcounsel);
Alexanderv. DS Watersof America(CACD CV0g-03384;classsize
approx.1,400;
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H o l l y t ' o o d P i g n W h i s t l e L P ( L A S C B C 3 3 5 0 7 5 ; c l a s s s i z e a p p r olxe.a5dl 6c ;o u n s e l ) ;
Golclmqn
CaliforniaCreditsGroup(LASC 8C353213;classsizeapprox,160;leadcounsel);
Afanasyev
v,
(LASC8C378806;classsizeapprox.140;leadcounsei);Galavisv, Patina
Restaurant
Group,
Beverlyllills,Inc, (LASCBC398459;
classsizeapprox.
T2;leadcounsel);
Rytkov.The(jriddte
andServices,
Inc, (SantaClaraSuperiorCourt l08CV 113479;classsizeapprox60; lead
counsel).
7.
beingnamedSouthernCalifomiaSuperLawyers.Moreover,we havealsosuccessfully
prosecuted
appealsboth befbreCalifomiaappellate
courlandthe Ninth CircuitCourtof Appeals,
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In sum,ClassCounselareexperienced
in employmentclass-action
litigation,and
theyareadequate
to represent
the proposed
classin the instantaction,
9.
A trueandconectcopyof Defendant's
SecondSupplemental
Responses
to Pery's
specialInterrogatories,
set Two, is attached
hereioasBxhibit (,A."
10.
Interogatories,
SetThree,attachedto heretoas Exhibit ,,8.,,
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Properf Corp.,il.baTrunrpNationalColf Club (hereinafter"Defendant'u),
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to Plaintiffl)aveS. Perry's(hereinafter'"Plaintilf')
Special
supplemental
responses
(SetTrvo)as follows:
lnterrogatories
PRELIMINARX STATFMENT
5
b
The
to theseSpeciaiInterrogatories.
but rvhichmay havebeenresponsive
theseresporrses,
r0
lt
theseresponses
at this time. Furthermore,
arecompletetrasedon Defbndant'sbestknor,r,ledge
at:dunderstancling
of the
1 ? \,verepreparedbasedon l)ef'endant'sgoodfaith interpretation
if any.
errorsor omissions.
iu-rd
aresutrjectto correctionfbr inadvertent
t 3 inciividuailnterrogarories
reservesthe right to referto, to conductdiscoveryr.vithrefbrenceto, or to ol'fbrinto
1 4 Def'enciant
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andthingsdel'elopcciduring
clocuments
evidence
at thetime of trial,any andali facts,evidence.
1 f
lo
notr'vithstanding
thereferenceto lacts.eviclence,
thecourseof eliscoveryandtrial preparation,
I t
elocunrents
andthingsin theseresponses.
18
to
or amendthescrespot"lses
rroobligationto voluntarilysr"rpplement
Defendantassumes
follorvirrgservicetil'tltese
or thingsdiscovered
documenls
evidence.
1 9 reflectinfomration.
1n
revisionor
theseresponses
aregivenvsithoutprejudiceto subsequent
Nevertheless,
responses.
a l
includingobiections,baseduponany information.evidenceandclocumentation
supplem.ento,tion,
22 r.vhichhereinalle.rrnaybe discovered.
p&{ENpA:lIT',SG$NERAL pBJEATION
a1
L)
24
general
to Plaintif{'s
Special
obiections
th,,:tbllorving
interposes
Defendant
a:rdto each
in general
arenradeto theSpecialInteffogatories
Theseobjecti,:ns
2 5 Intenogatories"
s,'hichare setforth below'
26 of the specifiore$ponse$
l.
111rnrl
ationthat is prot0ctt'ci
requestinlbr-n,
therein,to the exrentthatthe;,-2 8 Intelrogalorycontainecl
*-m
s'f'"''l'*n
-iI
I
I
privilege,theattorneyrvorkproducldocrine andioral1),rlthcr
disclosure
by theattorne-r,'client
applicablepr"ivilege
or irnnunity.
2.
Defendantobieclsto Plaintiff'sSpec.ial
ln{errogatories
as a lr'hole.andto each
-.,1
persorl'sconstitutional,
r.i'hichrvouldconstitutean unw&rranted
invasionof tirealffbcted
statutor'1,
fuither objectsto
ancVorcommonlaw rightstr: personalprivacyandconfid,bntiality.Def-endant
eKtentthattheyseekprirzate,privileged.andconfidentialcornmercial.financial,and/or
prr:prietarybusinessi nformation.
i0
3.
as a ivltolc,andto each
Defendantobjectsto Plaintiffs SpecialInferrogatories
r.rncluly
andoppressive.
burdensome
4.
as a rvhole,andto each
Dsfbndantobjectsto Plaintiff s SpecialInterri;gatories
1 4 Intemogatory
containedtherein.to the extenlthat theyartNirrelevantandimmaterialto tlie
of admissiL.le
evidence.
calcurlated
io leadto thediscover:y
1 5 pencling
actiorrandarenot reasonabiy
asa rvhole,andto each
furtlierobjectsto Plaintiffs SpecialInteiroga1ories
1 6 Del-endant
1't
and'icu'
interrogatorycontainedtherein.to tlie extentthatthey ardvagueand ambiguor"rs,
5.
as a r*'hole.andto each
Defendantobjectsto Plaintiffs SpecialInlterrogatories
22
6.
as a r'vhole,aridto each
to PlaintifFsSpecialInlterrogatories
Defendantobjec.ts
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DEreNn*Nt's?NDSuppr.ElvtEN'rAL
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3
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NSEST
RlES
NO. 142{MISNUh{B
Did YOU scheduler:r coordinatethe meal
RESPONSI T
FF'S
TORY N(}. I
of CLASSMEMBERSduringthe
rNrERrl9-GAT-or1).
No. Il :
x
(a)
i0
admissible
eviclence;
(b)
't "1
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overly broad;
1'+
(ct)
1,5
(e)
lo
r f'r
IB
(e)
on the grr:Lrnds
tliat it callsfol a legalcon
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(h)
2A
pr:opri
ancl,ior
etarybusinessinfomiationard trade secretsthat is protecteclfior:r
2I
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Lrn$,arranted
invasion of the afl'ectedper
24
privacyar corrlidentiality;
conlmonlau,rightsto personal
(i)
/t\
constitutional.statutorvandror
11
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-4DtrcNnaxr's ?NDSutppt-guewrAl
RESpoNsgs
ro S
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i:SEr 1'\\'o
(k)
pursuentto Section2030.050.
IIOI{SE TO INTERROGAT
ISNU]\{I}EIi.EDAS
INrER&O-SgroSY
No-.1):
0
Sulrjectto anqlwithi:uf wairring its objeclions, De endant responds: Yes, during the
appropriate
practicefor the"scheduling"
or "coordinatir" of meal peri<ldslbr eniplo,vees
u'ithir
theil respectivedepartment.Ifor,veacirputativeclass
responsible
Jbrdetermining
the
ber'snreaibreakwas"scheduled"or
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Y NO.2
PONS
ERED AS
rNTEr{"R,Q9ATOIrY
NO.2_)
:
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lo
t t
(a)
IB
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adnr.issible
evidence
;
zv
(b)
21
(c)
11
(d)
?3
(e)
24
time:
cantrol of Defendanr'
25
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S.SI.,tTTT,O
ro S ECIALIXT.ERROCaTORIE
DsrExunNr's?NnSuppi-sr\.tENTAL
REspoNSEs
(h)
private, onfideritislcomrnercial.
to lhe extentit seeksDefendant's
llnancial
and/orproprietarybusinessinformationa
clisclosure
undercase}arv,statute,regul on. order or otherwise;
-in
(i)
Lurvramanted
invasion of the alfected pe
fi)
6
(k)
tradesecretsthal is protected
1r-orn
rs' constitutional.statulorl'and."i:r
confidentiality;
doctrine; and
10
1l
prusuantto Section2030.050.
1',)
SUPPt,E
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rNrER&QGATQRX.I{
O, 2).:
14
'endant
respondthat clurirrgtlre
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head*
RELEVANT TII\,{EPERIOD.eachdenartment
l6
resl:cxrsible
fbr detenrri
ningthe
theirrespectirre
departmentin orderto complywith Defl ndant'smealandrestpericldpolicyas
r8
classme;r:be's mealbreakwas"scheciuled"
or
statedin its handbook.Horv eachtrrutative
1q
"coordinated'"
r'ariedfrom personfo person,day to da1.'.nd departmentto departurelrt,
2 0 INTERIIOG
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LL
YOUR.responsss
to the lasttr,r,o
interrogat0ries.
1I
73 RE,SPONSE
t+
rNTBgllosArSBXIgS:
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Defenclant
objectsto this Interrogator-v:
26
(a)
)'1
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REspoNsES
To :
Drrrxnitut's 2NDSuppr-E;rarNTAL
C]AL.INTEITR.OCA
TORIES.ST,'].TWO
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(il
(e)
(h)
t)
10
(r)
l2
l4
tr)
an
osureof whichwouldconstitute
d confidentiality;
l5
16
il
(k)
uet doctrine;ririd
setby Calilbr"nia
on the sroundsthat it exceedsthe lirnit o 35 inten'ogatories
17
cientrieclarati
on
Section2030.03 withouta sur{'fi
Codeot'Cii'il Plocedure
18
pursuantto Section?030.050.
1 Q
SUPPL
UMBE
20 rNTBRF|.Q-G4'.TORY
{O. 3):
n1
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ve
22 overbroadnalureof this interrosatoryii is impossibleto dentifyall potenliallyrespor.rsi
Defendanlrespondsthat its
?3 documents.Nevefiheless.
al periodpolicy dru'ingthe
)A
previouslyproduced
by
RELEVANT TIME PERIODsanhe foundin its empio eehandbook,
25
DefendantasdocumentsBatesstampedDLM00005
A1TORYNO. 145{MISNUMBEITED
6 and00047-00081.
INTE
interrogatories.
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SNTT\{'O
TO PEC]ALIXTERROCATORJES.
DcFexnr\Nt's 2ND SurrlaHaENTALRESPoNSES
II
I
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RESPONSE
INTERRQGA,TORY
NO,..4i:
ATORY NO. 11
Defendant
objectsto rhisInteuogatory:
(a)
onthegloundsthatit seeksinformation
t
TTMAEREDAS
aclmissible
evidence;
(b)
on the grourrc{s
that it is vagueand ambi
lc.)
(ci)
(e)
10
il
controlof Defendant:
tl
(r)
t a
t-)
(s)
14
(h)
t \
andlorpropr:ietary
businessinformationa
16
disclosr"u'e
unciercaselaw. statute,regulat0n, order or otherr,rrise;
t7
(i)
i8
la
20
fi)
L I
22
11
(k)
tradesecretsthat is protectedf'roni
' constitutionai,
stalutr:rvand/or
confrcientiality:
fiom disclosureby the attorney-
ct doctrine;and
ta
,tJ
Codeof CivilProcedure
Secticn2030.03 rvithouta sufficientdeclaration
1r'1
,?
pursua:rttti Section20i0.050.
AS
?5 SUPPLEMENTALRESPONSE
TO INTERTIOGA RY NO. 145 MTISNU}IBERED
to
J/
?R
INTEITROGATORY
NO.4):
Subj*ctto andw'ithoutwaivingits objections.D
ndantrespondsthatdrieto overbn:acl
natureof thisinterrogator--r,',
it is intpossible
reslronsive
individuals.
to identifyal potentially
-d-
DgrrspsNT's 2NDSupplevrNTALREspol'isEs
ro S ECtAtNrrRRcc;ioRil;. S;rT\\CI
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Neverthel*ss,
Defendantresponcls
thatthe GeneralMan gersof Defendanrdurins1]re
RELEVANT TII\/IEFERIOD include: lv{ikeVarider
OGATOs
A
a
150
andDavid Confr:rti.
BERED
TNTERR
TOlr.YNO.9):
WereCL,ASSMEMBERSresponsible
far ensuri rhal they took their own meal periods
PO
I
o
ln
(a.)
on thegrounds
thatit seeksinfonneLtion
t is not relevantto the subiectinafter
of tl:lisnction and is rlot reasonablycalcul ted to lead to the discoveryof'
adrnissibleevidence;
(b)
(c)
(d)
on thegroundsthatit is overlybroadast
(e)
l 1
controI of'Def"endant:
(r)
lc)
{\ .cE rrl )
on the gror"Lnds
that it calls for a legai cor
fn
(h)
private.
to the extentit seeksDellendant's
1 Q
l o
and/orproprietarybusinessinformation
T I
1")
,),,|
tradesecretsthat is protectedfronr
25
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tidentialcommercial,tl nancial
ri)
/.o
Uh{BERB
Def'endant
objectsto thisInterrogatory:
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l6
vNo.l
INTEBF,OGATORY
N0. 9):
1 l
l l
l ' 1
INTERR.
comnronlarvrightsto pe$onalprivacya
fi)
ns' constitutional,
statlltoryandlor
confidentiality;
t doctrine; ancl
1Q
co
-9-
lfErnnn,qxr's?NDSuppr-ErvrnurAl
REs?CINsES
To S
L INTERRocAToRTES.
Ser Tu'cr
(k)
pursuant
to Section2030.050.
A.
BTOIN
RY NO. I5
SNUMI}AREI)
INTERT+.OGATORY
NO. 9):
6
'endant
respondsthat dur:ingthe
Defendant's
n:ealbreakpolicy regardiess
of rn'hether
the r,verespecificallyinstructedto do so
t0
lt
I2
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responsiblefor con:plyingrvirh
ryithDetendant's
menlhreakpolicv
NTERR^OGA.
51 fiVIISNT'MBER
EITROCATO
o. 10
L4
T0RY NO.151{n.Irc
AS
i5
l6
(a)
t7
18
admjssible evidence;
19
(b)
20
ICJ
a 1
L T
(d)
?2
al
control of Def'endant'
. A
/4
(il
25
t.u')
on the glor.urds
that it callsfor a legalco
?6
(h)
at
anci/*rproprietarybusinessinf*rmatioira
?8
tradesecretsthat is protectedlrom
DErENnrr,,Nr's
2xn Suppt-EtllENTAL
REspoNsES
To S CtALINTERROCATORIES.
Sn,r,[.Ivo
t l l
-)
{i)
uct doctrine;and
pru'suant
to Section2030.050.
(.)
UPPLNh{S.NTAL RE
10
t l
l')
L L
INTEIIROGAT
MTISNU},TB
:
Sub.iectto and i.vithoutrvaiving its objections,
'endant
responds"lhatduringthe
ITELEVANTTIMH PERIOD,i:utativeclassnrenrbers
w rc recluiredto comply ra'ithDelencJant
meal period polic.v as i:rovided in its ernployeehandboo , r.vhichstates;
l4
l5
Ir)
niay be schedr"rleri
lor a normal one (1) hour lunc period.h.mployees
on n darlr
I I
r.vot*scheduleof six (6) hoursor lessmay sTuiu*their unpaid nreal period b1'
18
schedule.Someenrplovee
breakpolicv variedfrorn
INTERROGATORY NO.
22
h{BEREDAS INTERR
IDIiNTIFY ,,\I,I-DOCLJMI]NTSRELATING T
YOUR responses
to the lasltr.r,o
mterTogatOnes.
24 RtrSPO}.i$ATO INI'ERR
IWIS UI\{I}}TREDAS
No. I Q:
IAI..TERB.OG4T0,RY
10
11
28
DEreNnaur's 2ND SuppLErteN'r,q
I Rgspciit
sss'fo
ii6
IAI- iN'r'ERdr\ToRrEs*5 ET'1"
(a)
admissibleevidence;
(b)
(cl)
(e)
Ilme;
corrtrolof Defendant;
(f)
i0
(s)
on liregror:nds
thatit calisfor a legalcol l u s i o n ;
I I
t l
(h)
to theextentit seeksDefendant'sprivate.
and/orproprietarirbusinessinformation
1')
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fi dentialcommercial.
financial
tradesecretsthat is protectedfi"om
osureof whichwouldconstitute
an
15
l6
1 7
fi)
IB
t L l
client privilegeand/orattorneywork
rk)
?0
Cocleof CliviiProcedure
Section2030.03 withouta sufficientde*Iara"rion
a l
pursuant
to Section2030.050.
! I
ISNUI\TBERED
A
23 INTERROGATORY
NO. 11):
J4
26 tlocuments.Nevertheless,
Defendantrespondsthatils
.'t1
2 8 documenlsBatesstampedDL;\'{000CI5-000046
and000i{ - 0 0 0 8 1 .
RESPoNsES
To
DE'rrxnatr"'s?NoSupplevrENTAL
SETTWO
CIAL INTERROCATORIES.
i
2
GA'TORYN
{,ryIBEREI)
OGATORY
interlogatories.
RESPON
OGATOIIY N
MIS UMBEREIJ A
AryERR.W:
6
,|
adrnissible
evidence:
jeci mat{er
not relevant to the sr-rh
to lead to the cliscovervol'
t0
(b)
1 1
(c)
1')
(d)
13
(e)
l4
trme;
controi of Defer:dant;
15
l.ri
i6
(e)
t t
(h)
/Cl
18
andlorproprietarybusinessinformation
t\)
2A
ri\
?1
?2
commonlar.vrigh.rsto personalprivacy
23
24
25
(k)
' constitutionrrlo
statutoryanclr'or
confidentiaiity;
ed from disclosurebv theattornevdoctrine;ancl
aa
J\J
27
pursuantto Section?030.050.
l6
-13DnrsNp*Nr's?Np$uppr-ElrEnxr$r
RsspoNscs
ro
ECIALIXTERROCgTORIES.
STTT\\IO
')
J
SUPPL
NSE TO TN
Y NO.1s3
BEREDAS
INTER&QGSTQB.YNO. 1?}:
Subjectto ald s.'ithoutrvaiving its objeciions. D bndantrespontlsthat due to overbroad
Nevertheless,
Defendamresponds
thatthe General
ersof Defendantduringthe
9
10
I
1 1
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UMBERED AS
WereCLASS IvIEI\,II3ERS
permittedro takemea periodswithout receiviiigpertrission
or authorizationfi'orntheir superiors(i.e.,YOUR manrig
supervisors,and agents)dr"rrirrg
the
REI.,EVANT]']ME PERIOD?
RESI'OI.{SET
Y NO.1s4 tutI
INT$rSrfiGATQRYJ{o. l,l) :
13
'tA
(a)
l a
TORY NO.13):
'ls
-tA
adr:rissible
evidence;
l a
I I
(b)
18
(c)
lcf
(d)
(e)
.')a\
controlofDef'endant:
z1
24
(t
f\ es/ \
(h)
private,c onfidentialcomrnercial
to the extentil seeksDefenclant's
^ li nancial
an#or proprieta4,businessinfbrrnation d tradesecretsthat is protected
from
z\)
disci<lsure
undercaselarv,statute'regula on, orderor otherw,isc;
11
?8
DErelrnaNr's?NDSupplEl*gNTAL
RsspoNSES
To
IES.SS'I'TWO
ECIALI**THRROCATCIR
-l
(i)
(j)
5
6
confidentiality;
(k)
r-rctdoctrine; and
purslrant
to Section?030.050.
{)
10
ONSETO INTBRR
MTISNTJMI]EREI}
AS
rNTHrlR0 GdTORYJ{O,.13
}:
Subjectto anclwithout rvaivingits objections,D
INTERP.
ndantresponds:Yes.
MBBRED AS INTBRR
N,II
UI\{BERBD AS
rN |ERI{.OGATORY
NO. la):
16
I-)efe
tt
(a)
ndart objec,ts
to this Interogatory:
on tire groundsthat it seeksintbrmationtliat is not relevantto the subiecrmatter
t8
la
admissibleevidence;
?0
(tr)
1 l
(c),
22
(d)
23
(e)
1 t
c'ontroI of Det-enda:rt;
a+
25
(i)
76
ig,)
27
28
DernNn,qxt's 2ND Suppt-EM
ro
cNTAi- IlgspoNsEs
STT TN:O
ECIALIX'TENNOCETORIFS.
(h)
to theextentit seeksl)efbndant's
private.confidentialcommercial.
l'inancial
and./orproprietarybusinessinfcrrmatir:n
a{rdtradesecretsthat is protectccl
fionr
(i)
(i)
clientprivilegeandl/orattomeywork-productdoctrine;and
on the groundstlnt it exceedsthe limit ofl35 inten"ogatories
setby Califomia
(k)
10
l l
pursuant
to Section2030.050.
l2
1 a
IJ
t 4
la
}IISNUMI]NRED.\S
rNTERqftFS0BYljQ;!4),
Subjectto andrvithoutr.vaivingits objections, fendantresponds
thatdurirrgtire
t)
poiicv thatputativeclassmenrbers
RELIjVANT f itr'{EPERIOD^it wasDel'endant's
lollorv
to
1 7 L\TERIIOGA
18
NO.r5):
ERNI)
IDENII'IFYAI.i, DOCUb,{ENTS
RELATING'f
YOUR res'ponses
to the lasttivo
1 9 inten'osatories.
?0
J I
PONSE']IOINTERROGATORY NO. 1
rI{TERROSAIO&YNO. l_si;
22
a1
(a)
z-1
?;l
/.t)
''t1
10
TIEI} AS
'I
I
{e)
controlof DeGndant;
/'t\
T I '
(sl
\al
(h)
undercaselarv,statute,regulatflon.
disclosr.n'e
orderor oilrer-ivise;
(i)
comnronlarl,rightsto persr:nalprivacyaridconfidentiality;
i0
lt
U}
14
1,)
I L
1 1
tk)
setb,vCalifornia
on the groundsthat it exceedsthe limit otJ35interrogatories
Codeof ClivilProcednreSection2030.030rvithouta sufTicientd:eclaration
pur"suant
to Section2030.050.
1 /
lo
t /
18
II{TERROQA,T'9RY.NO.r 5):
to the
Subjectto andrvithoutw'aivingits objections.D{l'endantrespondsthat clr"re
Balesstamped
employeehandbcok,previouslyproducedby Defendantas doclument
1')
I.
and00047-0008
DLMOtl005-000046
Y NO. 157{1!{ISNUMBEREDAS INTERROGATORY NO. 16i:
.J
24
to the lastthree
IDENTIFY ALL PERSONShavingknowledgrqf YOIJR respon$es
2 5 intenogatories,
'\ /a
av
NO.
RESPONSE
TO INTERROGATORY
TNTERROGATORYNO. 16):
l6
UMBEREPA,$
(a)
admissible evidencel
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(0
1 n
tv
(e)
il
(h)
t2
and/orproprietarybusinessinftrmrationairdtradesecretsthat is pnrrectedlrom
1l
disclosure
unclercaselarv,stafute,
regulatlion.
orderr:r othenvise;
l4
(i)
15
unrvananted
invasionof the affectedperspns'constitutionai,statutoryand,'or
I/-
commonlarvrightsto penonalprivacyaridconfidentiality;
17
()
tr: the extent it seeksinfonnati,rn that is pfotected fi'om disclosure by,the artonrey-
clientprivilegeandlorattomeyw,ork-pro{uctdoctrine;and
IB
(k)
IY
20
2t 1
L I
pursuantto Section2030.050.
22
/)
TN.TERROGA,IORY
.N0. 16):
Subjectto andlvithoutwaivingits objections,Ddfendantrespondsthat duc to overtrroad
z.+
iI
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ro;o--l
II
(
6
-7
OGATORY NO. 15
ERED
;ATORY NO. 1
Explainhor,vCLASSME}V{BERS
rer:eivedpermissionor authorizationfor rakingmeal
periodswhentheir superiars{i.e.,YOI}R managrs,
superl'isors,
andagents)werenr:tat ailab}e
(e.g.,they\\,slesomewhereout on thecourse)duringftd RELEVANT TI1,{EpllRioD.
POF{SETO I
TORY NO. 1
BEREI)
INTERI{OGATOI{YNO. 1fl :
Ilefendant
objectsto thisInterrogatorv:
(a)
10
admissibieevidence;
(b)
(c)
IJ
(cl)
14
(e)
I L
'1
controlof Dct'endarit:
l {
(f)
1 t
(s)
18
(h)
to theextentit seeksDefi:ndant's
private,confidentialcommercial.
trnancial
l9
and/orproprielirrl'business
infonnationapdtradesecrets
thatis prolected
l'r"orit
20
disclosureundercaselarv,statute,regulat]ion.
orderor otherivise;
a 1
a l
(i)
")a
LL
oommonlarvrightsto personalprivac-varidconfidentiality:
'1 ;1
L1
ri)
J)
?6
17
i.6
(k)
on the grou:nds
that il exceedsthe lin:it ofl35 interrogatories
setby Clalifbrnia
Codeof Civil Procedure
Section?030.030withouttr sufficientdeclaration
prrsuanttr: Section?030.050.
- 19 De.rexnaN"r's
2l'iDSurpLEueNrAL
REspoNSEs
ro SIpECIAL
INl,'eRRocAToRrEs.
Sr:r'Two
SUPPLEMp
INTERROGATOFYN(}. LZ):
persorlto persron,
day to day.anddepatlmentto departmfnt.
10
l l
'I
l 1
TO INTERR
rNTEl"tF'.QGATQ,RY
llg.,. I 8):
Defendant
objectsto thisInterrogatorl:
(a)
t+
15
admissible
evidence;
t6
(b)
t7
(c)
l8
(d)
lo
(e)
?0
contn:Iof Defendant;
l l
1fl
22
(e)
on the gror,Lnds
thatit callstbr a legalc.on$lusion;
a1
L)
ft)
74
and/urproprietarybusinessinformaticna41d
ffadesecrefstharis protectedfi'om
?5
?6
(i)
a1
L I
ttnrvananted
inr.asionof the affectedpersc'rns'
constitutional,
statlitoryandlor
^o
z6
DErpNpaNt's2NoSupprE:r,rsNTAL
Rrspolisnsto S
AL INTERROOATORIgS.
SETI.TI'CI
0)
(k)
on the grouncis
that it exceedsthe limit o{ 35 intenogatoriessetb-yClalifomia
Codeof Civil Prooedure
Section2030.030r.vithouta sufficientdeclararion
to Section2030.050.
Dumunnt
6
SUPPLEh{EF{TAL
TNTERRQG4T,()RYN0. ].El:
1 a
T '
t l
I J
TNTBRROGATORY
t4
l5
D AS INTERROGATORYNO. 19):
UMBEREDAS
to
1 1
INTERR.OGATORY
NO. 19i:
i8
1{l
{a)
20
/
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LL
(b)
n1
dJ
(c)
oppressive,
andoverly broad;
on the groundsit is burdensome:
24
(d)
26
control of Defenctrant:
?7
(i)
2B
i\ Do/ )
-21: -
SnrTtvo
NSEi"
DrrEmnxr's 2:,tpSuppLnl.teNTAL
RE$poNSES
ToSpncratlx,rEH.noc*.1'oRlES,
1
I
(h)
and/orproprietarybusinessinfbrmationari:dtladesecretsthat is protectedfrom
-)
disclosureundercaselarv,statute.regulation,orderor oihenvise;
(ii
ill
(k)
t0
1 1
I T
pLll"suent
to Secrion2030.050.
SUIPL$MEITA! REg.EoNsE.To
INTERI{OGATORY
iYo-,160.(l\'rISN!J}:tltEBII-P
'tS
1 t
l. -l
l4
INTEI{$Q.G..aT0RY
Xt{o.I 9}:
Subjectto andrvithoutwait ing its objections.Defendantrespondsthat irs rnealperi<id
f )
lo
Batesstarnpod
DLM00005-000046
and00047-0008
1.
rNrFRsp,q
qAr gRy-NO 20):
ep.4sITNTBRRp
alpRy i\,o 16I (utst fUMFER
1B
1 9 interrogatories.
20
resr
1
1
L L
I]Y.LEMQGSTORY
NQ,2Q):
//.
Del'endant
objectsto ihis lntenogator,v:
LJ
(a)
. A
z+
acimissibtre
eviclence
;
lo
(b)
"t1
(c)
on tl'Iegroundsit is burdensoms,
oppressive.
andoverly broad;
l6
(d)
Dgr.nNnnnt's
2NpSupptEvrxrALRESpoNsEs
ro S
(e)
,}
(0
fo)
\ t2./
(h)
andiorproprietarybusilessinformationar[dtradesecretsthat is protectedfi'om
(i)
unrvarranted
invasionr:f the affectedpersrbns'
constitutioTral.
statutor-v-.
and;'or
10
I I
fi)
12
1 A
(k)
t g
l5
pursLrant
to Section?030.050.
1 6 sUPPLSMEI){IAL
pR.Sg.
RESPON$8,T0 TNTERRO
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4S
l7
18
INrER$9GAIORYNo. 2o):
Subjectto andwithor.rtrvaivingits objections,DeFendant
respondsthat dueto overbroad
Never"theless,
Defendantr*spondsthat the Generallvtana]gers
of Def'endant
duringthe
62 (MISNUMBERED AS IN'TERR
z)
")zl
LA
permission
or authoriuation
llornYOLIRnlanagers,
supetrvisol's.
ur:agentsduririgthe
?5
RELEVA}{TTIME PERIOD?
ao
RESPQ.|'{S8.1'9
INTP.BROGATORY
NO. I 62 {MIISNUI},1SSBE}
AS
")'l
INTERfi.QGATOI.TY
NO. ?1i:
?8
r:bjects
to thisInterrngatory.':
llefendant
To S ECIAI-INTEN"ROCATOI{IES.
STTTIVO
Dnrrxo..\t{r's2No Suppr-sir.tExrAL
RESpoNSES
(a)
(b)
(eJ
il
(d)
(e)
t,
controlof'Defendant:
(0
10
t'o
\
\b/
t l
(h)
14
(i)
15
un\,varranted
invasionof theaffectedpersons'ctinstitutional,statutor\,and"or
16
privac,v
aridconfidentiality;
ccn'nmon
iarvrightsto personal
1 -
\ t
UJ
18
lo
(k)
setbv California
the limit of 35 interrogatories
on the groundsrhatit exceeds
20
Section2030.030withouta sufficienldeclar"ation
Cotleof Civil Procedure
J,I
pursllantto Section20i0.050.
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liq:,I p2{MI$NVil{P
REsqoNsE":!?INTESIS,OCAT0BY
72 suppL,pMmNrAL
/3
.A
L+
rNrrRs.OGAT9RY
NO.21):
responds;Yes.
Subjectto and rvithoutwaivingits objections,l)ejl'endant
"'t1
L I
?8
To
RgSPoNSES
ZNDSurppLerarxTAt.
DepnNnnNT's
Fs. St t'
lNmnRoc,rroRl
-l'ti'o
RBSPONSE
NO. 163{&TTSNUMBERED
AS
TO INTERROGATORY
/.
II$ERR.OG.dTORYNO. ?2}:
a
J
Def'endant
objectsto this Interogatory:
(a)
aejrnissible
evidenee;
(b)
{t
(c)
(d)
(e)
r:r
to the extentthat it seeksinfonnationthatis not rvithinthe possession.
custocllr.
l n
IU
cr>ntro
I of Dei'endant
;
t i
1?
(f)
r3
(g)
14
fiil
t5
and/orproprietarybusinessinfbrmatiorrairdtradesecretsthat is protectedfiorn
16
T7
(i)
an
to the extentit seeksinfomration,thedisdlosureof which rvouldcr:ristitute
18
unlvarranted
invasionof the affecteclpersbns'constitutiorlal,
and/or
statutory'
i9
?o
0)
?l
!/.
/.J
.,A
(k)
25
.{.0
27
?B
-25-
SUPPLEMENTAL
RESPONSE
TO INTEF&OGATORY
A$
NO"163(MISI.{UryIBE&PD
")
t
TNTERROGST0RY-$O,
2?):
7
o
o
Nt;Ii'TOTNTERROGA
]VITSNUMBERAD
A
1 0 rN'{'E
RRO"GATOSY
:
t{_o.,23}
t1
Defer;rdant
olrjectsto this Interogatory:
t2
(a)
l3
l4
adrnissible
evidence;
15
(b)
on tite gror.urds
thatit is vagueandambigUous;
lo
(c)
t l
(d)
18
(e)
l9
20
L L
22
control of llet-endan
t:
(n
(s)
(h)
n1
L)
24
disclosureurrdercaselarv"statute,regulatilon,ordel or otherwise;
25
(i)
constitutea:r
to the extentit seeksinformation,the disciosureof which 'uvould
?6
invasionoltire aflectedpersens'constitutional,statutorl'and/or
unwarranted
/. 1
28
RespoNsES
To S
DErExpnN'r's2NDSuppr-ErvrnN'rar.
AL INTERROCA'I'ORINS.
SE'TTTVO
II
CI)
(k)
1
,7
1 n
t v
t t
*nr{is overlyburdensome
andundulyoppressive,
Defendantrespondsthat ailer a diligentsearc}r
1,)
I L
is unableto locateariltrespollsivedocum:ents.
andreasonable
inquiry, Dei-endant
t a
l )
INr,SF.S,0,G,q,L8SY
AsiINI{SS.0GAT0RY:)9, z+i:
No "_L{s{IHIS|{UMBERED
1A
IDENTIFYALL PBRSONS
havingknorvledge
of YOUR responses
to the lasttirree
lnlerrogatorles.
16
RE$PpI{SE
NO.16s{MrSrJ'{Uh{BARgp
T() I}{TpRROGA,TSRY
*S
1 1
mrnnRoGATOR-Y
NO.?*):
18
I)ul'enrjant
objectsto this lnterrogatory:
l9
(a)
2A
,)t
admissibleevidence;
L !
11
't't
?4
(b)
(c)
oppressil,e.
andoverl.ybroad;
on the grorurdsit is burdensome,
(d)
(e)
custody,or
to the extentthat it seeksinformalionthat is not wiihin the possessinn"
contrul of Defendant;
L '
a-l
{r)
28
(gJ
INrsnnocAToRlES,Sst Ttqo
ro S ECL.s.L
REspoNsEs
DnpeNn*ul's 2NDSuppt-EunruTAl
(h)
(i)
0)
(k)
10
Codeof CirrilProcedrire
Section2030,030r.vithor.rt
a sufficientdeclararion
1 l
purslrsnt
to Section?030.050.
I T
,.,t
1
I L
t 1
l 4
l a
I J
suPP,l*F,x'rEryTAk..gB$r
o NsETo rNrERRqg4roj3y Ng. l 6g".f
sfrsNUMl]sREpAs
lF{rEBSQSgroRX
No. ?*i:
Sulrjectto *nd withoutq,aivingits objections,Defenda::rt
respondsthat dueto overbroad
natureof thisinterrogatory,
it is impossible
to identifyall potentiallyresponsive
individr:als.
1 6 Ner,ertheless,
Defendantrespondsthatthe GeneralManagersof Defbndanldr-rrir:g
rhe
I /
1B IryTI*,R,SLG"{TORY
Na, 16
r9
A,IQRYNo.26):
20 RELEVANT'|II\,{EPERIOD,
2l
RE$pplrFEro TNTEBROGA.TQ,RY
Ng."167(MJ$NUMBEREq
*#
IT{TERS,OG.dTQBY
$ O, 26):
r)
Def'endant,rbj
ectsto this Interrogatory'
:
1A
(a)
L1
.'.n
)'7
(b)
?8
(c)
and<lverlybroad;
oppressive,
on thegroundsit is burdensonre,
-28DrrgNnnNt's2xn Suppr-srv.m:.,rrAL
RESpoNSES
To Spncrnr,
INrrnRocRToRrES,
Srl Tu o
(dl
(e)
3
4
contrOlof Defenclant;
tf)
(ei
(h)
"7
and/orproprietarybusinessinibmiationarndtradesecretsthat is protectedli'oln
disc,losure
unclercaseiar,v.statute,regulatlon,orderor otherlvise;
(i)
It)
11
comnronlau,rightsto personalprivacyar-ldconfidentiality;
I L
UJ
doctr:ine
client privilegeand/orattorueywork-prodluct
; and
14
tliat is pfotectedfrorndisclosure
by theatto+neyto theextentit seeksinfrrnnation
(k)
15
16
pursuant
to Section
2010.050.
1 1
18
36):
rNrnKRBGSIQRY-NO.
19
20
21
I)efendant
Subject
to andwithoutwaivingits objections,
responds:
Yes.
rN TSRKQQATORYNO. 16.8(MTSNUMBERED
{$[NTERRO-Q$.TOKYNO. 27):
to thelastinterrogatory.
StateALL factsREI"ATINGl'0 YOURresponsp
7?
JJ
NO.27):
TNTBRROGAT{)RY
1A
to thisInteffogatory:
ilel'endant
ob_iects
25
(a)
mat]ter'
on the groundsthat it seeksinfbmation tlnatis not relevantto the sLrbject
26
21
admissible evidence;
28
(b)
_29_
SErTu
To SpEctrlLINreRRoceToRIES,
REspoNsES
DnnEsuaNr's?nn SupplEvmNT.4L
1I
(c)
(d)
a
J
(e)
.)
controloll)efendant;
A
a
(f)
(g)
"7
(h)
privale,confidentialcornmeroial.
to theeKtentit seeksDef.endant's
financial
proprietarybusiness
inf'ormationairdtradesecretsthat is protecteriliom
and'.ror
l0
(i)
I I
li)
t4
15
to the extent it seeksinfbrmation that is pfotected fram disclosureby the attorneyclient privilege and/or atlomey work-product doctrine; and
(k)
setby C'alifomia
on the groundsthat it exceedsthe limit of 35 interrogatories
t6
declaration
Codeof Civil Procedure
Section2030.030s,'ithouta sr-rtlicient
t /
pursuantto Section?030.050.
l9
20
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tt
o,_2fl:
ar g rrx_N
niuraRRQE
respondsthatJoeyKinr cn
Subjectto andwithoutrvaivingits objections,Def.endant
numerousoccasionsdr-rring
the RELEVANT TIN'{EPERIODwent on FOOD Rtr'l'JS.
:
22 rjlrsRs.ocAroRY No, t 69fl}{rsNUMBEF.S,p
Ast,IN
IERROGAr(}RY.NO.,?.8)
23
1A
IDENTIFYALL DOCUN.IENTS
RELATING1"OYOURresponses
to thelasttrvo
intenogatories.
AS
N0. 169(MISNUMBERED
RESPONSE
TO INTERROGATORY
TNTERR9GATORY
NO..28):
j l
Defendant
objectsto ihisinterrogatory:
28
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To SpECrAl,
INTERR0CA'roRIEs,
Dn.reNn*xr's?NDSupplcv{ExrAlitESpoNsES
{a)
rl
{b)
(c)
(d)
(.e)
(0
on the grorincls
that it is argumentative.;
10
(g)
ih)
private,confldentialcommercial,linancial
to the extentit seeksDefendant's
I A
l3
disclosureundercaselaw, statrite,regulaiiton,
orcleror otherwise;
14
(i)
to theexterltit seeksinlbnnation,thedisclosure
an
o{'whichu'ouldconstilute
15
16
7 -
t t
fi)
clientprivilegeand/orattomeywork'productdoctrine;ancl
18
t )
(k)
2A
a 1
pursuzurt
to Sec"fion
2030.050.
zt
t1
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r 70 &,ITSNUMBEFED
A$]TNTE"RRO
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I SFIB'9 Gd'T9[rY N_Q*
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INTER&0 Gi\rQBY,l{f}.
29}I
Defendantobjectstr: ttrrisInterrogatory:
,|
(a)
"i
tb)
R
0
(d)
10
(e)
11
controlof Defendar:rt;
on the groundsthat it is argumentative;
13
rf')
(e)
14
(i:)
t2
on tl'legrouncls
that it callsfor a legalconclusion;
t \
and/orproprietarybusinessinformationaFrdtradesecretsthat is protectediiom
i6
disclositreundercaselar.v,statute,regulation,orderor otherrvisel
1 1
L I
! r.,
l8
urnvarranteci
invasionof the affectedpersonsrconstitutional,statutoryandior
19
oornmonlar,vrightsto personalprivacya-rnd
confldentinlity;
20
fi)
clientprivilegeand/orattorneyr.vorlc-prodnct
doctrine;and
.!. l
tz
tk)
23
?4
pursuantto Section2030.050.
2 5 sTJPPLEUET\{TdL
Rf,SPO-NS
E TO rNTERROGATORYIiO.,lUS_
.4,S
fMr SNUN{BERE.p
/o
27
TNTERROGATQB.Y
NO.3e):
Subjectto and without r.vaivingits objections,D$fendantrespondsthat due to overbroad
Neverlheiess.
Defentla"nt
responds:JaeyKini. h'Ir.Kim canbe contacledthrr:ughcounsellbr
Defbndant.
INTTERROG
Did ANY of YOUR managers:supervisors,or agentsever go on FOOD Rtli,tiS fbr
RESPOh"TSF
AS
lto INIEIUTOGATORYNo. 171JI\{ISNUMBERBQ
INTERF(OGj\IIQRYNO..-10)
:
Defbndilrtobjectsto thisInterogatory:
(s)
10
1l
evidencc;
adrnissible
' L
(b)
l3
(c)
oppressilve,
andoverly broad;
on the groundsit is burdensoms,
i4
(d)
t)
(e)
1A
oontrolof Defendanu
1'l
(t)
IB
(g)
19
(h)
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21
larv^statute.regulalion,orderor otherwise;
disciosureunderc.a.se
22
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of ra'hichwould constitutean
to tbe extentit seeksinformation,the disClosure
23
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25
26
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on the grt:undstlratit seeksin{brnrationtltat is not relevantto t}:esub"jcct
of
calcuiated
to lead10thediscoverry
of thisactionandis oot reasonably
admissibleevidence;
t4
l5
i8
(b)
(c)
andoverly broad:
oppressive,
on the grouncisit is burdensc)me.
(,i)
(e)
custody,or
to the extentthat it seeksinformationthat is not r'vithinthe possessior"r,
10
controlofIlefendant;
20
(t)
) 1
(g)
0r)
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23
ar,dlorproprietarybusinessinformationafidtJadesecretsthat is protectedlrom
1A
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76
andii:r
invasirlnof the affeetedpersons'constitutiollal,statr"Ltory
unu.amanted
an
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2030.050.
SUPPLE}ISJJT$L RNSPONSE1'O IN
INTERROGATORY NO.31):
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andlorotheremployees
duringtheRIILEVAN'I'l'n\{E PHI{lOD.
1 0 theClubftir ilremselves
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(a)
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calculated
to leadto tirediscover-v
of this actionandis not reasonably
1 0
admissible
evidence;
20
(b)
1 1
(c)
72
(d)
!)
{e.l
or
cr;stot'iy.
to the extentthat it seeksinformationftat is not within the possession.
24
contlol of Defencla:rt:
25
1n
26
(g)
27
28
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RespoNsesro SlPEclA
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pursuantto Section2030.050.
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NO.32):
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No. lr{ iltt $-^N
UIvIBERS
D$$ tlqrERBQ
Iri'IHs"o GSTSRY
havingknowledgeof YOTJRresponses
to theIastthree
IDENI"IFYALL PL.RSONS
1 B intet.rogatories.
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RESP0NSA
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2 0 rNTFKT|QSATQRY
No. 331:
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zz
(a)
of
to leadto the discover.v
calculatecl
of this actionandis not reason&bly
L3
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adrnissibleevidence;
25
(b)
on tiregroundsthat it is vagueandambiguous;
/o
(c)
andoverlybroadl
oppressive,
on thegroundsit is burdensome.
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(d)
ld
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INTERRccAT0RIES.
To SpECIAL
DsruxpANr's ?Np SupprmqexrAlREspoNSES
'I
(e.l
custody,or
to the eKtentthat it seeksinlbrmationthal is not witliin the possession,
coirtrol of Defendant;
{8
(g)
ft)
private.contidentialcommerciai.financial
to the exientit seeksDet'endant's
{]
{i)
persons'constitutional,statutr:r;ancli:r
invasionof the al"fected
unrvarranted
conlmoniar.vrightsto personalprivacytrndconfidentiality;
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fi)
12
l3
(k)
setby"Califomia
thelimit of 35 intenogatories
on the groundsthatit exceeds
i4
a sufficientcleclaration
2030.030rvitl"rout
Sectir:n
CodeollClivilProcedure
t5
pursuantto Section2030.050.
16
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18
n-j!s.
SJPPIEMaNTAL
&PSroNsqrgJNTpSRoq4rOBYilp*J?4.{MISN'U&{BERE
No, 33)
TNTIIIKROGATpRX
ra,aivingits objectioris,Def'endantrespondstliat dLreto ovelbroail
Sub.jectt<land rvithor"rt
individuals.
to identifl,all potentiallyresponsive
it is impossible
1 9 natureof thjs interrogatory.
?0
Nevertheless,
Defendantrespondsthatthe GeneralManagersof Defendantduringthe
?l
(MISNVI\{BERED
As INTERF0.Gd,I9RY
22 INTEBROG$rSS N0. 18-0
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supervisors.
andagentsto
DescribehorvYOIJ tlainedor instructedYOUR nranagers,
lawsduringtireRLLEVAI{T IIMH PERIOD.
complyrvith Caiifi:rniawage-and-hour
IY.Q
rNrEnsCI
G,ar[rRY
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Defendantobjectsto ihis Interrogatory:
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IrlnRxoceroRlEs. Sni'Two
To St ECi,qt"
RESpoNSES
Deresn,{Nr''s ?NDSuppLeMeNTAL
(a)
admissibleerridence;
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
or
custod-v.
to the extontrhatit seeksinfi:naationthat is not within thepossession,
eontlolof Deferidant;
B
(0
In
(g)
1l
(h)
private,confidentialcomn:rercial,
fina:rciai
to the extentit seeksDel'endant's
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and/orproprietarybusinessinf'onnationaltidtradeseorelsthal is protectedl'l'onr
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(i)
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to
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by thealtorneyfioni disclosure
to the extentit seeksinfbrmationthatis protected
clientprivilegeand/orattomeywork-productdoctrine;and
l8
i9
(k)
setby Calitornia
the lirnit ofl35 interrogatories
on the groundsthat it e.xceeds
20
Section2030,030withouta sufficientdeclaration
Codeof Civil Procedure
- t
plrrsuant
to Section2030.050.
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NOi 18W
22 s[I$:LsrqpNrAI, RE$PC}NSE
TO INTERROSATpRY
NO.}9}
73 INTERROGATPRY
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lNTER.R.ocAToRl0s.
To SpECIAL
REspoNsES
DeruNnaNr's2NDSLrpplr.lqeNTs,L
(a)
adntissible
evidence:
(b)
10
(c)
11
{d)
12
(e)
1 a
controlof Defendantl
IJ
t4
(f)
I5
(g)
16
(h)
ancl/orproprietarybusinessinformationarndtradesecretsthat is protcctedlirim
disclosureunderoasela$,,statute,reguiatlon,orderor otherrl,ise;
18
t:,
(i)
2A
persons'c.onstitutional,
un\4an'anted
invasionolthe aff'ected
statutoryancl.:ur
oorllmonlaw riglrtsto personalprivacyand contldentiality:
L I
11
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a 4
L.+
(k)
.'o
pursuantto Section2010.050.
a1
28
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TroSFect,o"rIxrenRocnroRrES.
Derpxo,qxl's ZignSupplnr'lexrAl-REspolisF.s
SUPPLEil,IENTAL
RES.pO-NSE
TO INTERROCATSRY
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NO.40}
3
AS INTFSI"ROTiiATQRYNO. al):
TNTETRBQ$ATORYN0. 18? (TVTISNUMBEEEL
7
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to tlie last
RELATING T0 YOUR responses
IDEN'|IFY ALL DOCU$,IHNTS
interrogatory.
r\EspllN s n .ro lNT ERRO qdIpR.Y
t0
No. ar):
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of
calcuiatedto leadto the discover,v
of this actionand is not reasonably
l4
evidence;
adrnissible
15
(b)
T6
(c)
?utdoverly brr:ad;
oppressive,
on the groundsit is burdensome:
17
(d)
i8
(e)
custotly,or
to the extentthat it seeksinfr:nnationthilt is not rvithinthe possession.
controiof Defendant:
19
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2l
{g)
22
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!)
from
ancilorproprietarybusinessinformationandtradesecretsthat is pr"otected
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disclosrireundercaselarv"statute,regulation,orderor otherrvise;
(i)
lb
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Se'r'|rvt:
Ix'rsnnocnToRIHS,
To Spnctet"
RESpoNSES
DsrerunNt's ?NDSuppLrtu{SNTAL
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A
a
pursuantto Section2010.050.
IN:}'ERR-OGAT0[{Y l{O,.{} )
r0
documents.Nevefiheless.
Ilefbndantrespondsthatits mealandrestbreakpolicy duririgllre
RELEVANT Tlivlh.PHRIODcanbe {bundin tlie employeehardbookspreviouslyprodr-rced
b.v-
t")
Deibnclant,
documentsBatesstampedDI.,M00005-000046
and00047-0008i.
1 a
IF{TERR.OGSTORY
N0. 1$ fI{ISNUM}EREnAS IJJTERROGAT9ffNo. a2);"
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TNaiRRoGAToRYNo. I83 (MrsN,[]nrEERpq
Afi
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INTNRROG"A.TOITY
NO. 42}:
Det'*nciant
objectsto rhis intenogatory:
(a)
20
calculated
to leadto thediscoveryof
of tl,is actionandis notreasonably
21
evidence;
adrnissible
'''a
LL
{b)
?3
(c)
andoverly broad:
oppressive,
on tlregrouncisit is burdensome)
24
(.1)
(e)
custodl'.or
to the extentthat it seeksinfomiaticrnthat is not rvithin the possession.
corru'olof Delendant;
nt
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(h)
disclosureundercase[ar.v.statute,reguiation,orderor otherwise;
(i)
un\'vatranted
invasionof tire affe*tedpersons'constitutional,
statutr:ryandlor
{r
(j)
o
d
tk)
i0
ll
to Section2030.050.
Dursuant
12
As
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!}lrERRoGArpLl.YNo:.183(MISNUMB.ERED
13
II\ rEBKQ{fu\L9RYNO.{2)
14
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l6
Nevertheless,
Defendantrespondsthat theGeneralManagersof Det'endsnt
dr"rring
the
L /
REI,IIVANTTIIvIEIIERIODinclude:\4ike Vanclergoes
and DavidConforti.
r 8 ll.{IFRR.0"GAroRY
No. r8affirSl{uMBEnEpA.$INrE&I{$f;ATQRX}0. a3}:
19
'IIIvIE
20 Californiawage-and-hour
Iarvsduringihe RELEVAN'|
PERIOD.
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{a)
?5
26
adrnissible
evidence;
27
(bi
-4tt
(c)
andoverly broad;
oppressive,
on tl'Iegroundsit is burdensome,
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SEr'fwt:
IurrnRocaToRIES,
ro Spgclq,t
DernxpaN'f's
REsFoNsEs
ZND$urpLstvtENTAL
(d)
(e)
eontrolofllefendant;
4
(]
ifl
(g)
(h)
zurd/or"proprietary
businessinfonnationandtradesecretsthat is protectedfrom
clisclosure
undercaselaw, statule.regnlation,orderor othenvise;
(i)
lt Un
unrvarranted
inrrasiouof the afTected
persons'constitutional,statutclry
sndr'or
1 1
comnlonlarvrightsto personalprivacvandconfidentiaiityl
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l a
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14
I5
(k)
on thegroundsthatit exceeds
thelimjt of 35 interrogatr:ries
setby Califbrnia
Codeof Civil Procedru"e
Section2030.030withciuta sufficientdeclau'ation
pursuant
to Sectii:n2030.050.
1 1
1 8 LNIpT3S.gQATORY
N0. 43)
i9
2A
waivingits objections,
Subjecttr: andr.vithout
Defendant
responds
thatit wasits policy
duringthe RELEVANT TIME PERIODto inform its ernployees
of its policiesrhror.rgh
its
of an enrplol,ne
to follow its policies.
23 INTE&R"Q-G$TQ_BY
NO " 185 {trISNU1\{BERAP..ASTNTERROGATO&}i NO. {a) i
24
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2B
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(a)
{L
(b)
(c)
(d)
'7
(e)
conlrol of Defteridant;
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(g)
(h)
LI
l?
ancllorproprietarybusinessinformationarldtrade se.crets
that is protectedfrom
t {
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<
unrryarrantecl
invasionof the affectedpersous'constitutionai.statutor-v
anclior
conurell lar.vrightsto personalprivacyand confidentiality;
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19
(k)
ou thegrouncls
thatit exceeds
the limit of 35 interogatoriessetb,vCalifornia
20
a 1
pursuantto Section2030.050.
LL
suPPLEh{ENr4}*RESPONqE
TO TNTERR.OGATpRY
NO.-l*$B$SryJMBSJfEpAS.
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TNTERRQGATORY
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in its emplo)ree
hatidbookandto utilize its disciplinaryr
practicesin the eventit becrurear.vare
of
11
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DTTENN,qTT'S
RESPONSES
2NP SUPPI-EIT,IEIITAL
TOSPECIII I:XTERROCATORIES.
SETTTVC:
references
the"refusalor inabilityto complyu'ith club rtles. policiesor proceclures"
asa
t"i
_l
iuterogalories.
TNTERLQGS"TORYr.tlO.45):
(a)
10
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*clmissibleevidence:
tl
(b)
on the grouncls
thatit is vagueandambiguous;
t-)
IA
(c)
oppressiri'e,
andoverly broad;
on the groundsit is burdensome,
lr+
(d)
15
(e)
cuslody.or
tcltheextentthatit seeksinfbrmationthatis not witlrinthepossession.
c0ntroI r:1'Def'endant:
lo
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18
(g)
10
(1,
comn:ercial.ilnanciarl
to the extentit seeksDetbn&urt'sprivate.conflrdential
20
iionr
and/r:rproprietarybusinessirrfbrmationandtraclesecretsthat is protectecl
21
orderor otherwisel
unclercaselaw. statute,regulation,
disclosure
22
(i)
23
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(k)
pursLrant
to Section2030.050.
INTERROGATqBYNO. 45)
Subjectto and rvithaut rvaiving its objections.Del'endantrespondsthat due to lhe
t)
documents. Nevertheless.Defbndant respondsthat its meal break, rest break. nnd discplinary
policies during the RbII.HVANT I'IME PEzuOD can be found in the employee hanrlbor:ks
0008
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(a)
IO
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adrnissibleevidence;
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(b)
on ti'legr:ounds
that it is vagueandambiguous;
and overly broad;
on the groundsit is burdensone.oppressive.
22
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(d)
24
(e)
custody,or
to the extentthat it seeksinformationthat is not within the possession,
25
control of Defer-rdant;
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tgJ
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s 2xp Sttppt-Eli*eNTALRESPoNsESTo
Dg r Er.*D,rNT'
SNTTTI,O
CIAL INTERROCATORIIlS.
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fi)
r)
(k)
10
li
pursuantto Section2030.050.
t a
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TNTIRROGATfjRY
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NO"18?fMr j\{UMBEnnpl\S
RESPONSE:IO
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indi\.,iduals.
it is impossible
to identilyalNpotentiallyresponsive
1 5 natureof this interrogatory,
1 6 Nevertheiess,
Defendamt
respondsthatthe Generail\,{anagers
of'Defendantduringtlre
1'7
RELEVANT TIM
t8
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Di\l'llD: .lune10,201l
By;
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To Srgciai-INTeRR*c.q,ToRIEs,
REspoNSES
Derrxu,qNr'szNDSr.rppLeuENTAL
PROOF OF SERVTCE
STATEOF CALIFORNIA.COL|NTYO]"'LOSANGETES
I am a residentof the Stateof Calitbrnia,over the ageof lB years,and not a parly tD the
within action. My businessaddressis One OceanTrails Drjve, RanchoPalosVerdes,'CA-902?5.
.t
JeffreyW. Cor.van,
Ssq.
lhe CowanLaw Firm
1541OceanAvenue,Suite300
SantaMonica,Ci\ 90'10l
10
AntlronyJ. Orshansky,
Esq.
Orshansky& YeremianLLP
16133VenturaBlvd.,Suite1?45
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collectionand processingconespondence
for rnailing. Under that practiceit rvr:uldbc'
depositedwith {J.S.postalsen'iceon the sameday with postagethereont'ullyprepaidat
ItalrchoPalosVerdes,Ca.lifomiain the ordinarycourseof business.I am awarethat on
motiotr ol tire perty served,serviceis presumedinvalid if postal cancellationdate r:r
postagemetsrdateis morethanoneday aller day of depositfor mailing in affidar.it.
16
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Attorneysfor Defendant
VH PROPERTYCORP.,dba TRIIMP NATIONAI,
GOLFCLUB
10
SUPERIOR
COURTOFTHE$TATAOF CALiFORNIA
1t
COI.INTYOF LOSANGELES
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VH PROPER.TY
CORP,,a Delaware
doingbusiness
asTRUMp
1 l corporation
NATIONALGOLFCLUB,andDOESI to
l 8 5 0 ,i n cl u si ve ,
Defendants.
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CdseNo. BC403087
(Qriginally
assignecl
caseNo. 8Ca()8999
prior
toiconsolidation)
ASSIGNED
TO HON.MARI(V MOONEY,
DEPT,68
DEF'ENDANI"
VH PROPIIIT]'I'Y
CORP.'S
RIiSPONSIiS
]'O IPI-AII{TII|F'S
II]IOUEST
FORADM ISSIONS,
SETO\I.:
TdialDate:NoneSer
Cdmplaint
Filed: M.arch
5,2009
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22 PROPOLINDING
PARTY:
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RESPONDING
PARTY:
Plaintiff,DAVE S. PERRY
Defendant,
VH PROPERTIa
CORP,,dbaTRUMp
24
NATIONAL|GOLFCLUB
25 SETNUMBER:
ONE
26
Pursuant
to code of Civil Procedure
Section2033.210,
et seq.,Defendant
vH pr,perLy
VH Fnopsnrvco
FoRADMGs6NS,
SEroNr
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PRELIMINARYSTATEUINiI
Theseresponses
aremadesolelyfor the purposesof this actionand
on beharfof
Defendantalone
andno otherentityorperson.Eachresponse
is
competence,
relevance,materiality,propriety,and admissibility,
ancjall otherobjectionsand
groundswhichwould requiretheexclusion
of any statements
containedherein,if such
statements
weremadeby a witnesspresentandtestifyingin court,all
of which areexpressly
reservedandmay be interposedat thetime of trial.
7
8
9
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availableto Defendant.Defendant'sinvestigationand
discoveryin preparationfor trial is
continuingand will continuethroughoutthis action. Additional
investigationmaydisclose
I 1 furtherinformationrelevantto theseresponses,
includinginformation
obtainedby Defendant
aremadewithout
differentinterpretation.Defbndantis nor
hasansweredpartor all
to alter,amend,
2 0 supplement
or otherwiserevisetheseresponses
if, fbr any reason,
sui:hrevisionsor supplements
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becomeappropriateor warranted.
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GENERALOB.IICTIONS
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25
26
The followinggeneralobjections
applyto eachRequest
for Admissions.
T'heassertion
of
thesame,similar,or additionalobjections
to an individualrequest
doesnot wajveanyof
Defendant'sgeneralobjectionssetforth beiow,
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Defendant
objectsto theRequest
for Admissions
generally,
andto eachRequest
/.t
for Admission
specifically,
to theextenttheyarein contravention
of and/orexpanduponthe
2 8 requirements
of theCalifomiaCodeof Civil Procedure
or otherapplicable
rulesor raw.
VHPnopenrycoRp.'t
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3
4
5
6
7
2'
Defendant
objectsto theRequest
for Admissions
generally,
andto eachRequesr
forAdmission
specifically,
to theextenttheyseekinformation
protected
by thealorney-clienr
privilege,theattomey-work-product
doctrine,ancl/orotherapplicableprivileges.
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suchinformationas confidential,
10
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anotherto mainrain
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reasonably
calculatedto leadto the discoveryof admissibleevidence,
13
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overbroad,and/or
t 5 undulyburdensome,
16
t 7 response
bel.w,Defendant
responds,
for itselfalone,asfollows:
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t 9 RBOVBST
No. l;.
[Qg ADMISSION
20
2l
22
"DEFENDANT,"
"You," "yol.rR,""youRs," or,,RESpo
NDINGpARTy.,,
refers
to
2 5 Delendant
VI-{PROPERTY
CORP,l
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26 Rn.qBqNSE
FORADrlrrSSreN
Lo_Rtie_UEST
No. t:
27
Defendant
objects
to thisrequest
onthegrouncis
thatCLA.SS
MEMBER.S
asdefined
is
28 vague'
ambiguous,
andoverbroad.
Defendant
further
objects
onthegrounds
thatthepluase
v H rRopERry CoRp,,sRESpoNSes
ro plar\ilFF,s
RequEsr
noRApvrssroNS.
SerONe
"mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcalrsfbr a legarconclusion,
Defendant
alsoobjects
2 onthegroundsthata response
to thisrequest
wourbrequireDefendant
to revieweverytimecard
Ioreverynon-exempt
employee
fromMarch5,2005to
undulyburdensome,
especially
in lightof thefactfrat Defendant
haspreviously
produced
time
March5,2009,making
thisrequesr
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AdmitthatfromMarch5,2a05to Marchsi zooqYoU hada policyor pracrice
of nor
requiring
CLASSMEMBERSto clockoutfor me{lperiods,
1 1
13
Defendant
objectsto thisrequest
on thegrolunds
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
alsoobjects
clockout for
t 9 breaks.
2 0 REO.TJEST
rroRApMISSTON
NO.3:
)1
l4
jf O REQUESTFOR ADMTSSIONINO,._=3:
RESPONSE
Defendant
objectsto thisrequest
on thegro;.rnds
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
25 vague,ambiguous,
andoverbroad.
Defendant
furtlierobjectson thegroundsthat
thephrase
26 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfor a legalconclusion,
Defendanr
alsoobjects
2 7 onthegrouncls
thata response
to thisrequest
wouldrequireDefendant
to revieweverytimecard
28 for everyoutsideServices/Valet
Deparrment
emplbyee
fromMarch5,2005to March
S.Z00g.
RequesrFoRADMrssroNS,
SerONr
makingthis requestunduiyburdensome,
especialiyin light of the fact
a
L
previouslypr:oduced
time recordsfor its non-exemptemployees.
3
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that Defendanthas
period identified.
RESPONSB-
t0
rZ
l a
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everytime card
to March 5,2009,
l5
makingthis requestundulyburdensome,
especialllin light of the fact that Defendanthas
i6
T7
24
B$sPoNSq
Defendant
objectsto thisrequest
onthegrounds
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
2 5 vague,ambiguous,
andoverbroad,
Defendant
furtherobjectson thegroundsthatthephrase
2 6 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfor a legalconclusion.Defendant
alsoobjects
2 7 onthegrounds
thata response
to thisrequest
wouldrequireDefendant
to revieweverytimecard
2 8 Ioreverynon-exempt
Food& Beverage
Frontof theHouseDepartment
employee
fromMarch5, i
Y11P*
s
isslbNs,
SEroNE
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2
3
2005to March5,2A09,makingthisrequest
unduliburdensome,
especially
in lightof thefact
thatDefendant
haspreviously
produced
timerecorbsfor its non-exempt
employees
Subjectto andwithoutwaivingits objections,
Defendanr
admitsonlythattwoor more
RISPONSE.'I'OREQUUST{q4 ADMTSSTON
NO. 6:
10
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t/.
"mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfbr a legalconclusion.Defendant
alsoobjects
on thegroundsthat a responseto this requestwould requireDefendantto review everytime card
1 8 CLASSMEMBERS in its Deli Deparffnentdid not clock out and in for a meai periodon an
1 9 unspecifiednumberof daysduringthefour yearpehiodidentified.
2 0 BEOUESLFOR ADMISSION.NO.7:
21
AdmitthatfromMarch5,2005ro March5,;2009
CLASSMEMBERSin yOURSales
2 2 Department
did not ciockout for anymealperiods.
2 3 RtrS,p
Ol,{$E3 O REOUESI .rOR,Ap}4r-fi
NO.7:
SLO,J
24
Defendant
objectsto thisrequest
onthegrounds
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
2 5 vague,
ambiguous,
atidoverbroad.
Defendant
furtherobjectson thegroundsthatthepfrase
to
"mealperi0ds"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfor a legalcgnclusign,Defendanl
alsoobjects
2 7 onthegrounds
thata response
to thisrequest
wouldrequireDefendant
to revieweveryrimecard
2 8 foreverynon-exempt
Sales
employee
fiom March5,2005to March5,2A09,makingthisrequest
VH Pnopenry
CoRp.'s
Responses
ro PLAINTTFr's
R_equEsr
FoRAorvtrssroNs,
SErONe
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3
undulyburdensome,
especiallyin light of the fact that Defendanthaspreviously
pr.oduced
time
recordsfor its non-exemptemployees.
RE-QUESTF'ORADMISSION NO. 8:
1
6
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in youR Golf'
ION NO. 8:
Deferrdantobjectsto this requeston the groundsthat CLASS MEMBERS
asdefinedis
1 1 vague'ambiguous,and overbroad.Defendantfi.irtXrer
objectson the grounds
thatthe phrase
objects
time card
5,2009,making
on an
r9
20
RE9IESTr[QRApMrssroN
No.e:
2I
22 Department
did not clockoutfor anymealperiods.
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RESPONSE
TO BEOUESTrOR ApMrSqroNLNQJ*
24
Defendant
objectsto thisrequest
on thegroundsthatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
2 5 vague'ambiguous,
andoverbroad.
Defendant
furtherobjectson thegroundsthalthephrase
2 6 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfor a legalconclusion.Defendant
alsoobjects
2 1 onthegrounds
thata response
to thisrequest
woulilrequireDefendant
to revieweverytimecarcl
2 8 for everynon-exempt
SecurilyDepartment
employee
fromMarch5, 2005to March5. 2009.
vit pRo
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makingthisrequestundulyburdensome,
especially
in lightof thefactthatDefencianr
has
previously
produced
timerecordsfor its non-exempt
ernployees,
subjectto andwithoutwaivingits objections,
Defendant
admitsonly thattwo or more
CLASSMEMBERSin its securityDepartment
did notclockout andin for a mealperiod
on an
unspecified
numberof daysduringthefouryearperiodidentified.
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and overbroad,Defendantfurttuerobjectson the grounds
that thephrase
Defendanralsoobjects
everytime card
to March5,2009,
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or more
for a mealperiodon an
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AdmitthatfromMarch5,2005to March5,2009CLASSMEMBERS
in yotJRCourse
2 2 Maintenance/Greenskeepers
Department
did notclockout for anymealperiods,
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Defendant
objectsto thisrequest
on thegrounds
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
2 5 vague,ambiguous,
andoverbroad.
Defendant
furtherobjectson thegrounds
thatthephrase
2 6 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfor a legalconclusion.
Defendant
also
objects
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to thisrequestwouidrequireDefendantto revieweverytimecard
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Greenskeepers
DeparLment
employeelrorn
March5,
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RESFoNsES.fo
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SerONe
2005to March5'2a09,makingthisrequest
undulyburdensome,
especially
in lightof thefact
2 thatDefendant
haspreviously
produced
timerecoldsfor its non-exempt
emproyees.
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subjectto andwithoutwaivingits objections,
Defendant
admitsonlythatrwoor more
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did notclockoutandin fbra
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numberof daysduringthefouryearperiod
identified.
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Defendant
obiectsto thisrequest
on thegrounds
thatGLASSN4EMBERS
asdefinedis
vague,ambiguous,
andoverbroad.
Defendant
furtherobjectson thegroundsthatthephrase
2 6 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsflora legalconclusion.Defendant
alsoobjects
2 7 onthegroundsthata response
to thisrequest
wouldrequireDefendant
to revieweverytimecard
2 8 Ior everynon-exemptHabitat/Landscaping
r Y - l
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s.srr or,re I
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1 5,2009,makingthis requestundulyburdensome,
especiallyin light
of the facttharDei'endant
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"mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcallsfor a legalconclusion.Defenclant
alsoobjects
t 3 on thegroundsthata response
to thisrequestwouldrequireDefendantto revieweverytimecard
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t 5 makingthis requestundulyburdensome,
especiallyin light of the fact that Defenclant
has
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time recordsfor its non-exemptemployees.
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Defendantobjectsto this requeston the groundsthat CLASS MEMBERS asdefinedis
2 7 0nthegrounris
thata response
to thisrequest
wouldrequireDefendant
to revieweverytimecard
2 8 foreverynon-exempt
Administration
Deparlment
employee
ftomMarch5,2005to March5,
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VHPnopenry
CoRp.'s
Responses
ro plenwFF,a
REouEST
FoRADMISSIoNS,
SeTONe
2009,makingthisrequest
undulyburdensome,
especially
in light
previously
produced
timerecordsfor its non-exempt
employees,
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has
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Defendantobjectsto this requeston the groundsthat GLASS MEMBERS
asdefinedis
vague,ambiguous,and overbroad.Defendantfurtherobjects
on the groundsthat thephrase
was responsible
for deciding
takinga mealperiod.
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ambiguousin its
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on the grounds
that thephrase
further
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club" is vague,ambiguous,
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theoverbroad
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to respond
to thisrequest
because
each
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for each
depar-tment
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in a$2.2million settlement,
whichtheHon.JaclkZouharyappro'ved
in late20i 1.
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by theLosAngeles
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anda two dayprogranion May 17 &, I8 2012sponsored
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includedpresentations
or discussions
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Daveperry lawsuit. Mr. peny's
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AttachedasExhibitsI and2respectively
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skatinlg Rink in central Park, a projec the city failed at so miserably
for seven years. In ]une I offered to do the job myself. Now we're
ahead,cf schedule,and rony tells me that he'sset up a pressconference
for Thursday to celebratethe last important step in construction: poru,.
ing the concrete.
It doesn't sound like much of a news event to me, and I ask rrim if
anyone is likely to show up. He saysat leasta dozen news organizations
have RSVPd yes. So much for my news judgment.
2:00 p.u. I get deposed in a lawsuit we've brought against a contractor on Trump Tower. Halfway into the job we had to fue the
company for total incompetence,and we,re suing for damages.l hate
lawsuits and depositions, but the fact is that if you,re right, you,ve got
to take a stand, or people will walk all over you. In any case)there,s
no way I could avoid deposirions, even if I never brought a lawsuit
myself. Nowadays, if your name is Donald Trump, everyone in the
world seemsto want to sue you.
3:00 p.u. I ask Norma Foerderer, my executive assistantan,c the
person who keepsmy life organized, to bring me lunch: a can of tomaro
juice. I rarely go out, becausemostly, iCs a waste of time.
3:15 p.u. I put in a call to Sir charles Goldstein; he's out, and .[
leave a message.FIe's a successfirlreal estateattorney, but not one o.f
my favorites.
I'm pretty sure Charlie Goldstein is from the Brorx, but he,s a very
pompous guy and has a tendency to act like royalty, so I call him sir:
charles. over rhe weekend, I heard that Lee Iacocca had hired sir
charles to represent him on a deal in palm Beach where Lee zrrd tr
intend to be partners. ke had no way of knowing about my pasl
experience with sir charles. A while back, I was in the middle of
making a deal with a guy who needed an anomey, and I recommendeil
sir charles. The next thing I knew, sir charles was recornmend.ingto
his client that he not make the deal with me. I coril6ft'1 believe it!
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ployee
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19
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BY MR. YEREMIAN:
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your
services?
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4
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security
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the
area?
MS. MARTIN:
13
THE WITNESS: In
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15
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BY MR. yEREMIAN:
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topic
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m e a l _b r e a k s ,
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Dave Conforti?
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recali_
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27
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against
76
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time
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15
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breaks?
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employees
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72
meal
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13
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51
besides
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have
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
O.
servrces
personnel-
10
breaks?
11
A.
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MS. MARTIN:
Obj ecrron.
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MR. CABADA:
Obj ection
11
THE WITNESS:
what
19
20
t.i_mef rame
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were
BY MR.
vafet
you're
Y E R E M I A N:
A.
Val_et supervisor?
22
O.
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require
24
to
25
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about
mea-l
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ak?
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23
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meal-
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of
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Obj ection.
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when
nversations
about
yEREMTAN:
BY MR.
Sperandeo ?
any
personnel-
with
to
No.
authori_ ation
from
you prior
Y A C
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recall
Conforti
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t _ : _ m ef r a m e .
commun cate
this
policy
to
you
directly?
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9
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directly
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MR. YEREMIAN:
1B
THE WITNESS:
CABADA:
rmplemented to
27
employee receive
25
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was
a memo that
it
was vta
memo or
MR.
s o m e h o wt o
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personnel- or
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BY MR. yEREMIAN:
20
24
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23
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22
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policy
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13
19
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to
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go
poli_cy was
how would an
on
m e al _ b r e a k ?
question?
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the
pending
reporter.
question
wa
read
by
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59
manager/
supervisor
their
goi
just
to
break
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kind?
of
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71
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autho rization
ust
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policy
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BY MR. yEREMIAN:
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THE WITNESS:
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or
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authorizat
director
outside
someone 1n
22
A.
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23
O.
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24
A.
25
O.
go
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site
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for
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of .
director
services/
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policy,
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yours
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the
ro
the
services?
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direcLor
of
shop staff?
shop m nager.
supervisor?
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60
1
2
service
yEREMIAN:
BY MR.
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meetings
take
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THE WITNESS:
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did
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ry
to
as possible.
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BY MR. YEREMIAN: On a
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A.
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authorization
11
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22
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that.
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authorization
24
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25
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to
outside
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to
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s for
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at
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15
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of
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l-eave the
one
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make
would vary.
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h l r;
outside
place?
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these
outside
it
servl-ce
about.
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doing
not
getti
coul_d recal-l_
mployee ever
g a m e a - Lb r e a k ?
t
this
time.
employees
actual
leave
premts
s for
frame
the
now?
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food
runs?
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f
'
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permission
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MR.
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3
4
5
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under
CABADA:
YEREMfAN:
Mr.
Kim,
Okay
O.
Have
morn:-ng
testrmony?
No.
11
O.
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periods
A.
your
in
California
not
to
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me just
I6
reciting
the
meal break
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funch.
18
A.
Yeah.
19
O.
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22
rest. break
to
23
24
25
to
rufes
yes .
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stop
remind
you
you're
are
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atr-on since
a ility
stifl
for
give
to
of
this
the
accurate
law regarding
no exempt employees?
ho
you the
law t.hat
was asking
two ten-minute
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for
exceed five
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A.
your
mea.l period
21
to
understandin
15
20
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that
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10
13
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rest
recess . )
MR.
72
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you wa
nonexemp
an ei_ght_hour p
o five
rq
hours without
krafnra
e because you t re
e t.al ked about
do you
be fore
know what
the
employees ?
riod
you're
entitfed
rest. periods.
know i f
t.hi s pol i
y was communrcated
stri ke that .
You testified
that
that'
what
your
understanding
at
Trump
of
National
California
for
l-aw
rest
MS. MARTIN:
Obj ection.
MR_ CABADA:
Same ob;ec
breaks
that
10
f'm
for
nonexempt
you've
11
BY MR. yEREMIAN:
O.
been
director
A.
O.
Right.
A.
I 'm sorry /
d
of
t . h e fr:
My guestion
O.
is
simntrr I
for
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regard
since
15
operatl-ons?
16
A.
I1
after
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pertod
to
rest
They
the
I9
breaks
receive
third
and
hour
af ter
the
MS. MARTIN:
20
27
he
ever
22
25
policy
as
to
time
-l-on .
as the
brea
repeat
13
24
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policy
rr-ng the
ser \7t
for
period
rest
of
time
coq?
s?
sorry.
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23
Overbroad
What
employees
the
was
break
What
testified
of
two
or
meaf
And
director
he
was
MR. YEREMIAN: I
O.
Since you've
at
what
nonexe pt
you'
rest
f'm
the
employees
with
been director
pe riods,
so
is
rest
ry
of
breaks,
be f ore
the
meal_
neri nr)
f,m
jus
going
of
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ations?
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dire
misstat
been direct
tor
of
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do a be I ated
don't
think
operations.
d.
r
of
outside
services/
pol i cy?
yes.
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1
2
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vafet
policy
A.
No,
not
O.
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when
that
poli-cy?
A.
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outside
authorizat.ion
before
A.
Currently?
10
O.
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11
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I2
O.
13
A.
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bel ieve
I4
coordinator
15
ten-minut.e break.
A.
YeS.
I9
O.
When did
22
service
personnel
them to
obtain
rest
23
24
25
you
were
an
at
endantr
wds
it
the
same
so .
service
per
-minute
rest
autho r i
ation
from?
the
ide
takinq
get
inform
onnel_ required
te
out
to
get
break?
servi ce
that
they
w 11 be taking
also
get
that
thorization
they
start
from the
--
w en did
when did
authorization
tha
co r
t.he outside
requirement
ke their
start
ten-minute
break?
A.
Lhat
when
shop manager?
1B
20
erent
know of.
were
myself
Can they
O.
pro
or
you
71
dif
supervisor?
76
any
took
O.
can't
reca_Ll at
this
me what
time
frame
p1ace.
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D - ^ ^
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for
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poli-cy
3
at
do you
some pornt
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breaks,
5
O.
time
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they didn't
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ef f ect,
break
coul-d
an
this
whenever they
Yes.
11
O.
Were there
take
these
breaks,
13
A.
Currently?
I4
O.
Yes.
15
A.
Currently
T5
area,
elther
I1
where
we have
1B
O.
19
20
the
l -
break
the
policy
ersonnel
came into
take
rest
what l_ocati
it
has to
room
and
the
of
be i
or
th
tables
understand
in
where they
yo r
loading
t.he golf
rest
not
course?
designated
loading
t
coul-d
dock
the
area
wor kn I ar-e
testimony,
ock area or
you
can
you said
area?
The
22
O.
Okay.
break
room;
A.
service
in
to
break
A.
on the
the
rmal-ized"
any ru.l_esabo
chairs
27
23
avaiJ-able,
wanted to?
break
So just
rest
more
outsi-de
I2
we e af ways
Okay.
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they
but
10
25
in
was a
authorization?
n
24
recal.l_ that
grounds
of
We have
t h o
correct
a rest
n n l
Y V T !
brea
at
any
other
focation
U V U I D C
a park thatrs
ou side
the
cl_ubhouse
69
1-opic of
rest
Aservtce
breaks?
bel_i_eve we di_scussed
meet:-ngs
And
O.
actually
think
as
you
our
you
say
discussing
you
believe,
it
your
Yes,
O.
11
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A.
O.
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you were
A.
you
were
can't
they
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were taking
O.
recall-
thi s
at
18
personnel ?
A.
20
r ac :
if
I I
can't
r h a
T f
those m etrngs
place
reca.l_l_th
or
Do you remember
having
was many
years
these
meetings
whose
with
No.
do
Was it
Dave Conforti's
when
whether
rt
was to
ou side
start
set:vices
not
22
THE WITNESS:
BY MR.
time:frame
id
the
O.
Look place
not-
2T
23
when
val-et supervisor?
7'7
19
you
or
ago
I4
15
you
r e m e m b er
va"l-et attendant
72
13
do
may have?
A.
10
outside
meettngs
valet
well
when
remember
in
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som
sti-11 the
ff
it.
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23
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20
or
any
The managers
would
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other
and processing
74
15
you
did
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10
13
when
beinq
changed
described
lou
were
Club?
24
A.
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25
0.
A s b e s L y o u r e m e m b e r , w h n did
the same.
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!r ri g l nr 1L - ' + C i
the
perandeo
Trump
tn
hc
nri
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Got you.
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your understandi
c^ . x' . ri - s^ fL r . l: t^ g^
being
s- LL^ a- c I r /
fet
or
go and
A.
know right
place /
10
O.
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11
A.
ActualIy,
I2
bought
13
the
15
that
kept
they
1B
l raltLC
rca
19
w c1>
us
vou
worrl
ed about
being
a m ssive
about
he didnrt
all
on
hat,
be keeping its
everybody
turnover?
but
they
fet
ave anybody to
us
take
our
st.af
you that.?
they did,
had
you
building
a big
whe
they
came in
and
meeting
say
"they,"
remember
spea
f
'l
am asking
naf
nr
who are
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u
r rmu rLr rnui l l r 9 onL: at -t I g i n a
the
Vinnie
Stillio
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v
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2I
oing to
was
you?
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cha
that
to
I1
22
us;
it
worried
there
individuals
16
20
always
so he
O.
I4
were
there
that
Tell-
was in
it,
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nd at
t.hat time
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me what kind
of
off
rr 'a1r rnvdr e
were
the
e --
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f,J
had.
23
fn
24
busrness
25
holes?
for
other
words/
people
to
come and g ]f
Deposition of Thomas F.
a certain
number of
the best
provi-ding
golf
club
of
its
kind,
s opposed to
A.
he bou h t u s .
O.
the cu ture,
simply
of
trying
to be the
best?
A.
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Our prices
prices
high
en
Y A C
After
O.
10
11
emphasis or priorities?
I2
A.
No.
13
O.
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I4
l_o
15
re ce i ved?
dictat
y\ /v^ur r
you become
ware of
different,
ther
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rL^
tne
Club and
any changes in
name
I6
M S . M A R T I N : O b je c t i o n ,
verbroad.
71
THE W I T N E S S : T h e o n l v r
ing different
1B
19
BY MR. COWAN
20
O.
27
to
22
f:nconi_
that
23
24
25
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in
a
Iala
you know, f o r
come back
c a n n n i
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lzi
n^
Trump becomes
Ocean Traifs
posltlon
Club;
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repairs.
for
a se
ond --
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af f
n a litt]e
ahnrrt
r7
ur
was that
of a
employment history.
the
as controller.
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of ThomasF. perandeo
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re.snon.sihi
A.
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responsrbil
IT
some point./
the
responsibiliry
or
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r o q n n n q a
for
f ar
for
as
years.
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l-ri
'l
like
c
per
IT
1-rrr
or
on your
s taking
on more
puters
and being
the
on.
o n initiative/
t h e I T and co
four
hi
title
aS far
in-house
you,
your
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roqn^nqi
as
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a ?s
on my own/
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person
three
c rhr a: rnr vn
u
did
uter
assume
issues?
you volu
arj-ty
assumed more
i t.,r
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order
to
save m
ey
and have
a faster
l - r m 6
O.
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ol qa?
A.
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O.
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can remember
some point/
did
you
a sume responsibility
HumanResources functions?
A.
Yes.
When did
that
A.
When the
general
O.
Do you
A.
A.
No.
O.
happen?
manager
Ewa Hijak,
left
left
A.
O.
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haff
after
in
of
fact,
only
Trump bought
6
1
l a v v ^ ^ +
u u ! ! g L L .
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A
the
There
uvrrrlJ
dltu
l-ine to
d. J__L
take
of
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to
Trails
a year
Golf
and a
Cfubr
lou
fities?
came t
h o
: f f a r
a a n a r r ' l
v s r r s ! o a
was fired?
was no one
experience
year
responsi
me how that
Ewa Hijak,
m : n z d a r
about
the
2003
el-se to
me doinq
+ 1 , -- r
heafth
.EE
L r r d L s^ rt, u
II,
over
rightfuJ-
or
the
was
take
care
of
benefits,
f h a
lu
so
Workers'
n c v f
person
it,
n a r c ^ -r -
r--
that
;l
1n
cou.Ld take
over.
o
the
Trump Organization
sdV,
th
essen
s or
did
ia11y,
somebody from
"Tom,
you
are
uptt?
the
Pretty
Who told
Just
am up.
you that?
management
much, I
Who told
you
to be assume that
specificall
that
responsibility?
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His
He was in
manager
at
at
time
Saman
New York?
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of ThomasF. perandeo
with
Vinnie
Stillio
in
O.
Was he
A.
He was working
Swiss
Flrst
originally
your
the
Trump Organization
for
this
other
A.
Righr.
for
the
course.
based
ortgage
the
knowledge,
building
company, Credit
Boscon.
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O.
finishing
Mr.
or VH pro
was not
rty
an employee
Corp. ;
him,
an
10
work at
our golf
11
Vinnie,
course to
finis
then
the
he
came our
O.
13
A.
Correct .
I4
0.
e he went?
15
A.
think
he went back to
ew York.
16
O.
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Samandil told
I1
about July
1B
responsibility
2003 that
for
I9
A.
Correct.
20
O.
At
that
2r
Human Resources
22
already
23
A.
No.
24
0.
Did the
25
you to
nded,
y u at
you were
HumanResource
time,
or
contract
had
employee
\ , 7- . )- 1 t
J
rA
'i qqrra
oing
at
ro
construction
I2
told
he worked
mortgage company?
Trump hired
of
with
he was gone?
some point
to
the
assume
cfub?
Trump National_ c 1f
any training
when
in
me about?
receive
of
Club arrange
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of ThomasF. perandeo
for
addj tionaf
responsibi_l
A.
O.
Ltlh:t-
A.
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f9 I rq lr ir na ri rn] ^Y r;
that
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6
managers
\7Aarc
trarn:-ng
A.
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Toni,
O.
Last
Shibayama.
0.
Your best
.i ,.r^ ^
top
name of
j_t was --
w a s S & K Financial_,
A.
were oi
on varlous
guess
of
name
from our
our
cs throughout
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r rnl J
:q
l.nni
the
broker?
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a y. . - . , -q-l -t t d .
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name?
guess at
no clue.
how t
s p e J - J -t h a t
S-y-M
T !
r _ t t ' s- S & K F r n a n c i a l
giving
ing all
insurance
th
when
so her
coming in
woman --
the
have
O.
wer
is
I
th
or th
don't
name of
name?
have any
her
company
t.he presentati_ons?
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O.
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A.
required
tra rning
to
would cover
those
discipline,
anything
whatever
topics,
else
pert
t
we
ined
to
sexual
sked her to
from d.i c i p l i n e /
like
th
harassment
t.
do;
she
progressive
'l-
-n
in
O.
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r \za
those
you
ever
kinds
A.
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O.
Did
you
A.
No,
she's
a.
Did
you
a q
in
fearn
were
ns?
remember.
ever
hear
not
ever
college
qualifications
er
presentati
of
donrt
what
that
lawyer?
a lawyer.
hear
or
s e was a
that
obtained
s e had
som
sort
studled
of
those
certification
them?
A.
She does
remernber what
have
a certific
certifications
donrt
they
There
is
a certi fication.
So she obtarned
cert:Lf icate
regarding
some sor
HR topics,
t\.
t1 avv^^+
v u ! ! s u L /
af
danrao
rt
\/o1tr
dir]
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ttndorel-
:nr.l i nn?
y E J .
M S. M A R T I N:
traini
\f / v^' rr l
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Object ion /
MR. COWAN:
Let
THE WITNESS:
to
trme
me rephr
Thank
you
given
this
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
HumanResources, approximately
training
did
you receive
at
ho
or ar
new
resnonsihilifrr
m
,an\/
" ' * " J
hnrrrq
und the
nf
i:ime that
We tried
to
do at
l-east
not more.
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lr:r1-Frl
rz
l*- *
r a*i
of
- .n. 1 h 9 ,
you
1
2
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O.
drfferent;
Irm sorry
A.
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O.
general
matter,
t.raining
every
the
Correct.
O.
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nro<ant.
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f Of
11
O.
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Because
13
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that
15
and properly
16
immediate
I1
day
rights
carried
feast
19
your
a a
ZL
No.
ft
23
just.
now that
ettrng
as
some sort
of
mo ths,
therets
some sort
little
i fferent
putting
you in
responsi
employees
out/
did
the
firs
education
so y
for
Human
making sure
you wo ld
the
charge of
ility
re
be able,
r-otinl
nf
if
not on
ulecLq
rhr :q r
u cou-ld properly
zv a9
do
j ob?
A.
l-roi
you
within
1 1
so that
1B
20
say
more clear.
rm
r laa n
r la
q 9c vr re r s r
are
of
training
at
to
somethinc; a littl_e
ma e it
three
is
they
and giving
the
you
tLhr res
Right. .
one,
didnrt
every
A.
all
company was
10
T2
aqlrin^
quarter.
A.
nf
:m
understood
nn
was just
experie
ce
that
rnrrah
iha
already
had
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l- hara
fl
\2.
24
narf
25
provided,
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ir-in:ta
y\ t (^ Jt l*
in
but
j-hcn
fL hf ri rsr
there
honrn
a
y ul ql e
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was no
wgtg
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aufu
to
rz f r:
n
inn
" ' " 1
1_h:f
tr:q
specia
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yOU
i n i nn
ni
l-rai nn
rron
f n
you beyond
that;
is
.A
Correct.
o.
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were
sti-ll
you
the
training,
correct?
assumed this
controfler
So were
that
cqn.ne'i
hi
i i ttt
, yoU
VH p operty.
at
you getting
expo
t-o thi.s
.rr^rferlrz
anyway?
A t
homat^rork
ni
g D
f h i e
1 |
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l-hara
a
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d r r : r fuE
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quarterly
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woul-d consist
of
nni
(hih:rz:mq
ar!rq
urrrvuJ
/
hat
l-asted
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D
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how many
hours ?
MS. MARTIN:
verbroad as to
Objection,
THE WITNESS:
ft
just
va
ied.
ran
e as
time
BY M1]. COWAN:
O.
presentatrons
A.
About
O.
So somet.imes a ]ittf
23
two-hour presentation
24
h:cl<
typicalfy/
rznrrr
her
two hours
less but,
l_n
how long
to
lasted?
))
25
tvpica]
ronrrIrr
e mo e ,
sometimes a little
s h e w o u l d s h w u p a- ^nJ c ^g. ]i v. . e^
and leave,
rnrrl- ino
coT
nd
\/^rl
f nllrc
ect ?
Correct
Deposition
of ThomasF. Sperandeo
a
urnrrIrl
d^
O.
Which one?
A.
the
4
5
don't
remember
Was Mr.
Nationaf
Fleck's
Golf
Ctub?
have
A.
They
O.
Were they
if
Iegal
in
faw fir
a law
firm
issues
came up?
beginning,
A.
At
10
O.
That
11
A.
Yes.
72
a.
When?
13
A.
Probably in
I4
O.
How did
15
A.
16
O.
So you started
the
law
firm,
for
the
but
changed at
it
counsel
Trump
th
you
yes.
some poi
,06,
,OJ, ri
hf
rrarrnr.i
i -
] I I
tL sI ll E- ^L E- ^
change?
co nsel
consuftin
in
with
New york
New York
lawyers ?
18
l\.
Yes .
I9
O.
20
the
past,
the
I1
e of
lawyer's
O.
t.he na
2I
A.
don't
22
O.
am not
23
conversation,
24
did
25
q.t.:1-rrfaa2
but
that
to practice
la
in
Cafi:fornia ?
know.
asking
did
you for
he specifics
of
any
to
you
d scuss Cal_iforni_a
5B
1
2
MS
MARTIN:
Donrt
BY MR. COWAN:
California
answer
you
Did
O.
that
ever
hear
MS. MARTIN:
those
awyers discuss
Objection,
ttorney
/ cf lent
of
lawyers
privilege.
Donrt
10
BY MR. COWAN:
11
a n s t ^ei r ,
Do you
O.
T2
New York
13
afLer
that
you
have
you
names of
used
stopped
to
using
any
speak
Mr.
A.
15
O.
Who?
L6
A.
Bernie
Diamond.
71
O.
Anyone
ei-se?
rB
A.
Jason
19
Is
the
for
legal
tn
advice
s l-aw fi.rm?
Greenb.l-att.
that
20
O.
Anyone el_se?
27
A.
Michael- Boccio,. is
22
a.
Anyone else?
23
A.
24
O.
To your
with
FLeck
I4
25
c l _i e n t
cases?
1
8
ttorney/
privilege.
Objection/
believe
that's
that
is
name?
it.
knowledge, were
Depositionof ThomasF.
hese
lawyers
in-house
rY^ rt nv sr rr 'vl
.l
\rn1r
y v s
How often
E D
on
hrrf
y u u
A.
for
then
-]
at
you
take
these
would
She always
gave
ceive
hav
fi_t.erature
occasion
to
stuf
to
back
flrrt-
i terature ?
us
refer
that
study?
to,
rFqnltr-aQ
o.
And
Sure.
O.
Where did
10
A.
At my desk.
11
O.
What happened t o
I2
13
did
you?
you
guess it's
kcen
it
still
afte
drr i -L
vJ \ o7 -l l
lefi-
Tr r ru rr rr rm
y ,n ?
there
a g od time
to
take
break?
15
15
(Recess taken. )
I1
you
home and
I4
pres
take
a break
now
B Y M R . COWAN:
1B
O.
19
We took
a brief
S un eo rr oa rnr du as nu /
u
Mr
break.
afe
yOU
i11
feefing
20
Yes.
a 1
wel_t-?
your
a n s w e r s?
23
A.
No.
24
Did
25
l.-- ^1.
uou^
your
responsibilitie
as the
let
me
,,^
uP.
Depositionof ThomasF.
50
payroff/
the
processing
O.
Anything
A.
No.
O.
So it
accurate
not
t.hat
you
assumed in
were Workers'
Insurance
of
is
HR at
Correct.
11
O.
When you
72
A.
That
13
person,
74
woul-d check
15
col l-ecting
aI I
I6
say
sure
I1
dist::ibuted
1B
m i s s - i - n gp u n c h e s / s t u f f
say
what
that
the
23
24
25
a.
fn
other
and
e did
her
as
job
far
and
as
out
on t1me,
ssues
wi l-h the
Making
two
had a payroll
A.
I l r l eh a d
checks
like
that
they
CIub,
mean?
t.he
20
22
that
ocks,
make sure
Gof f
O.
nrrt:da
that
the
managers/
sure
any
have
would
c_Locks
that.
"iss
they
clocks;
es with
ha e --
'Lhe
we have
cr-ocKS " a
power
y backup "
batte
makin
work
words,
it's
she was do n 9 ,
the
me if
when you
hat. does
"
that
punches ,
the
2003,
Natlonal_
processing
the
after
of
Tru
"payroll,
I9
2I
u v r r r l r o t- r- f g >i ^ ^
correct
wou_Id ensure
to
sponsibilities
payrol
that
A.
making
n^rzrnl
and tell-
Jul
Comp issues,
10
nd
sa
approximately
tssues;
and
to
Human Resources
is
'i
else?
is
the
and shop
making
re
that
mechanically?
i:he
cl-ocks
A.
Correct.
0.
Woufd it
be accurate
it's
of makj_ng sure
the employees in
1
B
9
not
that
that
O.
Have you
dat
11
O.
And
I2
employment
and that
j.ties
consisted
checks
now described
that
at
rema_ined the
Trump
National
ca
Gotf
were
given
to
of
your
HR
e throughout
your
Club?
V A C
next
16
M S. M A R T I N :
Obj ection,
I1
THE WITNESS:
19
me if
way?
1B
you
and tell
r e s p o n s i b i I i t .i e s ?
Yes.
15
--
say
re ponsibil
whatever
a timely
V a c
A.
I4
your payroll
10
13
to
O.
change
i n
\ / a_r *r ,r
omnl
n r r r. n e n L
history?
yeah,
can
BY MR. COWAN:
Well,
0.
y u became, first,
20
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Ocean Trail-s.
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A.
Cnrron{-
23
O.
In approximately
24
the director
25
controller,
of
after
July
of
HumanResources,
Ewa Hijak
the
left?
Depositionof ThomasF.
randeo
63
A.
Ri_ght.
O.
afso
pornt,
there
yet.
know from
you
are
can
10
11
some poi-nt,
a fittl-e
became
snippet
involved
with
some developments
you
A.
left
Tr.ump, and
ou
gave
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24
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security,
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rel-evant
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lawyer
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er
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withdraw
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23
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24
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w s her
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fired?
decision
or
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can
her
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donrt
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g there?
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havins
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in
this
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privacy.
questi
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protected
to
time?
settlemenr
illingness
20
privilege
your
it?
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25
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23
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indifferent
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LU
decision
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information
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given
reconsider
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them with
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to
additional
in May of 2010
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you
have
15
additional
facts
to
16
reconsider
their
decision
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20
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avaif abl_e to
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financially,
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work for
19
cal-ifornia
20
education
23
reasons,
24
we are
25
and
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correct?
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dupli.cate
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18
22
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you
that
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position
references
specifics,
10
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testimony
future?
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22
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insurance
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training.
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presentatrons.
23
24
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25
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want you to
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me alf
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things,
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ese presentations
ly
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sexual
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supposed
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sexual- harassment
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l-aws ?
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23
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24
sexuaf
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state
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yes.
11
O.
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it
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some poin{
it's
mandatory
required
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training
for
or
companies
a hundred
rraining
to
the
managers, correct?
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74
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MS. MARTIN:
Objection,
!alls
for
speculation.
BY M]t. COWAN:
19
O.
To your knowledge?
20
A.
To my knowledge.
2I
O.
22
As the director
23
being
24
25
harassment
the managers?
13
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have sfxual
yes.
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15
f orget
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A.
made available
to
of
of
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HR.
presentations
nonmanage{iaf
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employees,
were
you
right?
yes.
A.
termlnation,
As
3
4
Trump to
"stuff
like
fike
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BY MR. COWAN
would
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be
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thing s that
category
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19
look
20
was.
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BY MI{. COWAN:
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22
0.
23
progressive
24
cl-ub generally
25
theft
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decide,
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the
as
stuff
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5
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far
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me that
discipline,
and that
fol-i-owed
MS. MARTIN:
you wer
the
way I
etermine
n i r z o n
as
would
exactly
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urorlrrrlg
a polrcy
that
what
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isstates
his
19
cont.rol-ler/
to
your
did
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10
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have that
authority
to
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getting
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15
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to
you in
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to be flir
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19
investigation;
20
if
and then
if
they
wfth
22
to
23
we saw fit,
24
each employee.
suspension
that
to
it
the employee,
just
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kept
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terminati-on,
or
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it
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the
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permifsion
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about progressive
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o.
people,
approve it.
fire
25
fire
approve it.
11
l1
to
knowledge?
16
autil,ority
your understanding
and
to written
depends on what
consistent
that
was,
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with
procedure
was to
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was fair
or
somethinq
the employee or
tJr<e that,
just
to protect
the
company/
something else?
MS. MARTIN:
employee/
both.
BY MR. COWAN:
10
because it
protect
the
O bj e c t : - o n /
worker
O.
11
Natlonal
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its
13
own interests?
Golf
to be fair
and protect
the
as you understood
the Trump
in protecting
a s w e r - . r -a s p r o t e c t i n g
its
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A.
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15
O.
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18
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wanted to have --
20
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O.
22
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am trying
23
sessions
24
talk
25
progressj-ve discipline,
to
do at
that
time.
you know, we
on t$is
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find
a time?
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about
to
the
company/
it,
interested
to
topic"
quarter.
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two hours
hatassment
or was it
typically
be
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and
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and
or
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something else
like
that ?
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10
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t1
over
rotate
72
A.
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13
O.
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15
Golf
Club that
training
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lepal
issues pertaining
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19
in
you recei_ved at
L6
educati-on or
go1n9 on,
as neededr !eah.
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rotat]on
can remember.
t.raining
some poi{t
about. the
start
receiving
raws regarding
employees
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20
A.
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A.
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22
A.
Basically,
23
training;
24
rnvol-ved sexual
25
prevention
and a bunch of
yearly,
civil_ right.s,
other
civil_
sdcurity
rights
and that
suicide
training.
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1
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10
approxl-mately
11
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remember when hd
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18
training
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beneficiary
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it's
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because we don't
22
Guard.
23
it?s
working with
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your co-workersi
do hiring
respecting
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20
with
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instruction
A.
you
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live
15
19
perry's
leff.
complaint.
72
riqht?
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presume so.
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in
and fiting
basicatly
that
in
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el-se?
25
A.
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__
respect/
the
everybodyis religion/
24
gave you
like
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and now
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can reca]_l.
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O.
remember?
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of
mostly just
firing.
politically
other,
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because therers
Anything
10
A.
No.
11
O.
13
training
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15
O.
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Fn.
training
any time,
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18
O.
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I9
A.
in
the
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received
any
of hef
progressive
di scipl ine .
27
0.
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22
A.
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s h e t e 1 - t _y o u ?
you that
23
s o m e o n e, t h a t
l4
Especially
that
and talked
to
about
25
each
about reta.l-iation?
I1
20
and
rights?
T4
I6
nationarities
you received
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against
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1
2
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is
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yes.
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to
your
Corfloration?
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the board of
directors/
lacks
foundat.ion,
assumes facts.
10
MR. COWAN: I
11
12
Donard Trump
knowfedge?
B
9
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that
am asking.
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BY M]].. COWAN:
13
To your
o'
knowledge,
betwebn the
T4
the
15
officers
I5
needed to
review
or approve/
71
decisions
by the
cl-ub's general
controller
through
or direct.ors
in
A.
19
O.
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you started
22
of
23
working
2008, that
afte*
t.he fact,
m{nagerZ
at
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as t.he contro!rer
A.
25
O.
lJhat positions
into
the
time
september
get permissi_on
24
fall
from the
through
personnel
agai_n?
2I
you became
18
20
time
anyone?
top management
89
A.
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O.
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A.
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O.
A.
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been a gdneral
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all
well-suited
are not
kinds
understand.
jobs,
of
10
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11
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job
got the
why I
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any kind/
13
14
general
15
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working with
position
of his
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O.
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A.
19
O.
think
for
he was a great
g$neral
he was
for
the
the job.
manager?
manager.
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m a n ag e r ?
2I
A.
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22
o.
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Z J
manager prior.
asked if
T6
20
ot.her?
and qualified
and they
well
with
a people person.
the other
employees?
24
A.
V e r y w e f l _, y e s .
25
0.
Any other
general
manager?
A.
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with
a.
That's
i-mportant.
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5
6
A.
reasons?
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t.he public.
thought
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A.
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10
O.
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can think
of
time
them that
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about
13
O.
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want
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A.
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15
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all
can think
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you?
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o'
he was __ as generjl
times.
24
o.
manager?
can remember.
ones you
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he was using
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of
right
now.
further?
statement
to
what HR responsibilities
A.
23
you
HR responsibilities
himseff
managing,
25
think
he involve
22
general
that
really.
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did
reasons
of.
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2I
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20
the
11
Trump.
customer satisfaction.
1
B
clearly
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with?
manager, as part
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knowledge, did
at
of
al_l-
he concern himserf
with
scheduf i ng ?
93
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
It's
vague
hard
Did
a.
you
ever
hear
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of ThomasF. Sperandeo
725
was tracked
2
with
using
a timecard
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of ThomasF. Sperandeo
134
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yeah,
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the
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of Thomasr Sperandeo
136
Trump
depa rtment
revi-ew of
"Practices I,2
problem,' we need to
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or
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of
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13
December 2,
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18
19
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MS. MARTIN:
20
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commun:.catrons,
am going to
discfose
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object
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any attorfey/cltent
they
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23
THE WITNESS:
24
No.
as long
as you donrt.
yeah.
25
Deposition
of ThomasF. Sperandeo
137
BY MR. COWAN:
And
o.
any
n F ^ - ^
do
audits
or
u r g d r l ri z- a- +L;l o n^ *
to
you
comply
are
not
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or
any
that
done
outside
law
MS. MARTIN:
Go ahead.
THE WITNESS:
Up until
O.
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not
13
either
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organization
15
happening
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California
71
create
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from
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it
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asked
aware
of
t.he filing
any
reviews
people
by
or
and answered.
question,
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problems
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firm,
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acts
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to
you
were
are
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monrtor
no violations
omissions
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of
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lawsuit/
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otherwise
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an outside
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or
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asked
and answered.
BY MR. COWAN:
27
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22
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23
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24
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BY MR. COWAN:
11
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deposition,
scenario
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11
extent
72
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18
MS. MARTIN:
I9
THE WITNESS:
BY MR. COWAN:
Did
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employees
23
at
understood
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BY MR. COWAN:
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was fitedr
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to
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15
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of
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you
coufd
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24
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break,
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or
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24
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property
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20
22
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18
25
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BY MR. COWAN:
I9
why we pard
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that
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dmployees,
premises
as
f ar
always
therefore,
as going
to
so-Ld fdod?
pack
a lirrpch, they
would
have
to.
Deposition
of Thomas
F. Sperandeo
742
1
2
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O.
woul-dnrt
have
but
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ft
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made
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brunch
avail-abl-e
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10
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times,
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f o r
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15
conforti
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employees
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was wrong?
18
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was on
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was typically
the
food
left-over
call-
20
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2I
that
David
lnade avai]-abre
for
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you
say
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guess.
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he
on
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23
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24
0.
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25
that
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food
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22
other
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was essentiatly
bt
for
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choice.
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far?
was voluntary,
food
being
they
go that
to
if
again.
rat.ioned to
t.he employees,
co rre ct.?
Deposition
of ThomasF'.Bperandeo
143
A.
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have
run
out,
were
A.
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food
from
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or
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providing
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some other
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get
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they
off
fresh
air,
correct?
dnd
you afso
whatever reason,
S
> uOl m
t t e uOl nl ge
thern woutd
the
had
30 minutes
and getting
ran out,
otherwide
l-unch,
and
mdke more.
an emproyee, fbr
go take
to
O.
r1dt1t
they
a sack l-unch or
f-n
22
c- oo m e(
meet
have
walking
in
premises
him
had
Of
the
the
and getting
corrbct?
16^+-
there
permission
was a poliby
to
leave
in
place
tFrd cremises;
t.hat
is
people
that
23
25
if
had to
24
that
and bring
2I
food
19
when the
right?
occasionS
M S.
MARTIN:
Obj ection,
i - ^ t r b ^ ^
@DJUIILC>
^ ^ + ^
l-dUL5.
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
I s
rhar
righr. ?
A.
O.
wrong.
A.
were
They
going
cou.l_d l-eave.
to
O.
30 minutes,
did
take
And if
have
to
A.
They
had
10
break,
L2
that
13
Lo take
an
t.ell
employee
A.
Right.
15
O.
But
us
than
know rf
they
3d minutes.
goirlg
going
anybody
to
take
to
bdfore
permis$ion
longer
take
they
30 minutes,
left?
go
to
than
on thei_r
l-unch
was coverage.
had to
get
had
get
then/
L6
need permission
L 1
not,'they
1B
30 minutes;
to
so it
was club
permission
just
is
if
once
they
they
chose
had the
that
from
policy
a supervisor
wey'e on break,
to
leave
responsibif-ity
didn't.
premises
the
of
they
berng
or
back
in
right?
19
M S. M A R T I N :
20
THE WITNESS:
22
Thelz fet
me how it's
a break?
I4
2I
tell
were
get
to
there
So rhey
0.
{nd
werenrt
just
they
they
l1
longer
they
if
so that
right
Obj ection,
That
is
fverbroad.
cofrecr.
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
Before
thj_s lawsuit
23
any understanding
24
25
break that
was fiteO,
did
you have
the
oppdrtunity
to
take
a meal break,
we
Deposition
of ThomasF. Sperandeo
l-45
are talking
A.
Correct,
O.
consequence
about?
yes.
A.
We had
O.
You understand
A.
Yeah.
O.
To your
management side
pay
to
them
an hrdur penalty.
thatrs
dlso
knowledge, did
of
called
anyone at
10
that
11
A.
13
O.
So it
74
employees didn't
15
there
I6
breal< that
1B
cr-ock out
would be no consequence i f
was less
the
on the
club
apply
bel_ieve
if
t.he
that
if
the
t.frey received
than 30 minuts;
is
that
a meal_
correct?
rnisstates his
1-Aa1-rhAh\t
I9
20
have to
premj-um pay?
a mbal period?
I2
I1
what t.he
was?
of
MR. COWAN:
That's
what. I
am trying
to
find
out.
2r
22
taking
23
BY MR. COWAN:
was that
they were
30 minutes.
24
O.
But I
25
A.
Uh-huh.
Depositionof ThomasF.
$perandeo
I46
O.
impr:ession
30*minute
time?
Did
you
that
break
No.
O.
Any
thing ?
A.
No.
O.
Mariela
National
11
Golf
A.
o nr :/rq
tm
sD e
l ua rn ll r- s r r L .
13
over
15
I5
I7
18
O.
into
years
ten
to
they
werei being
A'
a full_
paid
for
started
working
for
the
such
the Trump
know.
h^+
ar -m n
ot
She st.arted
sure
--l
what
in
year
our
that
Maintenance
was.
It
was
ago.
befor!
she got
promoted
in
as a secretary.
From 2004 onwards, who wbuld you say had a
O.
better
20
rega::ding
) 1
Farias?
knowledge of
obligations
Cafifornia
towards
22
A.
23
O.
W o u l - dy o u s a y y o u r
Z J
get
the
HR?
19
24
was under
haVe to
befieve
Farias
$h.
Club when?
don't
I2
T4
reason
that
dj-dn't
because
A.
10
hear
people
ever
better
A.
than
arrd fed.eral
employees,
l-aw
you or Marie.l-a
hers
Yes.
Deposition
of Thomasd. Sperandeo
150
1
2
Do you
O.
and
do
3
4
job
your
lf
she
you
had
the
abllity
to
step
up
MS. MARTIN:
Objection,
overbroad,
vague
and
ambiguous.
THE WITNESS:
talking,
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
9
10
be.lieve
what
Let
I
not'
It
depends
on when you
are
date.
me rephrase
am talking
your
accounting
11
A.
v^ay
I2
o.
with
that.
about
your
FIR responsibilities,
duties.
respect
13
ln
I4
15
an extended period
I6
that
I1
competentty?
Ms. Farias
18
A.
No.
I9
0.
Do you
20
A.
No.
2I
o.
2006?
22
A.
No.
23
o.
2001?
24
A.
No.
25
o.
2008?
of
to
if
something happened to
a terribl_e
time
of HR,
ilfness,
or hit
you,
were out
by a bus,
for
whatever,
think
she
could
have
done
it
in
2005?
Deposition
of ThomasF. Sperandeo
151
A.
Possibly.
o.
2009?
A.
Yes.
O.
So by 2009,
enough on the
A.
Yes.
O.
To your
professronal-
10
11
A.
certi
thlnk
yo
for
she
she
had
coufd
have
l-earned
j ob?
qrrra
fnr
knowledge,
did
organizations
She started,
for
but
he belong
H
to
n r n f
a o - i
^ ^ - l
P ! u r E J J a U l l d I 5 .
think
donl
any
^ 2
f :-ed .
I2
O.
When did
13
A.
) 4
a.
she start./
don't
15
an understanding
15
provided?
to
ur
remember.
of
ttli s l a w s u i t ,
a s t o w h e n a mdal- p e r i o d
II
A.
Yes.
18
O.
19
A.
After
five
hours
of
wotk
20
O.
After
five
hours
of
wortk
)1
A.
If
they
2.2
schedufed for
23
a lunch break.
24
O.
25
though,
understarid
worked
five
five
"
m e a _ l -p e r i o d
n:n
rA
"v
if
ding
ha
YY
had to be
'
hour
ttnrlorqf:
n a')
knowledge?
they
were
as
to
were
entitfed
to
when,
provided?
^
Deposition
of Thomas;['.- Jperan0eo
r 52
A.
fn
O.
Right
A.
As
cf ose
O.
Did
that
A.
No.
Cl
O.
the middle.
in
the middle?
to
consequence
of
what
meal
to
the
the
10
11
72
13
scheduled
A.
could
0.
middf e as possi_bie.
understanding
period
the
ever
underst.arldling
woul_d happen
middle
of
if
the
as
to
they
break
the
didn,t
get
__ sorry
__ of
worked.
They
day?
change?
they
iL.
understand
that,
but
l-et's
assume there,s
no
waiver.
T4
A.
Okay.
15
O.
By the
76
signed
waivers?
way,
are
you
aware
of
employees
who ever
71
1B
0.
How many?
I9
A.
20
O.
What is
2I
A.
During
zz
was a good
23
a.
24
waivers
25
A.
can ' t
begin
to
your
best
the
last
tel_ I
yotr .
estimate?
few
years
that
was there,
it
amount.
Are
before
you
aware
these
of
any
t.wo lawsuits
were
filed?
No.
153
So setting
O.
an understanding
of
employee
not
break
who had
during
5
5
middfe
the
was if
didn't
ddily
do you have
an
get
a mear_
shift?
assumes facts
not
in
evidence.
THE WITNESS:
period?
They didn't
Did
MR. COWAN:
Let
My question
is:
11
O.
I2
financial
13
employee
I4
be
six,
15
rn
the
16
day.
whatever
middle?
There
1B
O.
To your
Ms.
if
any/
are
break,
confusing
know what
be
the
at
the
the
cl_ub if
eight.
and didn't
it
him.
this.
was to
courd
was
would
you
Do you
Maybe got
A.
of
it
a meaf
me rephrase
a shift
I1
also,
think
consequence,
worked
get
they
get
10
hours,
get
an
courd
a mear break
very
end of
the
be no financlaf.
knowledge,
was that
the
understanding,
Farias?
20
MS. MARTIN:
2\
THE WITNESS:
24
condequence
ObjectionN
23
issue,
a wai]ver
of
MS. MARTIN:
22
wai]ver
the
signed
19
the
what
MS. MARTIN:
1
8
the
aside
Objection,
Her
palIs
for
speculation.
underst.anding?
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
Yeah.
Do you
know whether
she
had
that
same
understanding?
154
A.
Yes.
O.
The two of
A.
Yes.
O.
So far
there's
supposed to
of
a break at
is
the
their
that
as t.he two of
1aw has this
be able
shift,
but
allout it?
yorl understood
goal
if
it's
the end of
the middle
no consequence;
O bj e c t i o n ,
J_ncompl_ete
hypothetical-.
THE WITNESS: yeah,
13
know, that
I4
BY MR. COWAN:
just
O.
Excuse me?
L6
A.
As far
I1
a.
18
depends
as I
My question
as I
is:
79
understanding
20
of
2r
get
22
opposed to
23
financj-a1 consequence to
you talked
and that
Is
it
accurat.e that
of Ms. Farias,
about it,
was that
being
in
the midd]e,
your
because the
two
A.
as far
wasn't happening.
15
25
someone is
to
M S. M A R T I N :
I2
24
that
it,
correct?
10
11
you talked
his
that
or her
there
shift,
as
woufd be no
the club?
Sounds hypotheticaf.
conversation.
A.
have
them.
As
far
a hypothetical
know,
understanding
even --
if
it
neizer happened,
question
you
MS. MARTIN:
that
so
asking
you haven,t
hi_m about
with
an
edtabl-ished that
he's
did
tebdified
a moment earlier
He testifidd
72
wdie no financral
13
answered that
I4
15
t.ransl-at.ing this
I1
(Dlscussion
18
I9
without
20
the
27
differently.
having
record.
0.
So it
employee didn't
24
the
z3
be no fj-nancial
but
do you have
try
the
later
your
record. )
am going to
to
try
to
clean t.his up
1to do it
is
already?
We are gorng to
23
shift
to
questl0n.
which means
hel_d of f
MR. COWAN: I
zz
canrt
he hasn't
11
I6
abpiLrt a conversation
are
9
10
as
spot in
a little
that
if
an
his
of
got
woufd
consequence to
the
end,
club,
that
there
and it
would
156
not
employee,
have
to
be
A.
That
O.
Did
is
correct.
that
belief
understanding
ever
A.
No.
o.
Did
perlod
for
A.
10
something,
11
O.
I2
11-
13
brea ks ?
or
for
any
premium
pay
to
the
correct?
responsible
you
every
I
--
ever
did
understand
that
it
f ive
t.hat
\arere worked?
hours
so af ter
lil<e
they
entitled
to
12-hour
befief
or
change?
believe,
are
So you
that
understood
shift,
they
if
was a 3O-minute
ten
hours
another
or
one.
sombbody worked
are
entit.r-ed
10_ or
I4
A.
Righr.
15
O.
W h a t w a s y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i l n ga s t o w h e n a n
15
meal
I1
A.
If
1B
O.
I9
20
pl-ace,' in
their
other
shift
words,
A.
They had to
O.
In
22
A.
Correct.
23
O.
And
24
A.
Well,
)1
25
every
six
hours.
in what form?
sign
it.
wrj_ting?
you
understood
t.hey signed
it
it
could
--
be
revoked?
it
trme.
Deposition
of ThomasF. Sperandeo
751
A.
Thatrs
O.
Is
set
were at
it
i_t.
accurate
up Lo i-nsure that
feast
A.
9
10
that
But before
O.
13
insure
I4
gettr_ng at
15
L6
the
breaks on some
that
that
to
t.hese lawsuits
they
shut
took t.heir
say that
or monitor
there
that
were no poricies
is
it
in place
to
r^nrranf
o.
when did
policies
were fi1ed,
At direction
get
at
minutes to
eat?
19
M S . M A R T I N : H e s a i d , ' w h b n ."
20
22
O.
When?
23
A.
24
O.
If
25
t.hat
accurate
2I
breaks
some of
s c h e d u l i r r r Qt h e i r
I2
1B
was no policy
meal-s?
l _ e ft ,
Other departments,
11
I1
for
30 minutes
to
29r which is
previously
a memofrom Mariera
Far:ias to
employees, with
a b o u t m e a l _b r e a k s a n d r e s t
this
before
A.
O.
The question
memo
or
--
sorry
after
this
such policies
memo was sellt
is:
]-east 30 minutes
before,
10
A.
11
the re .
T2
O.
if
to
You just
that
a diffdrent
testified
15
to monltor
15
at
that
you started
l-east 30 minut.es to
policy
That's
at
It
states
in
question.
some polnt
after
the
implementing procedures
eat.
clockj-ng out,
a n d c _ l _ o c k i n go u t .
O.
20
A.
Uh-huh.
27
0.
And that
23
at
19
22
out?
eat after
am asking
I4
1B
were implemented
No, I
A.
talking
13
I1
breaks,
on f t,
ApriJ- 16,2009
A.
24
software.
25
o'
was done on or
memothat's
Yeah, thatrs
that
was implemented.
about
the
date
marked as Exhibit
of
this
30?
So the procedure
i50
sure that
in
turn,
did
9
10
was done at
do that;
is
t.heir
in
time
30 minutes to
mear breaks
on or after
systems that
t.hat dorrect?
A.
Correct.
o.
the
firlng
of
this
with
or rest
breaks,
as required
No.
I2
O.
attended
I4
--
when I
say --
The programs
15
i-nsurance broker,
I6
their
that
A.
Correct.
1B
O.
turn,
20
workers,
22
24
Correct.
O.
To your
25
knowledge --
The supervisors
programs,
A.
authonit.y
for
who, in
nonexempt
right?
A.
23
meal
your managers
I1
19
breaks,
by CaJ_ifornia 1aw?
A.
) 1
lawsuit,
L1
13
for
som6 point
a]lowed you to
"7
out
aL feast
did
det to
attend
these
correct?
They did.
Depositionof ThomasFi.Sperandeo
161
A.
Uh-huh.
O.
My question
is
more focused.
people
certain
conditions,
right,
monltor
and enforce
that.
have to
7
B
9
10
11
I2
fn
their
A.
their
other
rights;
words,
donrt
Exhibit
O.
29 is
fact
breaks
being
educating
that
under
done to
employees about
that?
t.hat's
telling
say anything
about
people that
they have to
take a break.
Okay.
14
O.
Do you agree?
15
A.
Yep.
76
O.
It
doesn't
T1
remind them to
18
got to
19
A.
referring
t t
22
This
back to
is
just
spelling
out,
"you
correct?
regardii_ng the
employee
v a c
To your
23
issued to
24
HR, before
25
the
rights.
A.
27
a n d \ j ^ / h a ti s
it's
know if
to
and rest
13
20
pertain
the
this
memo ever
e m n l o r r e e s r ^ r hlie y o u w e r e t h e d i r e c t o r
one in
MS. MARTIN:
January of
Objection,
of
20Og?
vague and ambiguous/
754
asked
and
2
3
answered.
THE WITNESS:
Not
that
remember.
to
say
that
before
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
Is
it
in
January
sent
out
cfub
took
under
copies
dj-scusslons
to
accurate
of
educate
its
the
faw
to
of
the
employee
MS. MARTIN:
11
THE WITNESS:
aware
13
BY MR. COWAN:
I4
of
rest
the
onfy
about
breaks
handbook
those
10
that
employees
meal_ and
about
I2
2009,
thj-s
memo was
step
that
t.heir
rights
was giving
which,
in
the
them
turn,
had
rights?
Objection,
Yeah,
ca]ls
don't
for
speculation
know.
am not
any.
Based
O.
--
15
club
I6
Exhibit
1,1
thing
1B
rights
19
the
20
correct
27
A.
22
department
23
their
24
rest
25
at
did
on what
before
you
this
29 was issued
the
to
cl-ub did
meal
employee
January
ed.ucate
and rest
handbook
the
memo that's
in
to
know,
its
breaks
which,
of
only
thing
marked
as
2009,
the
employees
was giving
in
tllrn,
that
the
only
about
their
t.hem a copy
discussed
of
them,
?
Correct,
head
scheduling,
periods
their
leve]
and
as
held
that
stuff
far
as
their
the
But
own trainings
scheduled
tike
cl_ub.
that,
the
each
and part
of
breaks
and
meal
and that
was handled
1
2
That
O.
A.
that's
scheduled,
taking
basis
9
10
when you
D o y f
meaf
Uh-huh.
T2
O.
Is
13
1s that
\4
their
15
and observation
I6
be schedul-ed?
tiirem.
scheduling,
Because
and they
am not
trying
make sure
correct
have
on
to
they
to
are
rotate
a weekly
argue
with
am understanding
your bel-ief
that
rights
your
__
what
to
breaks,
or
contention
based on hearing
and discussions
Objection,
conversations
rnisstates
are
to
his
restlmony.
THE WITNESS: No.
BY MR. COWAN:
2\
23
it
MS. MARTIN:
L9
22
doinE
r_ -. .he zm
about
A.
20
to
'l-ollin^
That ! s done
breaks.
am tal_king
r 1 g .
11
1B
are
nf
meal- breaks,
am trying
^
d r s
T1
fu es lrr m
r r Dq
educating
Understood.
I
J v u
rn
are
their
their
O.
you.
schedule.
to
cs rm
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the
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process?
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24
25
on the floor.
their
coverage
Depositionof ThomasiF.Sperandeo
766
knowledge --
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rest
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to
break
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a meal- break
of
at
least
fact
of
ten
at
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l-unch and
The manager
minutes
telJ_ing
food
the
two meal
periods.
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13
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were
30 minutes
based
and a
on the
at
needed
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amount
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else?
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10
19
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that
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of
the Lucy
correct?
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memo?
am not sure.
it
before
it
out ?
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it?
any spelling
shown to
errors.
a lawyer before
it
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19
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24
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remember.
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your
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22
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10
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10
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issued
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13
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20
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22
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24
procedures.
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managers
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me any es.[imate as to
what
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document?
23
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up
this?
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the
back
basis.
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months,
15
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MS. MARTIN:
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MR. COWAN:
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in
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reflected
time
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are:
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THE WITNESS:
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Objection,
Yes .
resulted
even
W e r se tL ht l se
which
effect,
MS. MARTIN:
from the
of
Human
yes.
BY MR. COWAN:
11
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of
25
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as
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to
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restaurants?
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the policie:s
16
22
you
was
document always in
10
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want to
16.
director
Golf
of
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you ever
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under
correct
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one
A.
were
for
you
did
apply
restaurants,
11
establishments
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fnrm
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13
help
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donrt
think
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read
to
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it
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wage order
as a complete
or
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that
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as
wage order
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that
includes
and si_rnilar
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tL nv
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a club.
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nightclubs,
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restaurant?
and parks
the
10
A.
ever
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discusses
sdnlething
us.
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No.
O.
15
code.
recreation
B
9
a different
believed
recreationaf
is
the
^fdef?
This
is
Greek
t.o me.
have
n(5ver seen
this
my life.
O.
18
OkaY.
During
the
time
19
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20
a 1
discrimination,
22
23
A.
No.
24
n
y.
an
25
employees,
Trump, did
ry 'v^uu
other
other
of
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w e r e n I tu
than
director
aware
qwq!E
Ms.
of
complaints you
Lucy Messr:rschmidt?
o
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cU uorl(nL ny rl a ar r ri n
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Messerschmidt,
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involving
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of ThomasF. Sperandeo
794
1
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aware
before
were
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lawsuits
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being
told
filed?
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l=Irtprn
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lu- vn rl u. l
were fil-ed?
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A.
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15
O.
16
A.
11
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an
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it
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18
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19
with
but
20
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fact
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22
benefits
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23
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24
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25
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which
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a
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were
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your interactions
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did
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these
l-awsuit
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determine
:l-rntt1_ nc^nla
30-minute
was filed/
if
a
a tt
ricnied
meal- break
O.
To your
10
investigations
11
counsel ?
or
werb
a.fter
investigation
tt n
hee
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rr eeqsuueess t L
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be a basis
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15
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d.lly
as to whether or
71
not
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answered.
at
the
19
request
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af
^Arrhca
2I
not
of
there's
there
break?
only
such
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the resul_t of
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make
nrirri
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rest
16
--
allegations
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first
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a ten-minute
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conducted
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20
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fawsuits
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that.
23
yO. .
nial
\ / voul l
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f a tv eq
l r q r
L E
24
were
done
after
this
fawsuit
25
employees
were
being
denied
in
A n \ , / i n r r r = q fu il ^v -o #L 'f i
was filed
the
^u r- r- J
fL rl -t 'd -Lf
iabout whether
opporturrity
for
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of Thomas
lF.Sperandeo
183
one
coverage.
on
3
4
the
So in
O.
permission
A.
O.
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the
from
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to
you
a supervisor
to
A.
10
know where
11
o.
premises,
make a
had
to
food
we had
employees
take
they
ample
needed
a meal
run
also
__
break
Correct,
because
everybody
Then you
if
had to
and leave
get
because/
elther
we Eot
a rush,
we needed to
was.
cou]d
was no problem
catr-
with
13
MS. MARTIN:
I4
THE WITNESS:
15
make sure
on the
permission
there
to
Correct.
I2
ffoor.
them back
the
to
service,
Objection,
make sure
that
correct?
cal_ls for
speculation.
yeah.
BY MR. COWAN:
16
But
O.
I1
the
1B
were/
I9
call
20
you
purpose
so
if
people
your
understanding,
of
this
all
of
and
sdy,
to
come back
2I
A.
Correct.
22
O.
Let 's
tal-k
Frrst
of
23
24
the
25
about
dlrector
what
of
rule,
take
brief
all,
HR at
during
rrump,
was a rushr
jUst.
care
ly
there
"We have
and
california
so you
sudden
why __ that
that's
of
been
these
lteriods
the
time
you
-law requires
could
lou
people',?
rest
four
people
s1ammed,. we need
about
did
was
worked
as
understanding
about- periods
ever
Depositionof ThomasS'.Sperandeo
188
e h : n a a ?
A.
No.
o.
requires
5
6
'7
get
You get
one
rest
period
what
was entitled
fewer
11
I2
A.
they
eight
were
the
period
in
the
afternoon
morning
and you
on an erght-hour
understafrding
a rest
break
if
as
to
what
he or
someone
she worked
hours?
get
one/
depending
scheduled.
If
they
for
They would
would
15
I6
in
was your
to
than
13
t4
one rest
shi ft .
o.
l0
raw
periods?
for
A.
they
get
If
were
schedul_ed for
a meal
break,
then
two.
they
a meal- break,
T1
a.
Anything
1B
A.
No.
19
O.
20
supposed to
e.t_se?
ten mrnutes
be uninterrupted?
) 1
A.
Correct,
22
0. .
23
consequence woufd be if
24
opportunity
25
A.
to
take
I befieve
at
it
area.
about what the
rest
the
break?
189
O-
Preminm
A.
Uh-huh.
O.
Same consequences
A.
O.
That
A.
Uh-huh -
O.
Were employees
to
their
10
go to
be]ieve
the
rest
narz?
they
missed
a meal- break?
so.
was your
bathroom
break,
understanding
aflowed
if
they
as you
to
had
at
all
take
to,
understood
in
times?
shorter
break
addition
to
company poticy
to
be?
11
A.
Sure.
L2
O.
So regardless
13
rest
T4
go?
break,
all
15
A.
If
16
a.
Did
I1
if
you
they
A.
19
no one
20
O.
2r
breaJ<s, the
22
filed,
the
23
about
their
24
employee
25
handbook?
I f
t,here
Is
to
it
only
not
got
need permission
t.o go to
were
take
in
to
the
of
that
they
go,
had a
they
can
up until_
thing
that
to
handbook
and
where
t.he time
break
giving
it.
Customers,
was done
a rest
then
the
a supervi-sor,
as
bathroom?
as was the
--
rights
from
a position
care
correct
only
or
cal-_Is, ye s.
it,
they
whether
a sudden they
nature
understood
18
of
of
to
them
with
meal
l_awsuit
educate
was put
l_eave
yes .
case
this
would
it
a copy
was
employees
in
the
of
t.he
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
Is
A.
Each manager
educate
thej-r
A.
10
O.
would
the
other
about
I2
no other
13
employees
I4
breaks,
71
manage their
department
and
on that.
time
this
lawsuit
-_
was filed
Uh-huh.
11
I6
testimony
back up.
Up until-
respecli. to
his
correct?
employees
Let's
O.
15
that
misstates
rest
A.
than
putting
breaks
in
the
wri-tings
or
other
to
educate
it
in
emproyee
handbook,
written
them about
a discussion
there
documents
their
right.
were
given
to
to
rest
correct?
Correct.
There's nothing
in
t h o s e m e m o st h a t
O.
your testimony
1B
thing
L9
responsr-bility
20
) 1
corre ct ?
that
22
A.
Correct,
23
O.
Is
it
verbally
to
Lhat the
individuar
take a rest
break;
is
that
correct
that
do it.
steps
25
own to
other
manaoers hecr A
24
on its
only
independently
monitor
the
they
were
Deposition
of ThomasF. Sperandeo
191
actual-1y carrying
subordinates
t.his out
about their
MS. MARTIN:
about
what
anybody
'7
HR and account-ing,
They
would
trA^1-
or'l
ri
rights
to
Objection,
dj-d besides
THE WITNESS:
6
and educating
As far
monitoring
rest
breaks?
caIls
himself
their
for
.
as we were
was the
to
us
if
speculation
concerned
in
employee,
itself
they
not
were
nht
BY MR. COWAN:
10
So as you --
O.
so as far
11
were no other
L2
or
13
I4
educating
15
relying
L6
believed
on employees to
there
A.
Correct.
1B
O.
Thank you.
19
A.
If
20
O.
Thank you.
2I
managers
reminding
breaks,
or
was a problem,.is
I1
the other
if
they
rthat correct?
22
befo::e t.his.l-awsuit
23
complaints
24
opportunity
25
A.
was fiIed,
I want to
take a rest
confirm,
break,. is
aware of
anv
denied the
that
correct?
Correct.
r92
A.
Yes.
ni.l
A.
No.
O.
Never
A.
No.
O.
Never
A.
No.
O.
Do you
interactions
\/ou ever
played
have
11
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L2
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13
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I4
a hands-on
15
A.
He is
15
O.
He would
T1
a-
just
tr
m-h
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rttdlrd9E!
met with
,w .l 'l lq aU -g fV^s r! ? ^ r
o r r
it
^^i'^i^1
as
q J
u P I l l I U r l
or
Mr.
iL qa t
f u
based
indirect
or
qnmahnjrz
JvrrrevvuJ
^v rr
him
at
the
club?
him?
an opinion,
directly
^^h^r9ClICrdI
with
golf?
with
ate
10
social-ize
-nmcq
his
hands-off
-n:l
orlu
\'^11
J/uu
i n q f r r r c uJ v- ui rnv nl IeJ
manaoement
l I l J
tn
we need to
he says
tu o
v
own
interactions,
ce l- - - q c
Trump;
on your
l l l q r r u y u f r l u f r L
sJ u tj fvu l e
JqyJl
do A,
| nU
u
heino
v u a r r y
B,
\y /U-ul l
one
v r r u
of
v !
delegator?
a hands-on.
get
invol-ved
j-n decisions
about
dctaiIer'l fhinos?
1B
C
:rnajv q + F v u /
T9
O.
20
he said in
21
true?
22
23
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24
25
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15
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23
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pageant?
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11
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MS. MARTIN:
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71
assumes facts.
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BY MR. COWAN:
19
0.
involved
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with
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24
BY MR. COWAN:
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MS. MARTIN:
23
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women?
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her.
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to
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10
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11
A.
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was sexual
you
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A.
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15
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18
O.
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20
or
concerns
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harassment
of
that
for
you?
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kinds
other
did
of
harassment?
you
are
aware
else?
that
the
that
kinds
of
harassment of
which
correct?
anything
MS. MARTIN:
that
might be actionable
right?
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caIls
for
a legal
conclusion.
22
24
"harassingi,"
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23
word
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kinds
13
19
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THE WITNESS:
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25
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23
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19
27
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24
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M R . C O W A N:
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THE WITNESS:
10
question.
11
BY MR. KACHADOORIAN:
T2
O.
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13
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before
he became
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20
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27
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a.
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of
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employees
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your
work?
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nonexempt
maa I
A.
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your
15
fi !f
hour
19
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head pro.
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23
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at
the
Trump
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to
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th
premium
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hOUf
the
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pay?
know that.
know that
they
were
entitled
to
rr?
24
A.
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25
O.
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five
hours.
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employee
let
me rephrase
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the
director
your
understanding
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rrm
of
HR at
lawsuits
as
to
today.
already
10
Objection,
answered al-l
CIub,
were
what
was
enti-tl_ed
to
test:-mony was a
I2
it
little
and answered.
asked
at
this
of
these
MR. KACHADOORIAN: I
11
for
just.
quite
a while,
questions
rhink
earlier
rhat
unclear,
and I
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avail_ab.Le to
and
the
arn trying
to
make
cl-ear.
13
THE WITNESS:
I4
if
15
minu [es .
L6
BY MR. KACHADOORIAN:
they
I1
didn't
received
19
during
20
nrcmi
ttm
get
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or
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premium
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if
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pay
30
they
any time
entitled
to
narr?
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A.
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22
0.
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23
Golf
and you
n:rr?
filed
MS. MARTIN:
he's
were
Trump Nationaf
that.
available
for
that
that
the
club
made food
employees, correct?
24
A.
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ta
O.
What times
did
the
club
for
employee
is
entitled
director
of
HR and before
was your
understanding
had
ten-minute
to
6
7
10
before
rest
asked
the
as
to
were
were
t.he increment
filed,
of
what
time
was entitfed
to
that
Objection/
and answered.
Once they
start
their
shift.
BY MR. KACHADOOR]AN:
O.
before
I2
period?
is
does
A.
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O.
15
A.
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76
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1B
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20
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A.
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22
O.
23
A.
No.
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a California
the
entitl-ed
13
25
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you
period?
THE WITNESS:
11
24
while
an employee
MS. MARTIN:
B
9
elapse
--
t.o a ten
employee
to
a ten-minute
I don't
the
have
to
work
rest
know.
tinle?
for
your knowledge?
statement
the Cal_ifornia
in
the handbook?
that?
through
Labor
the
about
Chamber of
Law Guide.
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Commerce, thev
have
a book.
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3
4
5
6
1
8
9
10
Case No
BC 403 087
11
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13
I4
(Per Protective
Order Section 4, this transcript
has a
- subject to protective
temporary "confi-dential
order"
designation for a period of 30 days after the deposition
i-s received. )
15
16
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19
20
DEPOSITION OF
DAVID CONFORTI,
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A.
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13
a club
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15
O.
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pertained
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employment l-aws of
19
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20
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to
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22
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25
me go
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24
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education
23
mind,
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A.
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L9
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76
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22
23
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for
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15
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24
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20
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23
was Keith.
24
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11
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19
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20
procedures
2I
A.
general.
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76
23
than
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abiding
to
leaving
work,
schedufed
that,
t.erms of
how
O.
As opposed to
25
A.
Both.
Or just
ahorrf nol-icies
and telf
them that,
wo k there,
that
are
of
in
so let,s
our ability
make
to
place.
whi- h polici-es
and
to
Geez,
rankly,
completion
24
staff
the b st
and procedures
Oh, in
how in
cl-ub?
and procedures
on trme,
back
accountability.
15
22
Iaid
mean, it's
just
would say I
And that
O.
L4
t. l-e more
el-se?
Thatrs what
WeIf,
A.
10
li
r managementstyle?
\7-rl
think,
coming to work
a few minutes
tim
lingering
leaving
those.
O.
As best
you
don't
occur?
A.
Gosh,
O.
Let's
talk
two.
provides
other
words,
meal
11
A.
That they
I2
the
13
perlod.
five-hour
understanding
T6
periods ?
t1
your
switch
know.
eriods
need to
for
a minute
I9
or
faw
onexempt employees,
in
of
for
start.
n')
Y .
t.heir
meal_ ncri
earlier
fo
as to
wha
the
as to
re
uires
regarding
else
what the
MR. BRTGGS:
Cafls
for
understandi
mark or
Anything
O.
15
Iaw
nr'l
ri-
a h a l f - h o u r mea l-
O bj e c t i o n
your
meal
a narrative.
THE WITNESS:
T f
E o b
3O minutes
uninterrupted.
O.
A.
No.
O.
How did
you come to
24
ft's
the
25
O.
How did
22
don't
this
Y 6 C
What's
) 1
about
when did
e m p l o y e e s w h o a r e n , t . m a n a g er s ?
O.
20
know.
10
1B
rememb T I
T4
can
E f
J C
'
That.'s it_
in
acq ire
that
unde rs tanding?
employee ha dbook.
you come to
und
rq'l-rnrl
l-et me
106
rephrase
because it's
that.
Is
in
your
it
unde standing
s required
A.
O.
Golf
think
A.
Yes.
O.
You thought
that
policies
perhaps
re
the policie
rn
respect
Y 6 a
11
O.
Why did
72
A.
Well,
didn't
I6
they
not
Because
O.
15
you think
we paid
knowledge that's
I4
handbook might
by law with
meal- breaks?
13
by law ?
the
10
e i m n l . '
afenarnlrq?
to
that
have to
that?
for
the m
required
in
clock
other
out,
by
wor s/
contin
because people
ed to
get
paid
while
were eatrng?
71
A.
18
O.
"We paid
it
19
f '11- put
20
A.
this
way:
To my understanding,
) 1
deep understanding,
22
So the
meal break
we offered
23
that's
counter
that
24
whether
25
1 - . ,
a d w .
it. answers
an
or
it's
k is
was paid,
answers y ur
or
it
corr
it's
generally
so I
not a
unpaid.
presume
question
sponds to
--
as far
as
California
r01
if
half,
3
4
ten-hour
A.
or
was after
it
--
was at
Wel-I, lf
overtime
and
t.en-hour mark.
ou say it
or
some elonoafed
was at
the
Then what?
A.
Then they
O.
would get
to
a shift
and a half
s i_fr.
O.
for
a time
mark?
10
the
O.
5
6
it
than
be uninter
con cJ mea I
n e r i _ 6 6 [.
anding
what
rrrnl-
as
it
meant
a.,l ?
11
T2
O.
13
A.
They are to
I4
O.
Any other
15
A.
That's it.
76
0.
So I
T1
what yourre
1B
were to
19
not
20
reason-
to
be uninterr
anything
t.hink
saying
understan
telt
is
that
have a continuous
be intruded
Is
that
27
Yes .
22
O.
Before
pted,
so no work
e se?
me i
you u derstood
30-min
that
up in
think
they
upon or broke
was
any
right?
the
first
23
Messerschmidt lawsuit,
24
as to
25
prov_Lde a meal_break
what the
ing?
did
lawsui
was f1Ied,
consequences were if
that's
the
requ
a company failed
red by law?
t.o
1
2
MR
:mh
Objection
THE WITNESS:
4
5
understanding
company
employee to
10
as
failed
to
to
you
Did
what
allow
the
in
co
one
Generally.
What's
general
that
later
th
inv
13
A.
I mean, there
I4
not
15
don't
I6
conforming
someone goes to
1B
some1-hi
19
A.
27
nn
al
equences
were
\/
r
r- . 't r
har
t.
wa s
:nni_
if
J. n
rF.nr i rer{!
I v \ a g 4 ! 9 v
fved.
coul-dn't give
Lhe 1aw, so
be a penalty
|
| q
q n m o f
h i
if
you ' re
but
n ^
jail
or
has to
as to
whether it
p y money or
Well,
it's
got to be fi
be being
filed?
ancial.
So i t ' s
means
has to
do
W h y e l _ s e w o u fd
not j ai1.
r -MR. BRfccS:
23
Altruism.
e a smart-al-eck,
but
kind of
O.
is.
22
rtrs
qa?
fawsuits
O.
has got
O.
the
with
know what it
71
25
an
y o u m o r e d e t a i l _s .
O.
24
acquire
und rstanding ?
\2
20
vague and
No.
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
ft's
i nrrnrr c
11
BRIGGS:
BY MR. COITilAN:
Q n
r r n r r
y v u
v
r
assumlng that
it's
money, but
A.
Correct.
O.
While
you don't
anything,
if
National
regarding
you do
did
anything,
did
Golf
to Mr.
you do to
Cl-ub was
meal
gen ral
and may
it
A.
Nothing.
10
O.
While
complyin
make su
I2
at. the
13
about the
1,4
enforce
club's
Well,
it
was during
I6
mentioned before
I1
and it's
1B
19
O.
20
breaks.
2I
something
23
But as
24
tofd
25
if
was nothing
the
with
Trump
California
law
manager what,
if
that
the
other
lub
were educareo
ies
them?
A.
A.
what,
gen ral
anything,
22
there
ensu e that.
11
15
manager,
breaks?
did
understanding?
let's
that
it's
f s t.his
they' re gett
Well,
just
eatrng
think
coaching
our people
ng rests
well_
and breaks.
about mea.I
or
what I
what I
Itrs
specr ically
somethi-ng that
that
f meetings.
remin ers.
else
sta
;ust
told
said
ou I
you
them.
O.
So it's
your testimony
hat
you specifically
113
are
stating
get
their
m a k e sure
people
M 1 ss t a t . e s
his
testimony.
taking
get.ting
B
9
tts
meal_breaks?
3
4
Lo these managers I
care of
their
Letr
how it
they're
was phrased?
A.
More or
11
O.
Anything
I2
A.
No, not
13
O.
Other
less,
more specific?
T r e c a l j _.
that
than
by --
ys.
ensuring
tha
I4
contrnued
15
\6
71
National
Golf
1B
properly
educated
think
it
ensure
and trained
you re
tha
aware of
anager of
the
ab ut
No.
20
0.
statutes
a a
L L
23
\/nlrrqal
government regulatio
about
in
the
the
company
l-aw regarding
24
A.
No.
25
it
was im
t.hat. was
the
m a n a o 6 5r s
Trump
were
meal breaks?
27
training
el-se that
Club to
annual
19
we t re
breaks.
10
or
make sure
make sure
BY MR. COWAN: So as be t
O.
about
our people.
Letrs
s or
look
at
anything
andbook to
any
beyond
educare
meaf breaks?
n
v !r 1 - L oarnt lL.
f ].\-f
LltdL
^'-hl
^,,^^^
ctuuruvges
774
1
2
at
Golf
Club
rocoirzo
1u r. l1u -! !r a ' ri
breaks ?
A.
yes.
O.
Vfhy did
A.
Well_, everybody
that
can ;ust
rest
so?
needs t c have
are verv
work through
an entire
get
to
of
5I^l
a break.
out
there
and
not
get
for
their
nonnla
;hift
it
who
to
mentaf
mind?
11
For
I2
So for
13
A.
Physically,
mentally,
e erything.
74
O.
For mental,
physical,
a d emotional
15
thought
I6
their
it
every
mean for
mental
was important
meal breaks
T1
No one
have a break
You thought
O.
10
you think
I mean, there
and not
for
the
as required
to
be abfe
by law,
reason,
to
you
get
yes?
Yes
1B
O.
19
spec-ifically
20
employees about
2t
A.
22
0.
When?
23
A.
It
24
lawsr:it
25
-^-r
I L t g a I
arrange
meetings
or
t h e m e a l _b r e a k
fo
SE
Okay.
Thank you.
Befo
your managers to
r-nars to
educate
Iicies?
f L ^
Lt!c
he
fter
the
lawsuit
was
15
fil-ed,
you ever
did
A.
No.
O.
Why not?
A.
W e ff ,
it
was a policy
I - ; ^ + ^
uorrrF
) r - d r - n.r s s o i t
fix
I
9
it
of
National
Golf
seemed to
wasI
ttrat
inherited,
be v,lorking.
y o u k n o r n, l a n o t
Club/
join
11
O.
I2
A.
No.
13
O.
At
I4
A.
No.
15
O.
be]ieve
the
on the
Trump
air?
so.
some point
did
you start
watching
of
it?
The
Apprent i ce ?
I7
A.
Yes.
18
O.
When did
L9
A.
you first
star[.
watching
1t?
2OO2or
200I,
rlg ht
around there.
Z I
O.
22
Gol-f Club,
23
the
24
is
25
don I t
broke,
A.
20
It
We had no
10
I6
and
scenario.
By the
O.
was a policV
that
type
take
prlncipal
known for
A.
work
f igure
telling
of
the
people
for
the
Uf . Trump is
orga!^rization
"youfre
is
fired,"
the
as
a man who
right?
On TV.
116
O.
Who in
A.
O.
So the
meetrng
p o J - ic i e s
HR?
three
and educate
are
Yes.
O.
the
the
lawsuits
meal break
A.
No.
11
O.
periods
being
referred
13
A.
No.
14
O.
While
heard
to
I6
I1
and rest
being
M R . B R I G G S:
19
T H E W I T N E S S:
20
sheet that's
2I
r berieve
23
wal-l- at
24
25
A.
out,
t,o
rawsuits
either
refer
to
any]one talk
about
meal_
golf
posted
at
rights
pro,
the
are
you aware of
cl_ub educating
were regarding
meaf
breaks?
1B
O.
refer
as a Dp?
15
22
thq
are?
as a Dp?
10
I2
aft.er
have a
riqhts
hear anybldy
or
We shoufd
so they'rl
A.
before
you ae{iAeO:
everybody
of
Objection.
produced by
federal
Lack of
f mepn at
as welf,
that'!
times
As I
don' t
that
recall- .
l-aminated
l_east the
near the
foundation.
time
was this
State,
clock.
on the
got
so lrsed to
going
in
and
r e c a l _ 1.
1B
1
2
O.
because you're
so familiar
A.
Just
O.
f s that
A.
Just
O.
Right.
nature.
attention
10
11
to
ds I
witln it?
seeinq
used to
saying
that
is
that
it's
there.
It,s
A.
No-
L4
O.
Why not?
15
A.
15
O.
Why not?
T1
A.
Never thought
1B
O.
Before
2I
managers?
a while
rF
naf
human
you
n:rri
cantt
na
o n the
door
as you
remember it.
13
that
\ior'
that's
correct?
20
dfte r
so f amiliar,
O.
you ever
s o n l e t hI n g .
somd extent
I2
19
s o n f e t hl n g .
seeing
I mean, to
it;
Well,
awhile
I,m sorrv?
So you're
A.
leaver
used to
e after
discuss
were posted
the
read it?
of
it.
Messerschmidt
a wage order
on the
22
M R . B R I G G S:
23
THE WITNESS:
24
MR. COWAN:
25
(Break
taken
wafl
Off
any other
with
any of
that
the
from
was fil_ed,
or
Obj ection.
Not
I awsuit
Lack
can
rec prd
2:09
documents
your other
of
foundation.
recal1,
for
p.m. to
did
one
2:I0
no.
second.
p.m.)
119
l--
J . J dI lI- J- ^r^o* o r r r c a p t a f n
O.
Anyone efse?
A.
Thatrs
1t.
O.
During
the
^ F
lrldJldger o
I
'Frr.-^
r ! ulrrlr
t! Ln -e
\I-+.i
^^r\q Ltuttct
f j l i n o
a n y n o n e x e m p t . em p l o y e e e v e r
havino
o f
f h e
m - is s a d
A.
No.
10
O.
I2
was filed?
No.
L4
I6
fawsuit
A.
1B
O.
During
19
manager of
20
were fi1ed,
2I
about- not
missing
mean, I
the
did
being
dontt
the
cfub
time
-ve
before
you
the
aware
premium
ever
pay
receiving
I od before
anyone
vh eo+ ir r v n
a meal pbri
abl-e to
No.
23
O.
being
able
recal_I
that
anyone ever
A.
A.
were
ad
to
fter.
yo
l,
of
for
premium
perry
the
vol-untarily
after
the
paid
Perry
come to
take
mea
come
take a resr
:nrJ.]
no.
g e n er a I
y o u a nr]
L--^u!
cd
r --
were the
22
25
and
was filed?
I1
not
it,
anyon r
lawsuit
CIub
ving
13
24
IAWSU
pay for
15
Gol f
general
the
meal- period?
11
Me s s e r s c h m i d t
you w e r e
tha r
time
cnmn
-;^
l oall
ks?
a^*^
1 - .i
u u r l L l J a a f l l ".
to
you about
x-.1- k ?
v !
g d
No.
722
fs
O.
u n t r -I
I I I C
it
--
would it
d that. while
were no changes in
I N C
wi th
harge
to
k a ^ +
U g J
T2
rf
q L
ts
L
13
from
L4
15
16
aware during
he Trump National
the
way the
for
vague and
To your
t.he timp
Golf
the
Club,
question.
knowledge, as
anything
O bj e c t . i o n .
Lack
of
foundation.
speculation.
THE WITNESS:
1B
the
No.
back.
question.
20
(Record read. )
27
THE WITNESS:
And I
had assumed
22
record
23
quest_ron rt
24
O.
25
A.
That's
breaks
charle?
T1
19
GM
change
M R . B R I G G S:
Calls
It's
11
you're
just
Again,
breaks.
O.
were
foundation.
THE WITNESS:
10
up
manager there
Mike vanlderGoes?
m e a _ la n d r e s t
Lack of
say Lhat
M R . B R I G G S : O b je c t i o n .
ambi g u o u s .
to
lawsuits
Edneral
how things
as opposed to
respect
ferry
be adcurate
assumed
was unLil
think
the
t h e M e s s er
irst
chmidt
ti
me
for
\7.\u
the
said
the
SO
L24
breaks
area
loading
A.
O,
Sure.
in
break areas or
from the
kitchen
near
the
{umpsters
During
manager/
employees could
in
the
the
the
firist
time
break
building
10
where the
11
right?
take
t.heir
room and,
in
the
roading
area with
I4
A.
could
comes to
O.
Excuse me?
T1
A.
The first
place
18
3ust
19
they want.
20
O.
2T
A.
It
out.side the
0.
25
side
of
tabr-es and
rs
that
this
thke
their
[.hey wanted.
But they
IL was/ agafn,
The f irst
coines to mind is
communicatbd to
policy
meal break?
the irark.
that
cfubhouse.
wasn't.
Well,
they
mind is
76
23
of
the
Where else
inher:ited.
general
Number one/
O.
))
question.
where
outside
a couple
13
that
the
number two,
No.
24
outside
and the
of
meal periods:
A.
place
part
t.wo place
I2
15
the
dock?
the
that
go wherever
them?
a policy
you inherited,
communicjted
M R . B R I G G S : O b te c t i o n .
could
park
the
to
that
to
had
your
employees?
Lack of
foundation.
126
THE VIITNESS:
guess.
O.
I donrt
Amn
clubhous e
t)
I nrzoa
were
whereve r
came to
na
it
How did
go ro
to
1 -h o i
meal
li ke,
Vou come to
f h ;
so
believe
k outside
n r r
nari
used aq
was
would
So that
O.
that
the
arl<?
,ln
mple.
oYa
l-ho
nt
v*-
They
just.
could
go
naturally
was
hrznnl_
hat
i n:
example that
you
gave ?
MR. BRIGGS: I
ill-ustrative
t.hink
id
f t's
right
O.
76
before
T1
whrle
1B
at
19
read about
20
the
2L
go to
22
if
there.
was an
It's
a tangible
the
filing
of
club
generar
earlier,
or
park
managbr or
either
heard about
or
a time
or means
communicated to
this
they
it
exampfe.
beautif ul_.
some time
A.
it
e x a m n le .
15
23
r e
i f
mind.
13
I4
rjtrri
they
11
I2
free
W e l -l ,
10
- -
know.
BY MR. COWAN:
Employee handbook
its
the
golf
either
pro
emp[-oyees that
anywhere efse
during
they
or
it
or
that
cou]d
a meal_period
so chose?
First
part
of
24
25
(Record read. )
I'm
again,
sorry.
please.
L2'/
THE WITNESS:
No.
BY MR. COWAN:
O.
correctly,
to
incJ-uding this
knowledge,
you're
testifying
qo anywhere they
it
Argumentative.
restating
his
park
I 'm not
testimony
testimony
T6
you just
that
is.
So he's
saj_d here
actually
--
Irm sorry.
f 'm
question
referring
to
is
what your
something
B y M R . C O V 0 A N :I , m
subsEantively
recapitulating.
A.
Okay.
22
O.
Do you understand
23
A.
Those are
24
0.
when f
25
day.
--
today
MR. BRIGGS:
Z I
the
correct?
Rememberhis
1B
20
on
Sure.
O.
anyone?
throughout
again.
L1
19
your
frm --
MR. BRIGGS:
15
but., to
repeatedly
A.
I4
a meal period,
11
O'
crubhouse,
O b ;e c t i o n .
BY MR. COWAN: Is
13
the
you
O.
either
understand
th4t
outside
10
12
wanted durirlg
M R . B R I G G S:
So if
recapitulating
great
that
gvhen I
__
words okay.
say this
what you're
f'm
substantivety
sayinq,
contrary
to
what my
I2B
mr-nutes.
O.
Is
A.
Paid.
0.
And was it
broken
A.
As I
O.
A.
Yes.
o.
And at
this
paid
or unpaid?
to
be unintdrrupted
up int.o segments/
crub
if
11
break,
could
1 t
13
then
take
she have to
someone run to
a ten-minute
I4
A.
They coul_dwafk to
15
O.
So a short
16
I1
addit.ion
.4.
1B
taking
19
O.
20
general
2T
breaks ?
to
the
Or a long
its
do it
the
rest
one/
during
bathroom
to
break
required
go to
the
a rest.
for,
you
go quickly
and
later?
the bathroom if
bathroom brehk
legally
j-t?
an ef.ployee had to
dld
still
it. be
undersLanding.
bathroom,
or
could
uninterrupted.
10
he or
or
as you understood
understand it,
the
they
chose.
was permit.ted
and i-n
ten-minute
rest
break?
was
course.
So it.'s
your policy
22
A.
Correct.
23
O.
As provided
24
A.
Correct.
25
O.
Was that
didn't
by California
ever
put
into
count as rest
law.
a memo anywhere,
to
your
130
knnwl
adno?
A.
No.
O.
To your
knowledge,
was that
policy
under
Mike VanderGoes?
MR. BRIGGS:
O.
Objection.
BY MR. COWAN:
count. as
as a rest
a policy
--
sorry
To your
Yes.
11
O.
I2
spelled
13
it,
either
I4
the
cM?
out
in
That
when Mr.
A.
No.
I6
O.
Any idea
that
as to
19
a naturar
20
regulat ed.
2I
O.
right r
so r
welr,
didn't
super:visors
that
all
didn't
the
were aware of
bathroom
would not
if
GM or
to
f igrlre
other
this
calr-s for
going
make sure
it
breaks didn't
count
you were
why?
THE wrrNESS:
that
Mike
1B
25
under
the
rest
anyplace
L1
go to
knowledge,
ambiguous.
yes .
writing
15
24
and
break?
A.
to
Vague
10
22
the
the
speculation.
bathroom seems
t.hat needed to
that
people
count
be
coul-d
go and
as a rest. break?
13i
A.
Nothing.
O.
Why not?
A.
ft's
going to
It's
pretty
common
sensical-.
O.
Anything
A.
No.
O.
While
efse?
ever
handbook?
10
A.
No.
11
O.
Why not?
I2
A.
Never thought
conduct
13
assumed that
I4
that
a review
was
the
of
manager, did
you
company's employee
iL.
When I
Would it
O.
t o
prior
T1
1B
t.hat your
I9
encouraging
20
required
2I
meetings let's
22
breaks ?
test.imony,
be accurate
that
while
take
got
promoted,
was the
their
rest
gospel- and
supervisors
employees to
breaks other
genera]
than
thke
their
saying
Correct .
24
O.
Let's
switch
some of
gears
your
for
former
to
ensure
were allowing
a moment.
colleagues.
or
legally
during
A.
about
to
23
talk
of
general
was fine.
15
25
the bathrioom.
staff
their
want. to
Now, you
r 32
2
3
Mr.
O.
f cqt
Conforti,
Back on the
do you neied to
record.
change any of
your
t mnnrr?
A.
No.
MR. COViAN:
M R . B R I G G S:
MR. COWAN:
right.
believe
i'm
done.
Okay.
f'm
going
Lo turn
it
over
to
co-counsel_.
MR. YEREMIAN:
Okay.
10
11
T2
E X A M IN A TI O N
BY MR. YEREMIAN:
13
O.
L4
weren't
15
Trump National,
I6
scheduling
I1
correct ?
Mr.
Conforti,
i-nvotved with
of
meaf breaks
A.
Correct.
19
o'
To your
for
as the
18
20
you testified
you
manager of
with
the
t.he
nonexempt employees,
employees?
A.
Department. heads.
22
0.
to
generar
invplved
for
2I
23
earli_er that
leave
the
property
24
A.
yes.
25
O.
Were they
knowledge,
in
order
required
to
ilrere employees
to
get
take
their
a.l-lowed
breaks?
authorizati-on
from
206
thej.r
supervisor
prior
to
leaving
A.
It
O.
e m p l . o y e e s?
A.
Just
O.
prror
to
was preferred.
preference
just
verbalIy,
actually
taking
A.
No.
O.
So employees coufd
thev
lar:nl-pd
Yoq
T2
O.
So the
rrremi
qoq?
74
A.
Yes.
15
O.
And during
tho
I6
did
I1
regarding
1B
did
19
to
any
telling
them.
request
take
a meal break
did
authorization
was only
whenever
your time
as the
general
to
l-eave
manager,
you hear
required
about
Or more generally,
any compraints
regarding
the
ability
20
A.
Not that
21
O.
Do you specifically
22
complaining
23
A.
No.
24
O.
25
authorization
J-n?
11
13
communicated to
a meal break?
10
property?
the
going
about
on food
recall,
the
ability
no.
recplf
to
Mr.
take
perry
mea] breaks?
employees were
runs?
201
A.
on a food run/
Ves,
the
mtnutes,
it
and it
tee
sheet
O.
assume your
leave
understanding,
premises
A.
Yes.
I2
O.
Was
with
is
an order
up food
runs
lhora
nrrnl-ins
golf
of
BY MR. yEREMIAN:
O.
would participate
in
the
food
19
O.
25
several
other
rest.aurant
and
taking
going
on
food
don't.
these
food
runs were
place?
A.
Food wrappers.
employees
run?
24
and what I
A.
23
for
Objection.
1B
22
a few
pro?
a 1
a r
to,
at. a l-ocal
15
20
for
on
MR. BRIGGS:
I1
off
referring
I4
I6
hold
retu.rn.
11
13
it. wasn,t
would go.
the
If
so we asked them !o
10
go
a __
property.
speak to
ahy department
heads
runs?
yes .
208
O.
taking
w o u _dl y o u s e e
Right ?
place
that
as$uming that
Voc
O.
A.
On golf
eati.ng.
Did that
10
the
11
were actually
wrappers
at
A.
the
13
been eating
I4
15
16
word.
I1
woul-d see it
Well,
for?
I
it's
at
that's
the valet
up there
sorry.
I'm
19
A.
Going to
20
O.
pJ-acing an order
with
food
A.
No.
23
o.
24
25
ever
for
them to
22
looking
I'd
the word
for
the
but
O.
2I
what's
18
get
and r woul-d
would --
they
sLand?
say that
stand.
you saw
if
you wonder if
did
the valet
safe to
means t.rash.
stand.
I mean, did
val-et. stand,
at
where
t.he valet
make you
eating
I2
look
cart.s, if
Sometimes up at
O.
runs were
the
in
a food run?
threm? No.
in
the
brd-ng food
complain
to
sense of
for
you?
you that
Mike
stomach?
No.
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M S . MARTIN:
rlrianrr
hor
3
4
No,
She responded
"
MR. COWAN:
The record
that
wifl
don't
is
to
it
question,
ensure
compri-ance
with
breaks
other
number one,
employee
handbooks
10
generarly
testified
11
and
BY MR. COWAN:
Luis
I2
Estrada
tafk
MS. MARTIN :
13
outside
I4
to
the
answer
15
in
of
different
I1
rlen:
rtman
18
number
to
the
a personal
THE WITNESS:
I6
so
that
case.
regarding
in
its
heard
sue
Kwiatkowskr
taking
breaks?
ambiguous /
noti-ce.
you
to
meal
lanquage
about
deposition
in
law
vagrLle and
rf
you
want
can.
every
in
time
having
employees
were
the
you
Supervisors/
department
charge
of
is
their
l- <
So what they
would do
I mean if
L9
needed a break,
20
2I
therr
22
be the
the
two,
capacity,
supervisors
to
putting
where
Overbroad,
scope
that
california
about
asked
question.
So during
anything
and
you
question.
shows.
than
that
befieve
show what
was there
your
certain
anybody
times
was never
23
24
first
25
the
meal- break,
club where it
they
is
that
courd sit
out of
in
It
they could go
various
focations
of
r03
unirrterrupted.
T mean it
the
manager
would
you
want
go and
business
communicate-
to
levels,
say,
take
t'Did you
your
would
supervisor
it
take
break
and people
The
__ but
just
is
was known.
your
break,,,
now,',
go.
would
,,Do
or
depending
They
So
on
w o u _ L dl u s t
communicate
wlth
their
1
B
9
strike
the
part
first
non-respons].ve.
10
By MR. COWAN: I
think
11
me 1s t.hat supervisors
on an informal_ basis
I2
employees about
13
that
MS. MARTIN:
taking
breaks,. is
Ob;ection,
misStates
her testimony
and
I6
T H E W I T N E S S : W h a t t h e y w o u n _ dd o i _ s t . h e y w o u l d
).1
check in
1B
that
their
I9
able
to
20
there,
) 1
gornq to
with
their
staff,
go,
there
but
at
any time
l-eave their
post/
Z J
them, did
24
your
you take
did
staff
during
t.here is
--
their
22
25
woul-d
right. ?
L4
15
as
they afe
w o u r - da f s o k n o w
the
always
a manager
so if
they were
free
to
ask r want to
you want to
take
rc was constant
with
you take
a break.
communication all
the time
r04
there
a directive
high-1evel
telling
manager
the
dialogue
from
of
with
their
are
now just
you
are
10
rest
Objection,
her
breaks
--
telring
managers
the
in
to
constantly
of
your
personal
and meal
breaks
and the
l3
and stuff
74
and practice
15
comp-Let.elydif f erent..
the
MR' cowAN:
This
part
of
goes
the
to
19
22
aware of
23
that
24
controlled
25
telling
to
the
was given
all
or
of
the
their
staff.
directi-ve,
orders,
ever
meetings,
are you
instruction
by either
some other
higher-J-ever- manager of
the
people
procedure
implementation
their
practice.
MS. MARTTN: I
2T
policies
practrces.
18
20
so
is.
is
you
I2
it
we are
or practice.
pract-ice,
this
capacity?
policy
I1
have
pMe questions
11
L6
some other
specificalry
outside
or
arn assuming
scope
her
crub
Manager
supervisees?
outside
asking
Genera]
the
lower-r-eve1
MS. MARTIN:
the
the
crub
your
with
about
empl-oyees/
taking
their
your
supervi-sees/
on a reguf ar
basis
breaks?
MS. MARTIN:
Objection/
overbroad.
5
THE wrrNESS:
where it
our
There is
was brought
GM --
with
times
up just
in
our staff
as general
meetings
conversat.ion with
rest.aurant
managers/
banquet managers.
BY MR. COWAN: Who brought
O
10
11
L2
l v t S. M A R T I N :
it
2005 from
such meetings?
O bj e c t i o n
vague
and
ambiguous /
overbroad.
THE WITNESS: ft
.LJ
woufd be usually
I4
Manaqers.
15
beinq
casual_1y --
just
I6
their
meal break,
their
L1
told,
1B
including
20
in
the General
specificafly
other
words, in
thirty-minut.e
breaks,
take
so it
was
those meetirrgs in
. T
L I
managlerspecifical_ly
a a
Z Z
24
You are
the discussion
23
that
r remember it
19
25
up in
take thirty
sure
was not
just
about taking
a meal_
107
In
Beginning
And during
2005 onward,
referencing
ten-mlnute
general ?
2010?
did
the
breaks
Not
Okay.
years,
11
Mr.
72
A
that.
I4
lust
15
back.-up.
It
take
breaks
I1
back-up'
1B
policies
I9
thirt-y-minute
20
that
what
there
van
that
in
ten
from
March
of
employees
to
shour-d be
a rest
break
taking
in
mrnutes.
same true
and then
may have
for
eiEht.
whenever
pick
it,
provide
they
the
following
and nine
but
for
did
the
employees
mear- breaks
and
that
needed
up on what
practices
would
said
common knowledfie
Let's
to
Mr.
as opposed
the
Conforti.
for
was just
I6
22
seven
They
13
2I
Is
David
meetings
specifically
200 6 and
Conforti
these
managers
rest
2OIO,
you hear
10
of
don,t.
remember
people
wou]-d
t.o.
They had
said
just
cfub
have
as part
ro
recetve
you
ten-minute
now,
of
its
their
rest
breaks
so
be back-up?
MS. MARTIN:
Objection,
vague
and ambiguous/
overbroad.
23
THE WITNESS:
24
times.
25
the
If
manager
you
There
was a manager
step
in,
that
mannlng
person
can
there
the
at
post,
go take
all
you
their
had
break.
109
Because
can
they
They have
can
absolutely.
post,
they
hostess
stand
and
are
abl-e to
caf f
a manager kriydialing
all
the
managers'
come here
the
at
their
extenrsions
What if
post
managers
and they
whir-e
are
an extensron.
say
take
hey,
my break,
away from
their
desk?
MS. MARTIN:
calfs
for
Objection,
THE WITNESS:
at
their
desks
at
I4
MS. MARTIN:
I6
have
a bartender,
1B
have
a busser.
the
servers
2I
22
MS. MARTIN:
23
THE WITNESS:
w111 not
25
there.
twel-ve managers
woul_d not
be
time.
If
they
Objection,
were,
then
incomplete
t.hey coufd
BY MR. COWAN:
24
hypothetical,
what?
hypothetical,
speculation.
I1
and aIl-
alf
a given
THE WITNESS:
19
Not
BY MR. COWAN:
cal-l-s for
incomplete
speculation.
20
their
a phone
I3
15
at
have
11
L2
a phone
they
you
9
10
have
call-
"7
B
they
What
and bussers
Managers are
be
have
a server/
a runner,
if
the
are
they
they
restaurant,
woul_d
could
is
busy
busy?
there.
away from
the
that
restauiiant
is
restautant.
busy,
a manager
A manager
wrlr-
be
BY MR. COWAN:
spelled
they
shoufd
take
their
5
6
out
in
a written
MS. MARTIN:
coverage
Objection/
this
ever
managers
so
that
about
people
how
cou_Id
vague
and ambiguous/
overbroad.
O
neve r
They at1
put
out
in
a written
Not
11
You talked
L2
that
13
the department
in
PMQ rrotice.
I6
please
I7
here
18
would
19
and
20
cfose
that
for
))
WAS
knew it.
programs
training
provided.
off
outside
That
t.he scope
pMe notice
the
because
about
now the
was for
there
on ahy
training,
is
of
now/
the
can
no category
topic.
then
So if
fet's
you
in
you
go ahead
pMe.
stirr
think
it
not
what
goes to
the
issue
of
and practices.
MS. MARTIN:
23
You are
asking
24
that
not
is
aborrt. the
recei-ved
tafk
MR. cowAN:
policies
are
training
to
before
Objection,
you
establish
l-ike
it
"no,"
head manaqers?
ff
about
memo as
and Compliance
MS. MARTIN:
15
is
memo?
a writ.ten
S&K Insurance
T4
knew it.
10
25
the
of
breaks?
THE WITNESS:
21
memo to
be providing
That
about
on the
is
specificarry
pMe notice,
you
about
so don't
is
are
asking
training
answer
your
about
and
that.
objection
is
113
yes.
This
personal
rn
is
capacfty/
2000
that
outside
this
From the
ever
conduct
any
employees
10
were
or
receiving
the
I2
personal
capacity.
13
audit
the
I4
in
pMe so I
of
this
in
was to
is
\1
2OO5 onward,
checks
to
make sure
thirty-rninute
Again,
Back in
the
cfub
that
meal- breaks
this
is
as
outside
her in
the
her
about
that
were done in
2oo6 to
your
that.
any audits
or
ensure that
thirty-minute
but
I9
m e a l _p e r i o d s ?
and inspections."
22
THE WITNESS:
23
BY MR. COWAN
:
24
T wouldn't
Event
case
noted.
inspections
Golf
did
1B
as to
the
2004.
absofutely
THE wrrNESS:
20
be
2004?
am asking
pMe notice.
I6
25
in
2I
case
spring
audits
11
15
was the
wasn't. there
notice,
do you believe
'l
the
don't
have
remember anything.
2 O O ' /?
had that
knowledge
as
the
Coordinator.
720
Uh-huh.
by the
f uJ-1, thirty-minute
cl-ub to
around that
their
ensure that
departments,
in
Anything
10
As
11
Was there
terms
13
were
of
audits
receiving
far
15
THE WITNESS:
L6
O
such
I
--
As far
departments.
done
ensure
in
20Og in
that
employees
m e a . l -p e r i o d s ?
krrowr rro.
have
never
heard
of
any
thing?
20
Not inspections
be t;rking
O
their
inspections.
of
s e e h o w J _ o n gt h e y w e r e t a k i n g
deposition
people would
breaks.
MS. MARTIN:
the
as
Audits,
25
was happening in
Same objections.
24
to
thirty-minute
19
to
respective
in<noni_ia15
About audits?
23
that
was anything
22
that
knowr no.
1B
21
on our supervisors
el-se?
fu11,
MS. MARTIN:
I1
we relied
their
as
-r
),4
in.spections done
to make sure
72
its
or
m e a l _b r e a k s ?
know that
time
knowledge now?
Objection,
notice.
employees with
for
again,
r think
a watch
a meaf break?
outside
the
scope of
is
i_n
r27
as to
thirty-minute
m e a l _b r e a k a s e s t a b l i s h e d
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
get
take
something
to
t.ime to
relax
8
9
Objection/
eat,
to
rest,
before
they
believe
obviousl-y
to
freshen
up,
back
on their
are
you
understand
who wrote
the
l-aw in
10
courts
interpret
it,
have
11
for
people
to
be
abl-e to
take
found
that
MS. MARTIN:
13
15
Yes,
16
So at
the
it
of
is
important
break?
nodding
2Crr:a?
they
any
present/
was there
1B
employee
meal- breaks?
19
MS. MARTIN:
" f o r m a - Li z e d
shouldr
time
ever
schedule
THE WITNESS:
22
a
simply
up
to
the
24
employees
to
take
March
of
a forma]-ized
having
vague
meal
Not.hing
BY MR. COWAN:
23
!es.
from
Objection/
2t
25
law
--
Objection
I1
20
shift.
and the
that
kind
Lo
just
to
the
cafifornia
72
74
by 1aw?
legislature
that
sarre ob-rection.
personally,
BY MR. COWAN:
receive
schedu]e
breaks . "
f ormalized,
So i_n every
managers
them as
circumstances
Objection/
vague
to
the
for
settino
and ambrguous
parti-cular
MS. MARTIN:
2005
to
as
overbroad
to,
.
no,,
instance,
it
was
al_fow the
dictated?
and ambiguous.
1
2
Every
THE WITNESS:
Every
department
different.
in
that
brea ks?
2000
the
from March of
supervisors
MS. MARTIN;
Objection.
Jq e- rvrI nJ FU
capacity,
you
can
10
behal-f
the
company
11
ambiguous
I2
13
of
tLhr al s
ca
u
s vt el yc o r i
as to
respond
15
March
76
managers,
reviewed
T1
they
conducive
18
b r e a l c s?
were
2005 to
MS. MARTIN:
20
THE WITNESS:
27
scheclul-es but
22
scheduled
24
25
put
to make sure
not
is
,i , '1
done
meal
outside
pef
VOUf
SOnal-
respondins
and
vague
the
on
and
it
for
where
is
ever
the
schedules
people
being
Same objection
I
let
I am sorrv.
present
people's
just
re
an occasion
cr-ub,
to
through
determine
abfe
to
take
in
its
if
meal_
and overbroad.
that
a recoinmended time,
it
in
their
t-s not
tlme.
BY MR. COWAN:
O
beinq
is
a pMe witness
again,
the
19
23
she
this
lznnr.r
a review
scheduling
\/^rr
r _*
own wav.
"review."
of
i f
but
I4
ever
Again,
Qn
aq
as
therr
were properly
o
v !f
had
is
supervj-sor
in
people's
MS. MARTIN:
When did
recommendat.ions
start.
schedul_es?
Same obiections.
1
2
THE WITNESS:
star:ted
3
4
know the
first
time
that
that
after
these
lawsutts
filed?
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
O
recol-l-ection?
10
11
occasion
in
T2
break
which
to
Objection.
It
probably
BY MR. COWAN:
13
don't
happening.
O
were
'Best
which
15
now asking
t6
knowledge.
I1
capacity
1B
this
ever
he or
is
your
best
you
emptoyee
ever
heard
was denied
of
an
a meal_
Again,
procedures
about specific
She is
have
Objection.
scope of policy,
and not
--
an hourly
MS. MARTIN:
the
That
recoll_ection.
Have you
I4
was.
only
going to
of
you are
and practices.
instances
on behalf
in
her personar
respond in
the
company in
a personalthis
__ to
question.
I9
20
situation
)1
22
MS. MARTIN:
23
THE WITNESS: If
24
denied it
25
happeln, ys.
but
if
an hourf y employee
Estimate?
Same objection,
they missed it
cour_d
L21
1
2
By MR. COWAN:
O
Are
you
aware
of
And
any occasions
That
where
Where a meaf
they
missed
understand
where
it
it
could.
did?
it?
a mea]- break
was not
taken
for
whaLever
was not
taken
for
any
5
6
1
reason'
The only
somebody
start.ed
and
"Did
10
say,
you need to
11
I2
times
you
take
go take
some point
in
14
THE WITNESS:
15
these
It
1B
if
20
fi led .
"happen."
23
more.
heard
a manager
break?
of
wourd
Oh,
that
catch
forgot.
was if
them
Well,
now."
that
obj ection,
f
two
misstates
wouldn't
Did
l-awsuits
her
put
a date
that
ever
were
testimony.
on rt.
happen before
filed?
coufd have.
it
something different.
happening before
MS. MARTIN:
22
it
am asking
you know of
2I
your
BY MR. COWAN:
T1
19
but
ever
2009; correct?
L V l.s M A R T T N :
of
have
eit.her
working
13
16
break
am not
24
THE WITNESS:
25
Objection/
were
don't
am asklng
these rawsuits
about any
know.
you
aware
of
any
occasions
meaL. breaks;
right?
MS. MARTIN:
mlscharacterizes
the
individual
scope,
Objection,
her
that
O
premlum
knowl- edge ?
That
pay
ln
the
is
employee
MS. MARTIN:
in
as far
as
is
employee
T4
15
giving
I6
t.hat
I1
entitled
handbook
1B
the
about
wriLten
they
to
miss
Are
memos to
is
own,
there,
to
sneakq
your
far
to
refer
back
to
the
you
aware
of
or
rest
t.he club
telling
brea k,
ever
them
t.hey are
pay?
only
same objection
answering in
20
THE WITNESS: I
27
don't
her
the
^ - r ^ - ^ ; 1 . .
uqPout
Ly.
rememberthat.
22
this
23
cl-ub conducted
an investigation
24
missed a break
invor-untarily
an individuar
as to
individual
MS. MARTIN:
about
"premium pay.,,
i_ts ernployees
a mea.l- break
premium
She is
is
to
that.
as
knowr !es.
document
woul-d have
BY MR. COWAN:
out
if
her
no mentron
handbook
Objection,
THE WITNESS:
13
25
answering
\2
19
only
same objections
itself,
is
foundation,
capacity.
THE WITNESS:
11
testimony.
she
10
lacks
question
-of
at
any time
whether
as opposed to
an employee
voruntar-i 1y?
"investigalion."
Overbroad
THE WITNESS:
as to
wasn't
the
aware
of
scope.
anything,
personally.
By MR. COWAN:
March
came with
'7
of
2005 to
the
to
10
answer
question
T2
the1.r
as
your
in
far
direct
O
L4
non-responsive.
15
ever
T6
questlon
to
about
I9
answer
individually.
within
the
their
24
tell
)\
anyone
have
were
had
employee
and was
scope
of
pMQ.
the
they
any
kind
would
of
go to
talking
to
to
that
go to
questions
vague
of
if
the
HR.
have
But
about
as
know whether
aft.er
they
someone
had a
and ambiguous.
you
notice.
should
have
known of
they
were
sent
to
they
were
talking
somebody --
wouldn't
st.rike
breaks.
wouldn't
known of
manager/
them
scope
you
informatibn
Objection,
THE WITNESS:
23
the
go,
am aski-ng if
not
they
fron,
capacity.
breaks
HR for
Again/
22
outside
individuat
their
18
wouldnrt
time
breaks
as
MS. MARTIN:
2I
any
an hourly
was sent
20
where
of
supervisor.
13
I1
aware
Again,
THE WITNESS:
11
about
you
HR?
MS. MARTIN:
Please
present
a question
referred
Are
if
known if
the
HR was always
anything,
they
that..
HR if
to
manager would
open.
are
If
more
than
DEPOSITION
OF LIL AMTNI
131
wefcome
the'e
to
receiving
go to
to
HR.
a written
procedure
fofJ_ow for
them
their
to
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
MR. COWAN:
THE WITNESS:
10
again
so
have
was given
make sure
mea_I or
that
rest
the
that
present,
to
the
employees
was
managers
were
breaks?
Objection/
A written
procedure?
Uh-huh.
just
Can you
a clear
11
repeat
understanding
the
of
quesrton
quest.ion.
the
(Record read. )
I2
13
they
T4
reconrmendedtime
15
1f
16
time.
that
a fot
of
it
1,1
now is
so they
particur-ar
18
differently
19
20
writt-en,
)1
only
that
23
were filed,
24
t.imes into
25
not
woul-d refer
said,
was just
back to
taking
every
correctly,
that
department
r don't. befieve
in
the
the
aware of
--
at
there
schedules,
anything
that
but
putting
see
did
is
it
that
is
anything
some point
cl-ub started
to
the policies
after
what
so they have a
22
;ust
Well,
the scheduring
emproyee is
But l_ike I
so it
procedure?
after
understood
the
l_awsuits
reconmended break
ot.her than
that/
you are
written
DEPOSITION
OF LIL AMINI
L32
gui-dance
employees
the
to
the
were
employee
taking
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
Objection,
managers
drd,
far
know now,
Iet's
10
really
11
that
other
say
so
from
the
fn
2005,
there
am not
may have
this
is
March
she
took
I2
MS. MARTIN:
13
THE wrrNESS:
I4
15
fact
that
of
been
what
2005
responsibility
he or
they
16
than
misstates
sure
what
the
the
Objection,
say
present/
to
the
vague
employees
had to
18
like
that
the
take
he or
23
T H E W I T N E S S:
25
the
said,
said
off
she received
MS. MARTIN:
responsibili-ty
22
24
in
there
employees
was
at
as
2005 or
l-t was
make sure
were
their
and ambrguous.
also
had
we]f
aware
--
l_et them
of
the
break.
man their
with
to
post
them ask
or have
them.
2I
But
doing.
that
employee
The supervisors
manaqers to
real1y
the
a mea]_ break?
r'7
20
was in
testimony.
we have been
to
of
her
1 q
what
somethrng.
breaks
their
handbook?
as
their
sure
of
was
a rest
break?
Same objections.
Well ,
communication
all-
times
that
with
the
they
have
had
to
suoervi
to
--
but
t i ke
sors
anrl
huy,
do
DEPOSITION
OF LIL AMINI
t33
you r,,/ant to
comnunication.
just
the
brea k?
employee
10
12
15
their
ful_f
break.
thirty
There
received
break/
was not
but
a ful1,
are
to
al-so
make sure
minutes
knew that
for
they
was it
ten-rnrnute
knew that.
they
knew that
saying
it
was the
that
a meaf
had
supervisors
So you
l-t
responsibility
was it
The employees
The employees
ten-m:.nute
of
just
saylng
employee?
Whose responsibility
an employee
T6
l.'7
Welf.
I4
the
are
responsibilrry.
received
thirty-minute
so i-t was
So you
of
was not
now,
whose responsibirity
13
ft
supervisor's
11
responsibifity
A
the
break
By MR. COWAN:
the
go on your
that
as werr.
that
rest. break?
had
the
fulf
as wel-f.
responsibility
both?
18
19
employee
20
ten-minute
2I
their
22
Well,
to
ten-minute
In
23
break
was
24
break
and
it
25
rt
see
that
to
is
know that
break
it
if
the
they
just
to
responsibility
have
relax
they
and
of
have
regroup.
the
that
That
is
break.
2005 was it
there
wasn't
the
the
responsibility
was a problem
happening,
break
__ 1f
wit.h getting
the
whose responsibility
was received?
Employees
the
was
or
the
THE WITNESS: I
deposition.
am sorry.
the
question.
(Record read. )
MS. MARTIN:
they
and their
were supposed to
10
11
receive
their
receive
breaks;
A
yes.
13
So your test.imony is
I4
employees --
15
regarding
15
responsibility
T1
1B
:-n a positon
according
to
you --
of
l-ie with
true
for
rest
that
although
breaks,
ulti-mately
the supervisors
to make sure
power; right?
Objection,
misstates
answered this
question.
her testimony.
22
take
23
break.
24
need coverage,
25
supervisor
Lheir
the
MS. MARTIN:
2T
veS, they
right?
I2
20
breaks
it.
I9
thirty-minute
thirty-minute
have to mention
a s w e l _ l._
they have to
that
I mean I believe
it
ten-minute
ones that. 1f
to
the
is
a j olnt
they
DEPOSITiON
OF LIL AMINI
L31
effort.
2
3
personal-ly
O
can
BY MR. COWAN:
glve
to
MS. MARTIN:
take
Is
that
r g D
best
answer
you
When you
MR. COWAN:
Yes,
get
fet's
to
take
(Brief
a good point/
can we
record.
11
your
We took
a short
a brea
recess. )
10
Let's
you
break.
go back
are
on the
abl-e to
resume
testimony?
T2
yes.
13
Do you need to
change any of
your earl-ier
testimony?
15
No.
I6
want to
confirm
the
I1
given
1B
policy
I9
other
20
2I
instructl-ng
22
23
that
24
provided
25
the
a break?
I4
that.
my questi_on?
believe
so far
which is
regarding
than after
there
providing
was
as part
thirty*mj-nute
2 0 0 9 s c h e d u _ L i n go r
i-ts managers
their
the required
tvlS.MARTIN:
you have
of
the c_lub's
meal- breaks,
referericrng
than generally
testimony
that
there
a mea.l break
thirty-minute
Objection/
was nothing
else
was being
period;
right?
138
overbroad.
2
3
THE WITNESS:
to
take
their
was nothing
ensured
managers
the
done
other
to
than
check
breaks
ensure
a general
supposed
t.o be;
knew.
T2
wou]d
13
drink/
I4
noth:Lng
15
15
spec-i-al events
I1
tournamenLs,'
take
is
yes,
why the
their
eat.
but
ti-me to
They would
also
as
BY MR. COWAN:
like
Super
rest
of
breaks,
breaks
having
empl0yees
that
know
there
were
the
knew what
right?
--
wou]d
the
rike
smoke break,
know that
Bowl
employees
r
said,
sit
down,
as wefl- but
should
know.
cl-ub sometimes
parties
hel_d
and cel-ebritv
qolf
correct?
19
a a
Z L
rest
woul_d _-
they
Now the
Yes.
hours;
is
they
2T
the
go out,
that,
for
the
employees
1B
like
shoufd
Same objections.
THE WITNESS:
That
employee
policy
sure
were
11
that
and making
MS. MARTIN:
20
the
10
as
breaks.
Correct,
events
right?
MS. MARTIN:
23
24
25
only
answer in
Ob;ection/
is
the
outside
her in
scope of
her persona]
your personal
the
capacity
capacity/
if
pMe notice
so you can
1
2
3
THE WITNESS:
would
have
4
5
to
work
a minute.
long
were
times
hours,
They were
yes.
If
where
longer
O
for
There
paid;
yes,
they
hours.
talk
about
rest
breaks
right?
'7
somebody needed
bathroom,
would
matter
cl-ub policy?
10
11
of
A
time
No.
they
wanted
that
count
as
their
They are
free
to
to
go to
the
bathroom.
for
all
I2
13
yes.
I4
So the
15
ref erence to
I6
T1
a quick
rest
trip
rest.
go to
to
break
the
the
as
bathroom
any
employees?
breaks,. right?
MS. MARTIN:
Objection,
itsel-f .
1B
19
response. )
than that,
20
) 1
discussions
about that
22
supervisors
23
there
is
24
their
right
25
every four
nothing
to
erse that
receive
hours of
informa_i-
managers and
non_exempt employees,
was done to
a paid,
other
ten-minut.e rest
break
for
work,. correct?
L40
r/ L
V t s . I { A R , ]I,N :
overbroad,
asked
O bj e c t i o n /
and
THE WITNESS:
the
No,
That
there
l0
--
11
Absotutely.
I2
Everything
L3
about
I4
putt:i-ng
15
when they
L6
rnformal
7'7
their
the
we are
policy
it
in
on the
that
regarding
with
writinq
me?
other
than
bit
different.
the
handbook,
received
the
conversations
same page.
rest
handbook
or
to
breaks
perhaps
supervisors;
correct?
MS. MARTIN:
Objection,
educate
and then
vague
employees
conslsted
a general
interactions
of
discussion
general,
with
and ambiguous
and
overbroad.
2I
25
in
was done
24
agreeing
was a little
20
23
are
knew.
22
they
was nothing
The question
I9
ambiguous /
handbook.
1B
because
O
lust
and
answered.
employee
vague
schedu.led,' right?
A
needed to
No.
They
can
t.ake rest
breaks
whenever
they
rest.
Was there
ever
a procedure
for
non-exempt
empl.oyees
2
3
report
was no
to
do
No.
break?
vague
and
to
report
anything
like
misunderstood
ambig,uous/
Sure.
11
Let's
missed
opportunlty
to
16
there
I1
didn't
1B
receive
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23
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25
22
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radio
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE
N DER GOES
empfoyment in
the
or
golf
club's
rest
changes
recall
10
in
laws
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for
policy
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01:34
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01:35
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01:35
BY MR. COWAN:
22
A S
23
departments
24
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from
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of
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MS. MARTIN:
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regarding
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General- Manager
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13
25
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01:36
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to
course
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policy
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15
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01:35
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MS. MARTIN:
w o u l d s a y b e t w e e n 10 :
and 11:00 or
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11:30
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01:37
BY MR. COWAN:
22
that
23
other
24
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25
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grounds
words,
01:36
possi_bly 5:00
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BY MR. COWAN:
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20
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DEPOSITIONOF M I K E
and
employees.
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DERGOES
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01:37
BY MR. COWAN:
talkrng
about
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department
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10
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11
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20
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facility
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if
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15
ther
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department
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8
9
what
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of
charge
of
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of
have
108
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE V N DERGOES
employees
gettrng
No
Drd
employee
tips
rest
you
ever
berng
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the
issue
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15
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16
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MS. MARTIN:
1B
THE WITNESS:
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20
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22
23
about
pocket
pocket.
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club
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issue
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BY MR. COWAN:
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discuss
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13
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When you
joined
Kim
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al-re
vague
the Ocean
02:I3
and ambiguous as
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BY MR.
COWAN:
24
became employed
at
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Mr.
working
Kim
already
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02:13
113
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE
N DER GOES
r g J .
0 2 :I 3
titfe?
Just
Attendant.
But
the
Director
of
a Val-et
at
some time
Outside
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10
11
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O
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74
as
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02:13
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and
supervisor?
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promoted
r e m e m b er h e w a s a
Obj ection,
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BY MR. COWAN:
15
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then
got
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MS. MARTIN:
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13
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You unde
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alf
at
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our
my
he was in
whil-e I
that
was
refationship
02: I4
with
Mr. Kim?
79
M S . MARTIN:
20
T H E W I T N E S S:
21
BY MR. COWAN:
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23
Was your
24
M S . MARTTN:
25
THE WITNESS:
Objection/
overb
Friendly.
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02:I4
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and
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good?
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02:I4
TI4
DEPOSITIONO F MIKE
DERGOES
concerns
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10
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MARTIN:
their
handbook,
carried
ual-l-y the
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worked
in
vi
to
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department
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cies
of
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any
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cl-ub as
being
out?
Obj ection/
overb
and
ambiguous.
2I
THE WITNESS:
22
seminars
23
review
24
policies
are
25
any
of
and
what
kind
the
was
to
think
meetings
in
the
that
employee
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changes
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wo 1d
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refer
with
man al- or
we a
back
S&K to
what
stayed
to
the
always
the
current
wlth
were.
L2I
DEPOSiTION OF MIKE
AN DER GOES
BY MR. COWAN:
O
2
other
policles
that
employee
handbook
than
were
were
MS. MARTIN:
THE W]TNESS:
O
your
department
flnd
out
11
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72.
effect
what
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and
were
were
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be
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the
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02:25
you
talk
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ever
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don't
meet
with
any
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carried
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of
to
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say,
02:25
recafl_.
think
of
anythi
that
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you
remember?
02:26
I6
No
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the
hourly
MS. MARTIN:
20
O
worked
as
contact
employees?
I9
2I
J< va j . - L
that
did
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and
mean whatever
13
15
ensure
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handbook, "
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heads
handbook
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me
actually
BY MR. COWAN:
.rn thrs
told
estab_Irshed
10
just
you
what
Anythin
Obj ection,
By MR. COWAN:
the
General
22
Qurte
23
What
24
M S . MARTIN:
25
THE WITNESS:
overb
During
Manager is
trme that
wh
wa
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you
am talking
02:26
about
lot.
kind
of
contact
Obj ection,
overb
From saying
goo
oad.
morning to
helprng
02:26
I22
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE
DER GOES
No.
So 1et's
want
to
talk
used
at
the
There
02:40
about
cfub
change subjec
the
time
whil_e you
was a
L-rme clock?
Yes.
Was 1t
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
10
particul-ar
software
I2
employees'
time?
don't
that
Yes.
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15
or
I6
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systems
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13
were
track
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02:40
of
programs
02:40
know.
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of
your
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20
Tom Sperandio
27
To
22
partr
23
was tt
24
programs
af,
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the
Object.ion/
11
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were
BY MR. COWAN:
keepin
02:40
always
for
cul-ar
knowl-edge was
t:_mekeep:_ng program
l-n use
your
02:40
being
for
the
used
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enti_re
for
or
cl-ub
different
entire
--
stem
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d
were
whenever
was being
Lhere
used,
different
partments?
cl-ub.
02:4I
131
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE V N DERGOES
regards
to
processing
f orgot
the
heads.
nuisances
payroll.
punch
to
one
any
that
in
would
little
was provided
the
10
what
11
was properly
they
to
the
of
woul_d be
the
person
that
to
punch
out
that
or
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h Lhe department
wi
make sure
keeping
I
to
you
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make sure
you
1B
] -h o r a
other
19
managers
and
20
track
employee
q: n r ' r j
of
the
handbook
understand
training
M S . MARTIN:
22
THE WITNESS:
23
O
timekeeprng
25
Were there
whatever
and
reco
ding
what
tra
and
the
eryone
and
tralnlng
managers
efse
cl-ub as
was dorng
a whofe
everyone's
heads
02:43
time.
and
to
and
handboo
to
you
aq
and
effect
this
and
given
1n rs,
vely
to
about
telling
what
c
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his
other
is
issue
02:43
them
in
r1- man
than
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of
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02:44
Objection/
overb
No.
BY MR. COWAN:
records?
hard
something
ttme?
2I
24
head
that
supervisors
the
ut
he
t.he employee
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ab
and managers
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about
do wlth
track
asked
supervisors
referenced
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supposed
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15
department
to
were
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you
for
but
different.
supervisors
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people
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13
If
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copies
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print.ed
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sto
and
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ed efectronically?
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somewhere?
How
02:44
133
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE V N DERGOES
were
General
these
records
Elecl,ronieal
A
How long
8
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MS. MARTIN:
11
O
electronic
13
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15
Nat.ional
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BY MR.
data
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Golf
Club
MS. MARTIN:
were
the
hard
copies
kept. whife
calJ-s
for
ven years.
want
to
say
COWAN:
To
your
you
speculat.ion,
indefinitely?
remember
would
how the
keep
Obj ection/
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track
of
vague
and
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overbroad.
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20
they
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else?
22
25
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kept
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23
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THE WITNESS:
71
GM?
10
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time
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were
during
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0 2 :4 5
1 ? A
DEPOSITION
OF MIKE
DERGOES
last
name is
Marias,
Is
it
not
was not
to
nothing
was ever
records
didn't
B
9
10
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have
evidence.
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DEPOSITIONOF M I K E
DERGOES
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I42
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE AN DER GOES
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25
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OF MIKE
DERGOES
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25
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MS. MARTIN:
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746
DEPOSITION
OFMIKEV
DERGOES
sending
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department
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03:02
was working?
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employee
about
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03:02
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24
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03:03
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DEPOSITION
O F M I K E V N DER GOES
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BY MR. COWAN:
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03:04
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DEPOSITIONOF MIKE AN DER GOES
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BY MR. COWAN:
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OFMIKEV N DERGOES
that
you
need
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hard-working
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some
ten-minute
br
mployees
ak
being
now because
Aa-
told
it
is
03 4 6
Drd
you
ever
General- Manager
15
ten-mrnu
the
right?
busy;
10
their
en
t.hat?
away and
getting
to
have
investigate
a meal- break
MS. MARTIN:
any
by
A
v !hJ i sa LnLJt -_i un t nl /
cho
casion
hether
an employee
ce or
V d q U e
and
resta
e that
tLrrough l_ack of
ambi.guous,
03 4 6
]ncomprehensibl-e.
I1
THE WITNESS:
1B
T9
probably
20
ever
2T
weren tt
22
Could
BY MR. COWAN:
a bad
have
question.
the
occas].on
getting
their
you
Sure.
While
to
f
you
investiqa
am sorry.
were the
That was
GM, did
e whether people
meaf breaks
w thout
therr
No.
23
c me to
you while
24
were the
25
getting
General
their
you
03 4 5
consent?
you
mea.l breaks or
rest
b eaks?
0 3 :4 6
165
r t
d n r
03:48
A moment
getting
they
t.al-ked about
rryl_ng
cmn
their
were
breaks
tol_d
about
you
the
some instances
where
you
the
should
breaks
take
and
a break
employees
beIieve
that
meal- breaks
and
obser',zed managers
1l ing
ce rt.ain
w before
gets
it
too
busy.
MS. MARTIN:
11
THE WITNESS:
72
O
there
T4
Lhe
fact
15
are
supposed
I6
hours
I1
hourly
1B
the
any
other
t.here
that
to
each
20
employee,
27
meal break
22
cognizanL
other
a meaf
you
were
to
break
and
ha
dbook that
if
bel_reve th
getting
Are
hose experiences
than
in
member t-hat?
a meal-
alf
reak
you
said
03
tLre cl-ub's
as
required
by
day?
I
think
we woul_d have
especially
wasn't
of
Do you
a policy
get
caused
yes.
reasons
was
workers
Iaw
Obi ection
BY MR. COWAN:
13
23
getting
10
I9
asked
always
schedule
and you
generally
to
I n\7aa
ago
that
when you
taken,
abuse
think
th
en
informed
the
by
time: sheet,
e m p l o y :e s
have
the
1f
been
fact..
You think
24
25
on employees to
speak
it
was
teffing
up
if
str
me is
their
ke that
hat
g'hts
you
So to
were
were
some
relying
being
r61
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE
AN DER GOES
vrolated,'
2
3
right?
MS. MARTTN:
Obj ectlon,
THE WITNESS:
that
vlolated
trme
were
being
if
it
the
10
right
to
11
thirty-minute
72
number
13
ten-mtnute
I4
correct.?
to
speak
aracterizes
his
was
rights
up
was anything
Iaw
and
a meal
of
under
if
that
was their
heir
w snrt
meaf
hours
rest
76
So what
1B
people
19
if
20
correct?
you
and
to
there
the
rights
were
correct
on
bernq
03:51
their
compan
policy,
that
they
had
--
an
t t n i n j - o r r r r n l . a A
aft.er
th
y worked a certain
woul_d have
for
unders tand
every
03 51
t.he right
fou r
the
to
a paid
hours 1:heyworked;
03 51
you
club
complarn
was
they
break
Yes
that
the
period
and
I1
Wel-1, y
per j_od af te r
15
2I
My befief
BY MR. COWAN:
O
under
rf
a problem
are
to
saying
some exten
Lhat
were
you
bel_ieve
relying
these
riohfs
ere
being
you
woul_d ex
ect
them
on
viol_ated,
to
speak
up;
03 51
MS. MARTIN:
Objection,
misch
racterizes
his
testamony.
23
THE WTTNESS:
24
25
misc
sheet..
22
03:50
testimony.
i-s t.hat
the
the
I u b , w h i .I e y o u w e r e
res
in
place
to make
03 52
168
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE
AN DER GOES
sure
that
eat
which
A - - ^ r d i
a meal
5
6
when an
employee
that
the
they
were
entitled
n n
t.o the
O
help
refresh
your
Maybe
11
It
over
was your
thirty
minures
fornia
faw
road/
vaque
m.rnutes
or
twenty-five
insufficient?
15
yes.
I6
To your
place
1B
minutes
to
ensure
to
M S.
to
O3:52
ro
and
and
03:52
2I
time
sh
a break
but
mtnut
knowledge was t
that
M A R TI N :
"mechanism. "
there
t.he employees
were entitfed
n
v hu i J
c ^LnLf _ Li Ua r^ l ,
vague
procedure
23
that
was
24
sure
that
25
mr-nutes when
recalf.
anythinc;
that
woufd
^ t s -
03:52
+l-\-+
urra L
h e -r zj
nn
- _
s/
l
1
I rr
that
managers
got
to
have
was
ere
ot
any
the
for
mechanism
full
t-n
thrrt.v
a meal- break?
and ambiguous
as
to
03:53
BY MR. COWAN: Was ther
L L
don't
03:52
whj_ch they
20
Is
understandi
take
I4
know.
reviewing
to
twenty
71
don't
people
13
a a
Caf
t1
a break
memory?
allowed
BY MR. COWAN:
10
79
take
^"^"^
Y u v u D
THE WITNESS:
12
under
Objectlon/
got
wed to
handbook?
M S . MARTIN:
:ml-'i
person
was all
or
special
implemented
the
cfocks
so
employees
they
took
or
time
that
there
were
gettin
any
process
or
anything
ould
or
el-se
be a way to make
full
thirty
a meal_ break
03:53
69
DEPOSITION
OF MIKE
DERGOES
Not
Same thing
anythrng
when an
employee
got
fufl
under
handbook?
the
that
that
was
were
A
breaks,
13
there
I4
the
people
were
ent:-tled;
that
19
MS. MARTIN:
20
THE WITNESS:
2I
b
fo
to
make s
rest
br
entrtled
03:
employee
eaks,
the
ten-minuLe
T donrt
think
that
was no mechanism or
in
re
place
the
aks
that
would
employees
to
which
03
were
they
overb
yes.
your
that
to
22
any process
23
employee
24
before
ttr
had
the
were
rrght ?
Objection,
was
get
they
person
the
devic
BY MR. COWAN: To
would
that
that
oad.
ther
timing
t.en-mrnute
is
ensure
track
1B
L J
paid
keep
fu11
they
is
of
getting
takrng
kind
I1
Again,
any
to
wh ch
overb
knowledge,
all-ow a way
reak
and according
your
I6
rest
Was there
way to
o I t
to
To
process
the
break.
General_ Manager.
way of
15
of
r r r
break
Because it
any
Obj ectlon/
Witness
yes .
is
! E D L
to
BY MR. COWAN:
you
I2
as
implemented
faw
MS. MARTIN:
11
oo.
ten-minute
Cafifornia
whii-e
reca11,
was taking
10
place
in
a meal- break
worked
certarn
n
. r t l sa ui ^g os /
r ra vr w
ma e
by
nu
work seven
sure that
certain
ber of
f l - . ^ - ^
L I l e I e
w d 5
an
period
hours?
ours before
of
In
they
are
170
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE
DER GOES
given
a meaf
break?
MS. MARTIN:
T H E W fT N E S S :
Obj ection,
BY MR.
would help
you
No.
What is
9
10
when a
Can you
thlnk
of
anything
that
your
03:55
understan
Objection,
ing
mea
over
as
to
period
road/
how the
would
vague
club
start?
and
ambiguous.
03:55
THE WITNESS:
I2
punched
13
that
T4
out
the
for
Letrs
Like
those
Lrme cfock
say,
periods
woufd
assume that
11
SCTVEI
1B
val-et
I9
perrod starts
20
When does
Uh-huh,
rn the
who is
krtchen,
out
on
as
wer
understand
a hostess ar
qolf
the
course
if
reference
t.he employees
but
I6
a 1
L I
recal_1
thirty-mrnute
MS. MARTIN:
11
15
don't
over
remember?
cafcufated
COWAN:
03:54
it
start
you
had
cou
and
an
23
THE WITNESS:
say
a n a _ L y s : . sa n d m y i n t e r p r e t a t . i o n
of
25
ro my superv:.sor
"oh,
they
f L - t s
L 1t O
d:-d, I
ume that
they
ng
whether
the
front
to
ting
thrnk
didn't.
punching
not
as
they
out.
you
door
O3:55
got
or
when a meaf
thi rt.y minutes ?
03:55
derstandlng.
- . l
1
1 u +L1n^ l] -^ s fI s^
24
and sdY,
recal-1 if
hen
))
woufd
n't
t-
am
rrn inn
l.n
: - - ^
my
lust
were
to
take
my
come
03:56
717
DEPOSITION
OFMIKE V N DER GOES
THE WITNESS:
BY MR.
ever
going
like
some ot.her
beyond
celebrity
NoL that
COWAN:
ten
Are
hours
golf
am
ware
you
aware
becaus
tournament
of.
of
03:57
the
shift
some specia_I
super
event
bowl_ party
event?
O3:57
1
8
An
than
ten
L . l 1 u^ 5^ e
10
It
coul-d have
Is
there
Ie
pe
might
work
more
been,
something
yes
call
the
"Concourse
de
03:58
E l. o a
_
::nra?rl
I2
v ^ ^
a g J .
13
What is
74
15
Is
gone
longer
76
occaslons
hours?
11
+ l- ^
vrr
have
car
that?
show.
that
another
than
ten
T1
1B
M q
19
BY MR. COWAN:
20
It. was.
27
During
22
M a n ag e r ,
23
Yes.
24
How many
25
Twice.
It
w ere
shift.
could
03:58
hours?
may have.
MARTIN:
Lhe
event
club
O bj e c t i _ o n ,
I
the
It
don't
t.ime
provided
tlmes
calls
your
is
ig
know i
that.
food
day
yo
to
wo
speculatlon.
event
at
they
still
were
the
he
the
cl_ub?
have it.
O3:58
General-
employees ?
r-t provlde
meals?
03:58
173
DEPOSITIONOF MIKE V N DER GOES
wasn I t
and
where
they
sard,
"HeV,
So you
are
tell_ing
employees
indicate
this
different
question
now.
to
wanted
could
make
or
am saying
sure
to
af I
the
leave
without
having
72
During
13
did
I4
short
any
employees
a meal
l - , - f
r l a
L
heard
y u u
am asking
some
sflghtly
your
to
cl_ub's
get
kno
employ
durrng
ledge,
s
what
was done
knew that
a meal
permiss ron
if
perrod
from
they
they
supervJ-sor
No.
76
Drd
nn
No.
19
Any
n n
a meaf
2I
No.
22
Any
food
that
24
25
the
time
ever
you
wer
c o m p l _ a : _ nt o
the
ou
G e n er a f
about
M a n ag e r ,
getting
too
04:10
any
having
1B
q q i
know.
break?
ooJ-
04:09
04:09
to
don't
15
23
my funch
04:10
I
m i
take
manager?
A
20
me
you.
to
premises
the
11
I1
to
am leaving
10
T am gorng
of
ever
a m e al - b r e a k
of
them
break
ever
co plain
tha t
compla
to
you about
was interrupted?
to
you
about
aftogether?
employees
was being
What
them
ever
provided
were
t.he
comp
to
.u ^v m
nl
l.rP
04:10
1o
about
the
the
= li ^t l +L
04:10
181
DEPOSITION
OFMIKE V N DERGOES
Just didn't
Did
they
Oh,
yes.
So the
- - , J
o r l u
r , , ^
L w u /
6
1
At
Drd
O
were
being
told
10
No
11
Did
1 2
of
these
complain
complaints
anyone
ever
were
one
I4
Did
you
76
short
I1
meaf perrod?
ran
out?
about
the
qualrty
something
really
ir.
throu
complar
about
thei
ever
we have
ever
where
they
food?
about
or
late
19
MR. COWAN:
20
THE WITNESS:
No.
2I
MR. COWAN:
am gotng
MARTIN:
it
to
23
to
mark
24
cl-ubhouse
ttr
en
to
you
talkrng
I t. is
Exhibit
meal
about
any
about-?
employees
perlod
eriod
or
or
had
havlng
too
interrlrnf
F.]
04:11
compo
actually
di
04:11
to
sho
when you
6.
It
employees
111.
ther
a mea
Ob; ectron/
reporter
hourly
that
missing
M S.
22
com fain
lust
hear
1B
as
as
my recol_fection.
a meal- perlod
court
rt
c o u _ l _ de a t
that
to
made compl-arnts
go
Dave perry
Not
L J
it
04:11
it
that
If
to
they
things
15
yes
wanted
13
the
04:10
04:11
times,
everybody
it.
quantity?
the
A
good/
like
is
from
Thi_s witl
an
you
e
a document,
done.
cean
am gorng
Traifs
memo to
Ewa Hyjek,
b
give
Exhibit
Bates
6.
numbers
04:13
182
DEPOSITION
OF MIKE V N DERGOES
(Exhibit
ldentlfication,
which
4
A
Not
To
policies
the
in
that
your
this
Ever
recall-,
for
opy
at.tached
04:13
of
ereto. )
se
this
before?
Flo.
knowledge,
memo remain
MS. MARTIN:
did
]n
Obj ection,
04:I4
L t
eff
did
^ | . . ' L ^ v
u
w I l g l t
the
you
became
overb
oad,
vague
and
ambiguous.
04t14
11
THE WITNESS:
I2
don't
know.
BY MR. COWAN:
13
second
I4
recognize
15
bel-ieve
L6
the
and
read
it
and
policy
any
stopped
let
woul-d
me know
specified
being
policy
in
at
ike
f
the
you
you
1s
to
take
see
document
cl-ub after
that
you
you
became 0 4 : I 4
General- Manager.
I1
MS. MARTIN:
were policies
79
at
the
2I
Employee Meal
first
Obj ection/
the
tine
22
in
this
poficy?
assum
facts
that
these
club.
BY MR. COWAN:
20
By the
memo in
w y,
all-
do
you
aps
says /
int
downward.
04:74
"
Uh-huh.
Please
24
25
ed
General- Manager?
1B
is
BY MR. COWAN:
10
6 was mar
read
(Witness
says,
"while
in
from
complies.
that
)
p
Th
secon
second
part
bullet
point
where
it
was not
04:15
183
DEPOSITIONOF MiKE V N DERGOES
i-n ef f ect
2
3
that
was Lhere.
What was
O
this
4
5
when I
MS.
second
done
bul-l-et
to
was n
O bj e c t i o n /
MARTIN:
assu
to
longer
s
t.he employees
in
facts
effect?
not
1n
evidence.
04:15
BY MR. COWAN:
There
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
10
have
11
it
I2
out
13
brea k .
I4
it
with
just
of
sight
O
was there
there
I
don't
where
the
and not
to
There
71
Who created
1B
I9
Was your
20
2I
Is
woufd
employee
Is
this
don't
been
There
24
Any
25
No.
and
actly
what
oufd
be
ed with
so
don't
it
they
their
change
in
said
04 : 16
are
lunch
policy
or
t.his?
that
04:I6
memo?
Tom and
name on
did
the
me
recal-l_.
there
23
ew
be.Lieve
have
interrnn
be
and
was a
recal-l- e
BY MR. COWAN:
a
done?
Same objection.
me so
stated
--
was a
76
2)
commu rcate
point
15
04:15
something
in
the
may have
reason
you
04:I6
you
company
e l -i e v e
was
circulated
files?
been.
think
it
r^rntr'lrln
|+U
h."^
I I O V U
!-^^"..
U C C { I
04:16
184
DEPOSITION
OFMIKEV N DERGOES
O
2
urLr|J
I
f
l
a
BY MR. YEREMIAN:
- !
lI L
Yes.
You were
MS. MARTIN:
THE WITNESS:
10
that
you
No,
did
not
have
an
complaints
regarding
and
I
answe
dj_d not.
any
You
revlousfy
LIity
r e- -q rn a n c i h
_
to
testified
schedul_e
05t20
12
Who did?
13
The
ones
that
15
did
correct.
department
the
Did
1s
heads
an
managers
were
the
scheduling.
you
ever
instruct
know if
they
em how to
schedul_e
05:20
emp-Ioyees?
I1
No.
1B
Do you
how to
schedufe
A
2I
you previously
22
knowl-edgeof
23
employees
24
and take
don't
these
l-eave
meal
rec
lved
trarnrng
any
on
empJ-oyees?
20
25
0 5 :1 9
employees?
That
19
of
BY MR. YEREMIAN:
76
unaware
Asked
l1
T4
harassment
meal- breaks?
exuaf
The
think
food
the
breaks
there
was
also
tes
runs
premises
with
as we
ro
other
get
05:20
ified
that
eferred
food
and
to
you had
them where
come back
emp oyees ?
t g J
05:27
227
DEPOSITION
OFMIKEV N DERGOES
Were any
employees
every
reprlmanded
They
Evan
and
Dave
food
run
wrthout
were
on
remindi-ng
belng
Can you
Dave Perry.
My client?
Yes,
10
And
11
Evan
1 )
13
Just
74
D:-d you
15
Yes,
just
T6
What
l-ed you
T1
1B
responsibrl-ities
the
2I
22
remember Dave's
23
where
L d
24
25
food
runs?
emember Lalking
these
t hey can't
l_un
to
just
take
brea k .
and
05:27
Dave are
05:27
position?
them,
urself?
verbalJ_y or
a11y.
to
prck
council
up
the
sh
time
th
the
customer
up
know.
and
he
Who did
Who rs
situation.
and
ing
05:21
Evan?
the
don't
"
ta
who Eva
durlng
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ASSIGNEDFORA]LLPURPOSES
TO
HON.MARK V. MOONEY,DEPT.68
DEFENDANTVH PROPERTY
CORP.'SRESPONSES
TO
PLAINTIFF'SR.E(XIESTS
F'OR
ADMISSION,SET ONE
Trial Date:NoneSet
Complaint
Filed: December
2,2009
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PROPOLINDING
PARTY:
RESPONDTNG
PARTY:
Defendant,
VH PROPERTY
CORP.,dbaTRUMPNATIONAL
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ONE
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VH PRopERTy
coRp.,s RESpoNSES
io-pr ^rNTm", REQUESTSFoR ADMIS$IoN, SEToNE
Corp' ("Defendant"),herebyresponds,
for itself aloneand no otherentity,to plaintiff Lucy
Messerschmidt's
("Plaintiff') Requestsfor Admission,Setone propounded
asfollows:
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PRELIMINARY STATE]!.IENT
Theseresponses
aremadesolelyfor thepurposes
of this actionandon behal{.of
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statements
weremadeby a witnesspresentandtestifyingin court,all of which are
expressly
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furtherinformationrelevantto theseresponses,
includinginformationobtainedby Defendant
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providedifferentresponses
if Plaintiff laterprovidesa differentinterpretation.Def'endant
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assertionof
vH PROPERTY
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REauESrs
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alvrssron-serbNe
Defendant'sgeneralobjectionssetforth below.
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5.
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RE9UESTFORADMITSSION
NO.1:
AdmitthatfromDecember
3,2004through
December
2,2008,CLASSMEMBERS
did
not clock out for any r,nealperiods.
means
allpersons
whoareorhavebeenemployed
I"CLASSMEMBERS"
asnonexempr
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requestiinduly burdensome,
especiallyin light of the fact that Defendanthaspreviously
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T 2 REQU_EST
FOR ADMISSION NO. 2:
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3,2004to December2,200g,
CLASSMEMBERS
in yoUR
2 3 (defined
hereinto meanDefendant
VH PropertyCoryoration)
OutsideServices/Valet
24 Department
did notclockoutfor anymealperiods.
2 5 RESPONSE
To REQUESTFOR ApMISsroN SO.-i:
26
Defendantobjectsto this requeston the groundsthat CLASS MEMBERS asdefinedis
2 1 vague,ambiguous,and overbroad.Defendantfurther.'objects
on the groundsthat thephrase
2 8 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguous
andcailsfor a legalconciusion.Defenclanr
alsoobjects
VH Pnoprnl'Y
coRP.'s
RlspoNsps
ro PLATNTTFT's
RequnsrTeon,AorralisroNsrr
o5r
December3,20041oDecember2,
of the fact that Defendanthas
Sub-iect
to and without waivingits objections,Defendantadmitsonly that
two or more
NNTJUESII.SORADMTISSIONNO. 4:
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this requestur:rduly
burdensome,
especiallyin light of the fact that Defendanthaspreviously
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REOUEST
FORapMrgsrQN,..NQ.
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Aduit thatfrom December3,2004to Decembei2,2A08,CLASS MEMBERSin yOUR
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3,2004to Decembef
2,2009,CLASSMEMBERS
in yoUR
legalconclusion.Defendantalsoobjects
VIl PROPERTY
CORP,'SF{ISPONSES
To PLAINTIFF:'S
E S T SF o RA D M I S S I o NS. E To N E
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onthegroundsthataresponse
to thisrequest
would
to revieweverytimecard
{cuire Defendant
foreverysalesDepartment
employee
fromDecembe,r
3,20041oDecembe
r 2,20ag,making
this
request
undulyburdensome,
especially
in iightof theflpctthatDefbndant
haspreviously
produced
timerecordsfor its non-exempt
employees.
REOUESTFOR ApMIISSTON
NO..&
AdmitthatfromDecember
3,2004to Decem 2,2008,CLASSMEMBERS
in yOUR
FOR AD
Defendantobjectsto this requeston the
conclusion.Defendant
alsoobjects
uire Defendantto revieweverytime card
that Deftndanthaspreviously
20 CLASSMEMBERS in the Golf Departmentdid not cldck out andin for a mealperiodon an
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AdmitthatfromDecember
3.2004to Decem 2,2008,CLASSMEMBERSin yOUR
2 7 vague,ambigr-ious,
and overbroad. Defendantfurther o jectson the groundsthat the phr.ase
2 8 "meal periods" is vagueand ambiguousand ca-llsfor,a
VH PTTopcnTY
CORP.,S
RIspoNsesTo PLAINTIFF,S
conciusion.Defendantalsoobiects
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Srr Orur
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onthegroundsthata response
to thisrequest
would
3,20A4to December
2,2AAg,makins
CLASSMEMBERSin YOUR
NSE TO
T FOR
ION
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
3,2004to December
2,2008,malcins
factthat Defendanthaspreviouslv
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that CLASS MEMBERS asdefinedis
I conclusion.
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alsoobiects
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employeefiom December
3,2004to
IUEST
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2008,makingthis requestundulyburdensome,
espec ly in light of the fact that Defendanthas
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2 0 CLASSMEMBERSin theClubhouse
Maintenance
2I
mealperiodon ax unspec,ified
numberof daysduringt
four yearperiodidentified
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in yOUR
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SSION
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdeflned
is
vague,ambiguous,
andoverbroad,
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further jectson the groundsthatthephrase
FORADMISSIoN,
SeTOne
1 on thegoundsthata response
to thisrequestwould
2008,makingthis requestundulyburdensome,
especi Iy in light of the factthat Defendanthas
previouslyproducedtime recordsfor its non-exemDtmployees.
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FQRApMrssroNNo. Ia:
December3,2004to December
2.
yearperiod identified.
periods.
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2. 2008.
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2,2008,CLASSMEMBERS
in YOUR
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2 7 vague,ambiguous,
andoverbroad.Defendant
further jectson the groundsthat thephrase
2 8 "mealperiods"is vagueandambiguousandcallsfor a
conciusion.Defendant
aisoobiects
t0
VH PROPERTY
CORP.'SRESPONSES
To PLAN'|IFI.-'SR.EQuesTs
FoRADMISSION,
SDToNE
makingthis requestundulyburdensome,
especiallyin ight of the fact that Defendanthas
loyees.
ndantadmitsonly thattwo or more
2,2008,YOU required
CLASS
definitionof CLASS
1 8 MEMBERS,it is impossible
to respond
to thisrequest
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useeachsupervisorfor each
uireCLASSMEMBERSro obtain
n-exemptemployees
duringthefour
a mealperiod: Deny.
AdmitthatfromDecember
3,2004to
2,2008,YOUrequired
CLASS
to leavethepremises
of Trump
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2
legaiconclusion.Defendantfurther
" is vague,ambiguous,andoverbroad.
departmentwas responsible
for decidingwhetherto
ambiguous
in its entirety,
T 4 period:Deny.
1 5 REQUEST FOR ADMTISSIONNO. 18:
to
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19
FOR
SSION
thatCLASSMEMBERSasdefinedis
2 0 vague,ambiguous,and overbroad.Defendantfurther
iectson the groundsthat the phrase
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alsoobiects
24 REQUESTFOR ADMIISSION
NO.19:
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AdmitthatbeforeJanuary
9,2009,yOU never
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pOnAonllssrON.
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UESTSFoR ADMiSSioN,Su.I.oNg
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COT]NTY OF LOS A
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[x]] Ar follows: I am "readily familiar', wit Trump National Golf Club,s practiceof
collection and pro^cessing
correspondence
for nailing. Under that practice if would be
depositedwith U.S. postal servic-eon the sa day with postagetheieon
fully prepaidat
RanchoPalosVerdei, California in the ordi
courseof business.I am aweit.ihat on
motion of the party served, service is presur i invalidif postalcancellation
dateor
postagemeter dateis more than one dav after d y of depositfor
mailingin affidavit.
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Exhibit
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8105IrvineCenterDrive.Suite1400
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c/oTrumpNationalGolf ClubLosAageles
OneOceanTrails Drive
RanchoPalosVerdes,CA 90275
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CaseNo. 8C403087
ASSIGNEDFOR ALL PURPOSESTO
HON. MARK V. MOONEY, DEPT. 68
DEF'ENDANT VII PFTOPER.TY
CORP.'SRESPONSESTO
PLAINTIFF'S FORIVI
INTERROGATORIES _ GENERAL.
SET ONE
Trial Date: None Set
ComplaintFiled: December2.2008
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PARTY:
Plaintifl LUCY
1A
RESPONDING
PARTY:
Defendant,VH PR
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ERSCHMIDT
TY CORP
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section2A30.210er seq.,DefendantVH
parf, hereby respondsto Plaintiff Lucy
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VH Pnoppnrv CoRp.'sREspoNSES
ro pLarNrnp,s
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Messerschmidt's
("plaintiff,) FormInten'ogatoriesGeneral,
SetOne("FormIntenogatories',)
asfollows:
RE
herein,if suchstatements
weremadeby a witness
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responses
to theseForminterrogatories
aremadewi
1 5 andall docunentsandotherevidence
of anykind in t
1 6 respondsto theseForm Interrogatories
as it under
1 7 different responsesif Plaintiff later providesa di
1 B any incidental or implied admissions. The fact that
1 9 interrogatoryis not intendedandshailnot be const
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revisionsor supplements
becomeappropriateor waffa
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GEN
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onsto Plaintiff s Form Intenosatories.
- GCNTRAL.SETONC
INTERROGATOzuES
forth below.
i.
of thespecificresponses
whidharesei
2.
control.
3,
in Defendant's
possession,
cu$todyor
1 0 information
in Plaintiffspossession
or information
to
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access
to obtain.
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fimilar
underboththeCaliforniaandUjnitea
1 4 StatesConstitutions,includingthe names,addresses,
other contactinformation of
1 5 Defendant'scurrentand formeremployees.
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Any inadvertent
disclosure
of inlbnlal n protectedasprivilegedor subjcr*ro
Defendant's
objectionsis not intendedasa waiver of t
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priviiege,objectionor infonn[tion,
riesto the extentthat they vio{ateCode
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discoveryof admissibleevidence.
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n
who preparedor assistedin the preparationof the
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to youof eachPBnSOn
to theseintenogatories.(fio not
'ponses.)
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h areincorporatedinto eachsue*ifir._-
responsebelow,Defendantresponds,
for itself aione. follows:
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'flump
National Colf ClLrbLos Anseles.One C)cean ails Dr., Ralcho Palos Verrde-s.
Cl\
1 4 94275,3I CI-303-3225;
GlemrBriggs.I"{oc{el
BriggsW nterI-l-P.fi,105IrvineCerrrer
Drive Snire
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1 5 140CI,
Lr:vine.
CA 9?618,94'-450.8040.Auernevs De.fendanL
t 6 TNTERROGAT0RY
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t any1:olicyof insurance
throug.h
rvhich
pnmary,pro-rata,or excessliability
, claims,or actionsthat havearisenout
(a)
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company;
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ber of eachnamedinsured;
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(e)
(0
whetheranyreseryation
of rightsor
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dispute
exists
befweenyou andtheinsurance
compah and
(e)
VH PROPERTY
CoRp.,SRespoNsesTo PLAINTIFF,S
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INTERRoGAToRIES
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federalconstitutionsand surroufirding
allegedin the Complaintoccurredwhenthey eitherdi not occuras allegedor did not qccurat
y assumesthat certain"INCIDENTS,'
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seeksinformationr{hich is
discoveryof admissible
evidenoe,
'endant
responds:SeeDefendbnt's
response
to FromInterrogatory
Employment
LawN 214.1.
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[o.J7.I:
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(a)
statethenumberof therequesU
18
(b)
stateall factsuponwhichyoubase
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(c)
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21
22
23
eachDOCUMENT or thins.
24 RESPONSE
TCIIMERROGATQRY
NQ.l7.l:
Defendant
objocts
to thisinterrogatory
onthe
to
undthatit is vagueandambiguous
with
" Defendantfurther objectsto
VH Pnopenry CoRp.,sR_EspoNses
ro pLatN.r-r-l'sF
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andundulyburdensome
to theextenti seeks
theidentityof ,,a11,'persons
or
documents
thatsupportthedeniaiof a particularrequ t for admission,and
to the exteritthe
interrogatory
requests
thatDefendant
offer,,facts',to
A
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the non-existence
of thealdmissions
t offer factsto supportcircurhstances
otherapplicableprivileges.
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(b) Requests
f.orAdmission
nos.1.3 -15:
generaland specificobjections;
Defendant's
objections
to thesefequests
not made.
'thisreqr"rest
becauseit did not havea
Request
for Admission
nos.19.20. Defendan
d enied
thisrequest
because
priofto
/)
t alsoobjectsonthegroundthatthis
seeksdiscoveryof infonnationwhichviolates
27 request
privacyof thirdparties,Nonethelss,
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VH PRopsnryCoRp.'sRrspoNsps
to pLanqlpF,sFo
- Gexenel,SgrONe
INrsnRocaroRJES
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canbe
it hasprevi.ously
produced.
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Attorney f
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PL,A,INTIFF'SFORM INTERROGATORIES _ G
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I declareunderpenaltyof perjuryunderthe
of theStateof Californiarhatrhe
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Califomia.
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VERTFICATION
FORVH
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PROOF'OF
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COLINTY OF LOS AN
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in
.UVplacingthetruecopiesthereofenclosed
fYl
JeffreyW. C
TheCowan
, Esq.
Firm
1541OceanAvenud.Suite200
SantaMonica,
9040I
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Orshanskv& Y
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16133VenturaBlvd., ui'te 1245
Encino,CA 91 3 6
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California.
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Exhibit L
T'heCowanLaw
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i54l Ocean
Avenue,
Suite 00
SantaMonica,CA 90401-i04
Teiephone:(310) 394-14
Facsimile:
(310)394-t43
www.cowan-law.com
Jeffi'eyW. Co*,an
l : m a i l :j e t f r e y @ c o r v a-nl a w . c o n r
October17,2011
Via
033
GlennL. Briggs,Esq.
HodelBriggsWinterLLp
8105lrvineCenterD,rive
S u i t e1 4 0 0
kvine,CA 92618
Via Fax
Jill A. Martin,Esq.
TrumpNationalGoll.Club
OneOceanTrailsDrive
RanchoPalosVerdes;.
CA 90275
Re:
C CaseNo. BC 403087
DearCounsel:
In the lasttwo weeks,we havespokenseveraltimesw
th a putativeclassmember
employedat the TrurnpNationalGolf club whosecontact
infr
tronyou gaveus via ourBel
Aire agreement.
The employeetold me (and my staffl that he had been
_
he would not give us a declarationbecausehis managers
at Tr
that they werenot ailowedto tark to anyoneabout
this lawsuit
"trouble" if they did so. The employee
saidthat he will not rir
ied breaks.Nevertheless.
he said
p told him (andhis co-workers)
that employeeswould getin
hisjob.
Please
adviseby October2I, Z0l1 if youwiil causeth club
by October27 to disseminate
a writtenmemoto all of its currentemployees
telring themin glislt and Spanishthat (1) they
wili sufferno retariarion
of anykind foi tarkingto pLintiffs' 1 yersaboutthe facts
at issuein
thislawsuitand(2) theyshourdbringto theclub'sgenerar
m'
Ms. Arnini (or the highest
rankingmanagerwho is fluentin Spanish)nny
s about terliation.ln addition.we ask
"onl"
Glenn L. Briggs,Esq.
Jill A. Martin,Esq.
O c t o b e r1 7, 2 0 1 1
Page2
or afterLili Amini'sdeposition
on october1g?)andlookfr
Verytruly yo
JeffreyW. Cow
AnthonyOrshansky,
Esq.
DavidYeremian,
Esq.
LucyMesserschmidt
phone or in person(perhapsbefore
ard to hearingfrom you.
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Jeffi'eyW. Cowan,Esq.
J'heCoivanLaw Firm
1 5 4 1O c e a nA v e n u e S
, u i t e2 0 0
SarrtaMorrica.CA 9i)401
Re:
ersclr
v.VH
dba
Nat
lGolf
Los AngelesCor_rnty
Sr,rperior
Cor-rrt.
CaseNo. 8C403 8 7
DearMr Cor.van:
I - h i sl e t t e ri s i r rr e s p o r s e
t o v o u r l e t t e rc l a t e d
o c t o b e r1 7 , 2 0 l l I n y o u r l e t t e ry o L a
l l l e g et h a ta r r
unidentiliedputativeclassmemberwho you haveallegedly
s rkenwith hasreftrsedto signa
declaratiori
because
allegediyhis unidentified..managlrs"iol liim and his co-worker.s
tliar
"they were'ot allowedto talk to arlyone
abouithis lawsuit
thaternploirees
would get in
'trouble'
if they did so." Becauseof this allegedcommunicatin. you
demandthatwe senclir
"curative"rleutorandunr
to all currenteniplolrees
anclthatwe r o c l L r ct hee n a m e so f a l l p L r t a t i v e
c l a s sn r e n r b e rnso t p r e v i o u s l p
y roduced.
rnstructecl
that tliey were not allowedto discussor commentLl r the pending
lau'snitin an1,
flashio'a'd that if an e'rployee i'quired aboutthe caseto
resi nclt]ratthey were ltot at libertvto
discr-rss
it. I' response
to your retter.I personaiiyinquiredwit all cunentmanagers
of putatiie
classnremberswho all confirmedtliat il.r.yn.u., rnadethe
all ged statemerit.Accordingly^
we
areconfidentthatDet'endant
hasnot engagedin anv improper ornniurrications
with pr.rtative
c l a s st r r e n r b e r s .
Perhaps
yourshoLrld
co'siclerthe possibilitythattlie employee Lrspokervith
simplycloesnot
want to pro'ide you rvith a declaration.Classrner-r.rbers
haue mittedto us variousercusesther
ovidedeclarations.
For.example.
PalosVerdes,California 90275
rpnational.conl
Very trurlyyollrs,
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Executive
Ass tar.rtLoTillA, Ma.rtrn
COMPANY:
The CowanLaw Fir.rn
DATEI
FAX NUMBERI
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(310)3e4-1430
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902?5
The CowanLaw
rm
1541OceanAvenue.
Sui 200
SantaMonica, CA 904011204
Telephone:
(310)394_l20
Facsimile:
erc) 394_14
www.cowan-law.com
November
I 8, 201I
Jeffrey W. Cjorvan
EnraiI : .jef|rey@cowan
_law.corrr
GlennL. Briggs,Esq.
HodelBriggsWinteiLLp
8105IrvineCenterDrive,
Suite1400
I r v i n eC, A 9 2 6 1 g
Vi a F a xt o (3 I0 )2
Jill A. Marlin,Esq.
Trump NationalGolf Club
OneOceanTrailsDrive
palosVerdes,
Rancho
CA 90275
Re:
I'uc1t lt'lssserschnticltv.
D e a rC o u n s e l :
I write to address
Jill Martin'sOctober2l,20ll
letterwhichresponded
ietteraboutclassmembers
to my October
still employed
17
Ms.Martin,sletterfailsto
addre ', reasr
.r-rump
three
keyp rnts.First,thecomplaint
cunenr
N.,i"".i'I"l?Ll,?:T::::
fronia
giub employee
about
retaliation
was
wasfirsr
if hetalksto us aboutthis
firsrcommunicated
9"lf
lawsuit
"^,,,_,,-,^.]::] to,y r;; ;i;il fff,",il.*,?1H:.J
interview
ur
witnesses
tu.tr m..ri;;i;;."ts
rirtrediscussion.
latestaccusation
abouthowi
no meaningfulburde
in disseminatingthe requested
emp,ovees
rhar
counsel
:::T,T!l..'i*:
rhey
a treeto talk to putativeclass
andshourd
*"Y::::g
Fil;
reporr .""".'*;;#iffi.it:uTi;
""r
club's
- " rarq'Ir46urn
managersirave
have a motlve
motive to Iie
lie about
rh^,,+what
r,,L^rthey
rrtota
employees
whostandto benefitir;;;"
club'sgeneralmanager.
Third,the
trrei subordinates
_ unlike current
prosecurron
of thisra uit but decline
to talk to us.
Because
tn" prT?l haveagreed
to mediaterhisdispute
n December
9, we will deferit for
papersaskingtheCourl
to order
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r discuss
thisissue,letmeLno*,
thecrass
crass
craims'
craims,
that
we*rti
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Facsimile:
(3l0) 394-l
www,cowan-law,oom
November
I8,201I
JcffrcyW, Coun
Enuil : lcflky@JcguanJsw,c6m
4io-80.r3
&u.s.Meil
Xi1ry*{24s)
olennL. Briggs,Esq.
I{odelBriggswinteiLLp
8105irvineCentcrDrive,Suite
t +OO
Irvine,
CA g26lg
Via.{a.\
JjllA, Marrin,
ei,o.
Trurnp
Nationat
Cof CtuU
OncOccan
TrailsDrivc
Rancho
PalosVerdes,
CA 90275
Rc:
LncyMesserschmidt
v IrH Propert;tCorp.,
DcarCourrscl:
CascNo,BC 4030g7
I writeto address
Jill
Martin,sOctobcrzl, ZQU
lctter
lctter, ucn.rcs?ondcd
abour
ctai;s
rnembcrs
tornyOctober
stiti;n;t;il; Trump
being
intir atedbytheirmanagus. l7
rails
toaddress
a! tluce
currcnr
kcypo: F.,."t,thecomplainr
|';'#^ffiJ-i':i
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froma
employee
aoour
rehliation lt"
wasfi
wasfirst
rsrconnunicar.-l;;f
i ne.ruksto rrsaboutthis
conolrrninar:.1
:Tq'rb
lawsuit
.;;#"r;:,",'.':,J.riifi:rJ;
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Novembcr
I8.201I
JcllrcyW.Cowon
Enuil : jcllicy@)cowrn,lrw.com
GlcnnL. Briggs,Esq.
HodelBriggsWintcrLLp
8105lrvineCentcr
Drivc,Suitc1400
Irvine,
CA9261B
Yia.Ier
JillA. Martin,Esq,
TrurnpNationalGolfClub
OncOccan
TrailsDrivc
Rancho
PalosVerdes,
CA 90275
Re:
LucyMesserschmidr
v. VHpropertyCorp.,
tCase
No.BC 403087
DearCounscl:
I writetoaddrcss
JillMartin's
0ctober
Zl,20ll letter,hichrcsponded
tomyOctober
17
icttcrabour
class
mcmbcrs
stillemploy.d
atTrump
b.iogi;ii;
bytheirrnanagcrs.
Ms.Martir'slcttcrfailsto addrcss
atleastthreekcypoi ts. First,thecomplaint
froma
currcnrTrumpNationalGorfclub cmproyee
aboutretariation
i hctalksto usaboutthislawsu.it
jnot
wasfirstcOrt'tmunicatcd
to my lawclcrk
to *.. Hcncc,
latestaccusation
abouthowI
interviewwit'cssesracksmciitand*anants
rittrecriscussion.
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Exhibit I
VH ProperSt Corp
One Ocean Trails Drive
Rancho Polos Yerdes,CA 70ZTS
(sr0)26s-ss2s
Huaeptroyee
VIaxaEAal
March 2003
COINITIDENTIAL
rlLMooo4,
4'\
L":-""
INTRODUCTION
vH pfPerty Corp ("the Club") seeksto
the
_proylde qualiry of work whicb wiil developthe
potenlial of each employee as weil as the"
Club as a wtroie. hr this t.*a,
*ri, ,mploy.,
handbookis desigrredto acquainteachemployeewith the admjnisfrative
uo;;;;u";*el pracrices
oftheClub' Theseguidelinesprovideaframeworkforthefai
and rq"iJ;fi;-;;^h.nent of a.ll
employoesregardlessof iocatioa, departnrent,
mllager or supervisor,Each **pioy*, should.be
famjliar with the responsibilities and opportunitiesavailabie to
make work as ::eward.ing
as
possible
.
The haadbookshould be read carefullyaad cleariyunrlerstood,
Each deparhnenthead,malager
or supxvisor will be able to artswel',or obfain an arswer'
to any questions involving
interpretationor clarification of thesepolicies and procedures,
Each employeeis expectedto
apply thesegeneralpolicy and procedureguidelines
conscientiouslyin , *nrt*.tive and
supportive
manner,
'r'hepolicies
in this rnanual are only guidelinesand the club reserves
the right to add to,
subtractfrora, or changetheseprovisionsin anyway,
atary time, rvithoutn!i*g boundto
the previouslyreplaeedor revisedprovisionr.ini,
Landbookis not to be construedas an
employmentagreement
o remployment contractand the club is under
no o)bligation
to
provide the benefits set forth in fuit manual
if it deteruiues, at a subsequenttime, fhat
thesebenefitsareto be reducedor terminated.
CO]YFIDEN'I'IAL
DLM OOO4B
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D--|^..c-l/Enral
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Per.
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2 tJi t.Jfin?'
CONFIDENTIAI,
It is the policy of the Club to provide ald promoteequal opponu:riryfor all prospectiveaad
presentemployees.To this end,vre commit ourselvesto comp$iLngfuily wittr ttr"
rspirit,asrvell
as the letter, of dJl applicable federal, state and locai laws ana regulationsimplementiag
the
nationalanc stateobjective of equal employnentopporhrniryfor aiipersons.
The emplopnent
policiesandpersortei practicosof the Club *" intenOedto ensuretnat att
areheated
equally and that recruiting, hirhrg and advancementare accomplishedwithout
"mploy"es
regardto race,
color, relig:on,gonder,sexuai orientatioq nationalorigrn,ancestryage,disability,
nlaritalstafus,
veteraastatusor otlier prohibjted factors;that decisionscn employmentare made
s0 asto further
the principie of equal employment opporfu:rity a:rd thai tiey invoiv, ooll, job-related
requirements
for advancement
opporhinities;andthat ail persorurel
actionsinvoivilg a co'dition
or privilegeof emplo3'rnentare administeredwithout regardto race, color, reli5;ion,gender,
sexualorientation,
national origin, alcesfry"age,disabiliS,,maritalstafus,veteranslatusor orier
prohibitedfactors.
The attitudesarrdactions o! or:r employeesare an importantingredientit the (Jlub's
equal
opportunity effort. Yo}r fu1l cooperation.in upholdi.ugthis non-discriminato:ry
policy is
necessary
not only to f-rlfill our legatresponsibilities
but alsoto ensurothe future groudh-and
continuedsuccess
of the Club.
II!{MIGRATIOT p OM{LL/IN CE
trnaccordance
with the Irnmigration Reform end Conkol Act of 1986,ail nerv employeeshired
afterNovember6, 1986mustproducedocuments
specifledby'thefedeialgou"*ort in orderto
estabiishtheir identity and authorizationfor ernployrnent
in the United !t*t"., Failureon the
employee's
part to prod.ule the legally requireddocrunentation
or sign the I-9 fonn within the
iegallyprescribed
three(3) businessdayperiodshallresultin terminatilnof empl,cyment,
TheClubis committe$'!.g
of qualifiedindividualswith a disabilifyrvho,wirhor
thq -ernpJof:ngn1
rvittrouiaccommooationll
canpeiformtheessential
fim.iionuortr,*job thattheindi.vidrial
holds
or wantsto hold' Employees
iviih'b.dibability
whoneedreasonablb
dcconigrodation
or believe
*.o*age,l to conract
$_llltl::lbeinediscrindnatedagainstbeciuseofthejrdisabiliryrr.
.HUman
t(esources,
n/-\^
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DLM 00049
1 l)'l i1fifi\
CONFIDENTIAI,
HARAsqivrEryI
Federaland state law prohibii harassment
o{ an employeeon ithe basis of the empJoyee,s
protectedcharacteristic'such harassment
is unrawfur*t.n,
Subgip.sign
to the conductis rnadea termor condiiion
ofen-]piolnroni;
'Submission ,or
r
to rejectionof the conductis usijdas
fhebasiofor an employnieriiilecjsion
affecfingan employee;or
. ":
--
'
The c'oaduct'haslhe*p::-ryose*or-effect-oi.uareaso:rabJyj:'krferi:rg-w-ifh
nn ilsployee_s__*
work perfornrance,
or creatingan lntindJating,hostile,o1.orrFn*iue"*ork
'
environment,
em
'harassment"
includes,
9.. The[errn .'or
.cb-n'iliiit-
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graphic physicb1
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sexualsubmjssion
as a condidonof employrnent
opportunities,
anldretaiiatoryconductagar-rjst
an
jndividualfor rejectionof unwanted
seiual advances
or filing a cdmplaintof sexualharassment.
should
report
theincidents
to youriun*g.,.Al inciden-,
$-ilL::H*Jf,li:1ilr:l;Jr:;
person,Do not
rhe
3:ff::"X^:r:i:
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problem'
compiaints
"ssu,i," crub is awareof your
and concemsabo*i harassment
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brought to the attenfion of management.
"ilX.Jo',rriffi",,ljrt?iJ
Empioyees
L'rPruJeEU
with
wrLtra rife
ltro threatening
lnreatentngi[ness
tllnessor c.mmunicable
communicable
diseaslwill be h.eatedin the same
diseasp
manneras any ofher ernployeewith an illne_ss
orinjurl,, R easor{able
u."o**ojation will be
madefor an employee'sConditionas long astheaccomrnodation
allowsthe emnlnvee
rn ner.rnm
the
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creating
a
directthreatto the health and.saferytf oth"ers,
Empioyeeswhosuffer&omatermina1i1I.ness.orcommunjciblediseasewit]Lelfquiieato'.,.'':
disclosetheir conditionto managementif their
conditionereatesa rfiirecttfueatto thehealthand
safetyof olhersin the workplace' A direct
threat
ooourswhen thefe erists a signifioantrjsk of
.---..-*.---.corftrnuaicatiag*or-spreading.the_cendiiton*.eFjnfealtous_aiseas.{j*+iro*oriEiuee__Upon.-_-------..-....-..diselosure'the club *il txumine jts duty
of asco;ooati:l t9 kfep fhe affected
.-* . -.-.-empioyeeat.-.-^.
work and to miaimize the transmjssionrisk
ro uo urrrptable levJ],l ffl, Club may
require a
- - - ' statement'aom'the affe'ctedemployee's
treahagphysician-thaliir/+ 0ar1.$afely.p.er&rna..hjp&.er
job requirements'The club
reservesthe rigiito rr^,r, another
llrysician conducta medical
examinationof the emplbyeeto determine
his&erabilityto performfhe essentia]'.functions
job withoutjeopardizingrbe
of the
heaith-.or
safetyof others,
Any ernployeewith a tenninal illless
or conuaunicablediseaseis efrtitled
fo the conlidentiality
ol his/hermedicalcondition and medical
records. rir" crol will df everyhingin
itsrpoweric
CONFIDENTIAL
DL.M
00051
cAF:qo_F.rACrLIXms
The club hasmadea largeinvesh'ent in equipmentandfaciHtie to provide
each employeervith
the neceesaryresourcesto accomplishhjs,4rerduties,
It is the responsibility of management and.each emploveeto tr
equipmentand faciljljesrvith
these resourcesat a level at
rNxBgJpu_cToRy
PEFJOD
'rhe.
fi.rstninefy (90) calendardays of ernproymentarean intodu
:ry period for all employoes.
During this nineg-day period, yow managerwill
be closel, observing your overalljob
performance,inciudingability to ream,rvork habits,
qualityor w rk, andyour attendance,
This
perigdrvill alsogive you an opporfunityto evaruate job
the
you .
acceptedand confinn that
you havemadea gooddecisionto join the Chrb.
's performance
If a now,*pto
is forrndto be
ursatisfacfory,that employeemay be terrninated.piiorto
the mpletion of the inhoductorv
period.
.Additionally,al ernployee'sintroductoryperiodrnay
extendedfor thirty days (or
longer) in caseswhere improvernent to a satisfaetoryt"vui
reasonabiybe expectodor in
positions whero fhe fi.rstninebydays do not arlow
foiproper "^n
eve ation. While an empioyee's
in-troductory
periodwill usually involve rnoreintenserevilw and
rscussionthanaf laterstages
of employrrent, neither the nature of the employrnent
ielationr
nor any limilationon its
durafionareaffectedby successfur
compretionortn" introductorv Ioymentperiod,
Employeesdo not becomeeligible for any Company
benefits, Iuding, if applicable,holiday
goup medical,
li{ ana tong-rermAsaiifiiy insumnce,until the first of the month
SlJl ":
of rheirintroduJory
p"ri"J*j,r.rv
regular fu il-ti me ernpft:yees,
35::l:*plotion
subject
to the othertemrsand conditioosgov".ning nurh
tJ"ri,tr.
required$ylaw),
Part-tinre
and temporaryemployeesrvhobecomefull_
_employees
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d.do_aofub.ecome-eti
gibl
lt;p,-**ucrory_peri od_a:r
e employeesstarta new 90
' rh;-;;;]
ry period ar:d..they.
become.--.
regurartu,-rift
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SMPLOYEE
CONFIDEI{TIAL
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CON}-I}
Non-Exempt/IlourlyEmployees- Employeeswhose
wages paid on an hourly basisarrd
onJyfor hours acruallyrvorked, such emproyeesare
entitledro verti$e paymentin acoordance
rvithappiicableFederalandStateWageandHow Laws.
Exempt Employees,* Empioyeeswho are exernpt
from tbe overtime payment and olber
provisionsof the F ederaland state wage and llour
Law. For a:: employeeto be consjdered
under app)icablelaws and regulations,the natureof
:":1npt
the ulies,work and salaryof such
individual must rneet the specificationsset forth in the law
and ust be in oneof the followins
categories:
A.
B,
C.
D.
E.
Execufive(lr4anagemettanrlManager)
Adminisrrative(Technical)
OutsideSales
Professional
Computerdesignandprogramrning
, ctuujs'ois"*f"r*o
lt categories.The preference
ill not be usedar;Jmeansof
"promoting"an ernployee.Ernployeesshr:uld
not rrqrr""i io-U" ategorized as exempt or nonexemptdue to preferencenor shouldmanagers
offer to changearr employee's categoryas
a
statusenhancernent.
B,
part-t:ime,or conbact
nety days of employmentis
u[lstances, the infroductorv
weak,.-has
,o*piri"a ii;nt.oooctory period
pur.ty
u"n"n;;i;-;";; *
T
ernnnrorEa,-xt^.,^^
Ternporary
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F m nf
D.,
D
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tr.
benefirs
-l
P:j:*l*y personuel_(eiceptasrequiredbyiuw;,
(;ontract
An indivi'uaiwhoworks'as
anind
dent confractor.
WORK T{OIJRS
The club operatesyear round, 7 days
a week to servefhe iverse_
needsof ouJ ggests,
Therefore,to enswe adequafe
af all times, deparhn
have anangeda variety
"ou".ug"
of schedules
for their u,r:ploy"rr,
n---
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B.
-CALARY
The Club's policy regardi.ng
personnelis to offer
ma:ntaina fair and equitabiet,age shrachue.W.age
i
baseduponresuhsofperformanceevajuations
*Jo,
If thereis a discrepancy
in yourpaycheck,adviseyourdr
not cailg go to the payr.o)ldepa:trnent,if you, d;purtx
hnentheaclirnmediately.Do
headis nof available,
contact
OVERTIh{E PR.EN4IUMS
1,
Exempt.Employee
A salaried. elempt employec is not
compensated irectly for specific
overtime
nours worked. A salaried empioyee
is paid to
plish
a specificjob arcl
hislher sgl*.y is basedupon tfr" iurt tnat
hoursir e]ggssof eighf (B) per Cay
and./oifomy(40)hourcpei'*.ek may:bd
necessarv
o
D.
..,
BREAKrNABS]Non-exempf
employeesshouldl(z4k\ we
-la)
tou.x4pe.nrofeack workc
E.
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I\ffiAL PERIODS
- - -';'-'::-.Non-exemptemptoyees'
;u;i r"k; ;-m;iFri;Coi noijeii tl"-'-one
nall hour within the
first five and one-haifhows of theirworkscheduie.
Some
ployees
pay be scheduled
for a normal one (1) hour lunch period.
Employeeson a A ily work sohedule
of six t6)
hoursor less rnay waive their unpaidmeal
perila by nrutu I uarifienco:rsent
u,iti their
supen'isor.
CONFID NTIAL
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GENERAIPOLICYADHERENCE
Polieiesand proceduresarenecessary
guideiinesto prorri
trcatrnento f each empioyee, ln addition,theseguiaelin
relationshipbefireen t}re employeeand the Club. It is n
appJiedconsistentlyto eachemployearegardless
of looati
the responsibilifyof eaohmanager,..rp"*isor aad empl
the achievementof this obiective.
B,
DISCIPLN,IARYACTiON,S
Violationso f any o f the establishe<i
policiesand proced esm ay r esulti u d isciplinary
action including probation or discharge. The nature f
the disciplinary aotion is
confingent upon the facts and ci'cumstanies of the individ
I sifuation.
C.
WORK RULES
The following employee\ilork rules arenot all_inclusive t,
by way of illustration
only,
are some of the events which coukl resuit in discipli including
tlischarge,your
department head rnay establish additional rules anj
re lations he or she feels are
necessaryfor the orderly fulfiilrrsnt of your deparhrentj
responsibilities.Thesealso
rnustbe foilowed. Other actionsrnay airo resuit in disci
line including discharge, (!
that the
iod
will,) gy
empl0lTnent.
with reasonabie
instluctions
sDperyrsor
requests
yon to do
folloiv ttie iiLsh.iritibn3
ar fhe'ropriafe-'-fime
and'
lbcatiofl,
I
s constitutingdiscrimination,
*Eailrue_tn_:uork-ou-e_sbifl
$:t.tu-L:x *l (}p. -Q
t!,-Noshow").
'. - C;;f*;;;',il$';t'ei"rci+m;;;irao;
d.
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lf
D,
t.
.,.* u. .,..."-Solicitation
of other_.employees.
for any p
or orgalizationduring
working hours(of eitherthesolicitoror the
Ioyeebeingsolicited),
v.
Refusalto -allow
securif checksa:rdpackageinsirectiols,
'i - ' * - - - ' ' - - " - . ; - - . - . . - - - - ' - - . . - - . . - . .i h-'.-'. " ir- "-"'?'
w.
Keactng
books, rnagaeines,or newspapers: hil,i on'duty,
r.vliefe
requiredin the Lne of dutv.
Loitering,loafingor sieepingon duty,
Repcxing for duty or working under r n P r
v'
of intoxicatingliquor.
marijuana and/or iliegal O*g*. Bringin
consumrrLg, possessing,
CONFIDE:\*TIAL
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CONII,ICT'OFIMEFST'
Employeesareexpectedto work for tir.ebestinterestsof rhe club at.all
times..Eachemployee
has an obligationto avoid any actiirity, agreement,
businessinv hnent or itterest, or other.
sifuatignrvhich.couldbe consbuedas a conflict with rhe club g_kg
lfp.f,sk qr give rhe ."-..-..--.-appearznce"of
.taki''gmoneyr merchandiseoiservicx fr6rn a gues or vendor
for personalgain
(otherfhan reasonable
tips for goodservicewhenofferedby a guest
' -Good'jud
gmenfvill preventlbe possibiiity.o*a,confli ct.of inrerest sing,'However;
.*-.-.,.,-.-,-,-.
if you..are.
consideringany acfivity or t'ansactionwhich might oausethe app
ofa conflictbehveen
personaland club intarests,information aboutthat potential c
ict must be disclosedin
advanceto the GeneralManager.
CONFIDENTIA
DLM 00057
DUAL EIVI:LOUiVIENT
The club fuli+irae enployeesareexpectedto rnaketheiremplo
t at the Club a priority over
any otheremploymrent
or self-emplop::ent.Suchenplou"", o not acceptotheremplo)4nent
or self-employment
without specificprior appror.alof yoursuperv n r
FMPL0:3\{ENT-gr. RELATIYES
Relativesof employeesmay be hired but are ::ormailyprohibi
liom workiug in the sarne
departmentor with any supervisoryinfluenceoverthe other, cer
positionsnormallymaynor
be heldby relativesbecauseof tbe scopeof knowledeeandinii
involvedandihe potential
for conflictsof ir:terest,A relativeis your spouse*d-*yorr" r"
to you or your spouse,
such
as parent,child,grandparent,
grandchild.brother,sister,aunt,unc nephewor niece.
TIle cl,ocls
Time cioclcsare provided for hourly emproyaesto recordthe m
e;rof hoursyou work each
day' Fleasecheck rvith your snpervisor to determinewhich look
you are to use, It is
mandatorythat all howly employeespunch jn andout oachday
they 6e worting. You aro
to reportto work to your Deparfmenton tirne rvhenschedurecr, ou
shouldpunchiu at least
tfueeminutes,but no more thal sevenrninutes,beforeyour shijt
scheduled
to begin,you ue
to punchout assoonas yourshiftjs done,
Any employeervho ciocks in or out at axy ofherlinae,who deiiber
tely falsifi.esworking time or
who clocksin or out for anotJreremproyeeis subjectto ip*nediatt
terrnination. Any suporvisor
who falsifiesrvorking tirue for an emplcy"eis subjectto imrnediate
ination,
If you cannotciock in or out or thereis an error dueto a
mal
supervisorimmediatelyandhershewiil make theadiusrrnent.
-$ti;td;
#no oo not reportfor work on rime,or whoraissauor
of a day'srvork,piacearr
ther f"l]:l.emptoyees as weil asrhecompany. orCer
'----'-'burden'onorherg--we.-will..fol1ow.these
to avoid that ualair
:i:::yjT;r1
guiderines.r"t*lin;";J;" 'and.tardiness-for.
exempt.
a:rdnon-exempt
employees
rvhohaveoompleted
pr
thelin-oducrorv
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absentfor reasonsother
leave of absencewill
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CONFTDE; li'L
ement after
that
effort 1o
cALL-rN PRogEq.q3.Es
If you find it necessaryto be absentfrom work, follow this spec c reportingprocedure,
First,
call your supervisorat {Jrebeginaingof the first day of absence
with a firll expJanation
of the
reasonandexpectedduralion.
Thon,unlessother arrangementshavebeenrnarlethrough the su1 isor,
cail again, at or before
your nor'tralstaftingtime, everyday durlngthe absence,Failure
call on aay daywill classiS
yourabsence
asunexcusedandrvill be grourrdsfor termination,
If your supen'isoris not a'ailable to receiveyour cairon any day
f your absence,Ieavea voice
rnail.message
on your supervisor'sphoneand try calling again uri.:ng
businesshours. If you
fixd it necessary
to leavework befori you shift ends,yoJ*,i*t
t obtainauthorization
to leave
from your supervisor.
m
verificationof your statedree
J!e.!tuO ayrequestreasonable
f'or being tardy or absent,
Falsificationor failure to providerequested
veri{icationis gromds r termination,
coMP.LArNLPF.ocspI,r8E
Th-eclub recognizes
that emproyees
may havequestions.
or
andprbcedures,
t lbraeqto
Jr.p;;;;-;;i;;
f5:: the questions
solve
"o.ourug"
-*
Ilease'tolowt[gsest!pq:___
Q+^^ 1.
vvvP t.
ierns conceming.the.
Club's
ce theseconcemsand try to
prqblem solving procedure,
immediatesupervisoi(the
P n p e1 1 n f ? 1
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Step2:
Step3:
L, Your DepartrientHeadwill
n talcenby your irnmediate
in order to suggesla
f:riLrand tilrely solufion,you
threedays of the occurrence
skippedStep1) or withinfwo
llowedStep 1).
edt Head's handling of the
-"-.Dug!_q*tbgigqs!s_
e!qp_
anddirectlytotheGenerar
Manageruooxun * n*il"..r.
The Club vrill not toierate any form of retaliationagainstempioy
!er@
rvhobave usedthe Club's
rr3cedure,
interesroflcr"ating r p sitive-"and enjr:yable'
-work--- "--.- -,-,,*
f::l::::lls
environment,
all empiol'ees ..p {9"
shailbe abreto usethisprocedurivi
ut lbarof ret;iliation.
CONFI ENTIAL
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LntroR-[{s
Employeeswhs are issued a unjform are resoonsible
uniform policy.
B.
PERSONAI APPEARANCE
Deparfure frorn conventional CIub attire or personal grooming is not permitted,
regardless
of the nafu.reof the iob terfonaed.
(1)
.. Mustaches
mustbe
collar length and must be
or earjewelryfor men,
mployees,are-erxpee*ed-_te*ep
ortrte_ilrorlf_irr< ea*,-nea{ly? resseHothh
cleaashoes'and clean'persoiral
app6arance.
q1pl.qyrru
_whq,arg
!91 ItqBIrC.Ie,ygarg !{ufo_{q }_ti-?y_
{vmeJe
_1yg3l.
$!I1.,_.-.
oresses,slttts
's. 'Mird".
i:rnoutfits reser,rbling
blue
plesso r b acklessg armenis
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ployees,
an employee'sappearance
is
e[$anco,.the Superrisorm ay
takb an appropriateconective
sertedfor anysuchfime away
wiltr be causefor discipiinaly
Mrscur,LAr{pou!
A,
CI,LTBIIOUSE
ST.A.FF
BREAKROOM
For the pu{poss of control, the break roomrnustremainfl r useof Clubemployees
only,
Your deparfmentheadmu.stclear any exceptionsto this le in advance.In
addition.all
employeesrnust adhereto the rules postedin the lunchro concerning its
use,
LOCKERS
Tbose employeesissued lockers are obligatedto keep
storageof a changeof clothing onry. Lockersare not tire
Inckers are the property of the Club and subiectto jn
have no reasonableelpectafig4of privacy with respecrr
nTateriali such as:alcoholicrbevdraies, weapons;.Cju.b
prohibiied.',the c'iub is notresponsible.for,loit.
or stolen
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f the-e1Dbn-firvalureereedin*$2St
Tu e$s-o
ernployee!of ihe Club unjijdsappicivediil {vdijdg-bt
E.
PERSONAI PROPERTY
No backpacksor other bagsare lo be broughtinto
bhouseby employees.If an
employeefinds it necessaryto bring any bag into the cl
use, lhey must leaveit (et
theirown risk) in a lockerin the employee{oulge.Emplo property
niay be subjecrto
a search-
CONF ENTIAI,
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narnetags,locker keys,any
manua.ls,etc. to yow
RESIGNATION POLIC.Y
When an employeed ecides lo leave for any reason,h js/hersu
would like the opporfunity to discuss the resignalion before final
DISMISSAJ,S
EveryCIubemployeehas tho stah:sof ,,employoe-at-rvill,',
meanin thaf no onehas a conhaclual
right, expressor implied, to remail in ihe Club's employ. he Club
may terrninatean
empioyee'semployrnent,or an employeemay terminatehis/her
oyment,with or withorit
calrse,and wittr or without notice,at any time. In addition,the lub rnay
altsr au ernployee's
lerms and conditionsof employment,includingan employee,sitle,, duties,
benefits,and./or
cqqpenslfion, with or without causeat anytirne. No supewiror,*
or othrirrepresentative
of
-- p !b: Clut has ihe aulhq.nly-to guter.itto..a::y..agpeme.n!_.fo.r
9.
. f$r any specified
CONFI EI.{TIAL
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Benefits(Life andMedical) er:don tbe lastday of the monih in ictr the employee'slastdayof
empiolmentfalls. A-nemployeehasthe optionto contiaueMedi iSenefitsirLaccordance*'ittr
The Consolidated
OmnibusBtdget ReconciliationAct f ,COBRA aridreguiations.
leaving the Club rnust return al] Club property,
EmpJoyees
i::g office keys, club credit
cards,nametags,accesscards,files,records,manuals,equipment, c., on or beforetheirlastday
of employment.If an ernployeeis terminatedor las given more an 72 hoursnotice of hisrter
intent to leave then the ernployeewill be handed their jast paycheckqrhen they leave.
giving lessthan 72 hows noticervill be ableto pick their paychecksthe followine
Employees
day or requestfhat jt be mailed. If &ere areunpaidobligations th.eClub, the final paycheck
wi.li reflectthe appropriatedeductions.
vacationpay is calculateriin accordance
with oru vacationporic
vacation days than he/she was entitled to under the vacation po
&om the employee'slast paycheck.
SECURITY
A.
Club, its ernployees, and guests are confidentiai. Each enrpk:yeeis responsibiefor
riately safeguarded.An
ion to thircipartiesunlessit
andyorx Supervisor
has
B:
"mpioy"e
"iflrn
r,
"*olor,,o*ot
beforesuchinformationis
tliereafterdiscloseto others
of the Club's confidential.
technicai or other business
nFG'velffi---
of his/heremploynent,
that (i) i s not generall,rr
-. -.- -. . ..---.
c.'ralue,'actuaf
or potenfial;
persons ivho can obtain
CON}-I BI{TIAI,
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FACLITIES Access to non public areas of the Club facilifies will be limited to parties with a
GIJESTPRTVACY Enrp.loyees
are prohibitedf-rom
Guest.
REPORTn{GCRn\iE -
the_enoqnify
of the Club,theycamotbe everywh"r",i
FollowthesesimpJe$eciirity'measures:
1)
idr:a safeo'peration,Due to
ce, and your help is
"y*9yd:
viA[A-fr-lils nelureo]'-ih?---.--
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CONFI}EN
INSPECTJOT..{S
The Club respectsits employees'rigbt io privacy.Hotvever,for
the right to inspectcertain accessandpersonalbelongings.
we mainta:,r
urity puqposes,
No employee
a reasonabJ.eexpectationof
rr.v
AND S
GENER,AJ
The Club has invested a large sum of money in its
systemand software
programs.The infonnation in the computer systemrepr
rnuch work by many
ernployeesand is an important componentof the CIub. In ordorto protect
this valuable
-rnlormatton,n o ornpioyee i s allowed to bring to work
an computergames,hardware,
programsor softwarewhich js not licensed-aad
registered
the.Ciubnatne)or install
or otherwiseuse any suchiternsunlesstheyhavJbeena
il advance, in writing,
Uytllcrleral Manager.Thereasonfor tirisjs simple, tside programsrney
conlain
rrrupt-c-axnay3
ur eofipnmTysrEE$im-rileD-Er6'Effiffiar
programyou bring doesnct containa vilus, andthat it w ld:not
damageour Compuiei
sysrem,you are nof to use any outsideprogramwithout w tten advance
approvalof the
General.Managor.--..If.. software_programs_arenot. prope y- ::egistered;.
.thelo."may..
be.--"
cnminaland civil penaltiesfor theiruse.
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2, t1'7 Jt f\i1,
acr:essed
oaty for authorized
at env firne
The Club slrictly prohibits the use of its computersystem disseminateany materialin
violation of the Club's policy agajnstharassmeat,
or to
ess non-work reiatei rveb
pageslsitesor materjal,
No employeeis authorizedto dormload or remove any information Aorn tbe Club's
cornputersystemrvithout the expressadvancepennission the appropriatesupervisor.
(Seetbe Club'spolicy on security.)
B,
VOICE MAIL
The Club utilizesa voicemail svstem.whichallowscal
and employees
to leavevoice
messages.The Club reservesthe right to monitor andr ,iew all messages
left on the
voice mail systemat any time. Ali voicemessages
shoud b e confined to businessor
work-relatedmatters.
C.
TELEPI{ONES
TelephoneCails - Personalcalls are prohibited,exc
in an emergency,since it
interfereswith the flow of business.Employeeson duty ar not allorvedto usethepublic
phonesin the lobbiesor any guestareas,A phoneis f rishedinsidethe staffbreak
loom for employeeuseduring breaksor lunch. Only m agementstaff is pennittedto
carryandusecellphoneswhile on duty..
D.
RICHTTO U\TSIBCT
No employeeis to have an expectationof privacy
rnessages,
email or computerfiles, and theCiub hasihe
elecfforiicandcomputersystemsat any time,
t to monitorandreviewthese
sArEfY AI\r.pHEALTH
The Club's goal is.to provide a safeandhealthyenvironment
for rployees,.
Bachemployea
is
expectedto comply with alf sa{btyand health requirementswheth er;tablished
by management
or by federal,stateor lircai law,
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buros,spraiasand sirains.
I rules will prevent many
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sp;read.
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less madrrallw
nnl
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."-lr'.'--Don't.twistyour.body'-."-.
Do not carry a loarl so that it *,i11block y0ur
whereyou aregoing^
10.
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Use a ladder to reachthings that areup Ligb, See t the ladderis f,nnly placed
\&'hileon the ladder,don't reachtoo highoi toofi to oneside.
12.
13.
desigaatedfor this
\4/-gBIGRS'CPMPP.ITSATIOry
Theclub is coveredunderstatutorystate'vTorkors'
compensati Lilws. Shouldyou sustaina
work-relatsdinjury, you must immediatelynotify your depa
superv:isorand Human
rION -
TO
f!3
Safeff -Hazard-Adnrinisrrarion
(OSHA)ri:qu all::eriipibybes::
be:pioVi ddd
-with!1cunud.oo"l
information
of all.potentially
hazardous
subslances.used
in.t courseof our daily.b.]ismess.
':: .... .
EMERGENCYPROCEDUXES:
AdhereJo.lbe.followjng.procedures.
in .emergency_
situationst.
...,. ...
n.
Pullfire alarrn
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3.
T,
5.
B.
Eryv
additionai
Iacation.
reportimmediatelyto yourmanagor
or security.
of any unl'amiliaritems, A
lengh of pipe, smallparcel,
, DO NOT TOUCHand
GLtsSTILL}'IESS
L,
i.
G
v r r nvu
sln
J
packagewhich is designed
h z l e r l i n a l .-..
rYlvulval
em.ployee)
l: Vacation
CONFI ENTIAL
nl nl 01 FrrrnlnvenM.anrral |)A{r
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070
1n7nrfi1,
E SickTime
For infomrationrelating to the cost of suchbenefits,eligjbility
HumaaResou:ces.
ements,etc.pieasecontact
The Clu
nes the
ttoc
qgchuotificationas is re.qujredLv lary..
efits at
time wii
As a regularfuii-time empJoyee,
you will be eligiblefor medical d dental goverage
urder our
grou-pinswanceplans, You areeligible fbr coveragethe first
of i month following 90 days of
ernpioynent.Thedetailsof thisplanwill be providedto you w
youbecomeeligible"
Pa:t-linre ernployees
who becomef:ll-time employeesare eligibi for group medical
insurance
coyeragethe first of the mo8th following g0 daysofbansfer to
full timeernploynent.
GF.9UP IILE TNSURANC4
T'heCIuboffersregular fi:ll-tirne employeesan empioyer_paid
ba
becomeseffectivethe first of the month foliorving duy*',:
f .mp
{O
Part-timeernployees
who becomefujl time employeesare eli
coveragetho first of the month followine 90 daysof hansfer
to full
VACATLON
PoLIg_Y After a rirartingperiod of six
-(6) months,fi.rll_timeempioyeesb
vacatiohis accruedby uny employee
duringtlie fust six (Ol;"th;
grit eqid.**
1,5rtted
isir.*,
"r
I I I il t{}ltq
Aml1
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Begiruringin yearsix (6) of employrnent,
eligibleemployees
w ll eam tfueeweeksof vacation
(120hours)accruedat the rateof 4,62 hoursfor eachpay per
in which the employeervorked
or is paid,
Summarv
Yeafs of Senica
Vacat
EXAMPLE:
Employee
is hire.d
Augustl, 2000
BeginningFebrunry1, 2001,the einployeebeginsto earn
3.08 hoursof vacation
lime for eachpayperiod in whichthe employeJwo ed or was paid.
From Februaryl, 2001 to December31,2A01,
ninedaysof vacalionfor calendaryearZ00l .
of vacation.
will be credited
-'
Employees
*, ;;;"e";
,o*rk.
their vacation
"r*;:;;.duringirr" in the vear that it is eamed,Ernployees
who do not useall of their accrued",r
vacation
*"*^r
od wiU be permittedto carry
--{n*,*i;=yg?gi*j::51;g;1'1r'**-=";;-*l
.Ijtrr:ilBl:ted'senjaiiiii
ate*aiJi,aiiirorcry,
whicherrer
'r.*r1."
is griiatei.'If
reaches
the
";#"
maximum
vacation
,"*i
J*,
A:TffI.e
ls
wili
ceaseuntil such
-....--.--.time-as.the-employee.takes.sufficient.vacafion.to-farl;be]ow-thecap._
EXAIvIPLET
etnp]oyeein year seven of enploprent
takesone lve f 1 days)vacahon, In year
{n.
Sishj 1f employment, tbe *mpioye. iakes wo *r"t,
10 days) of yacarion,
Beginningin year nj:re of emptoyment,the employe_
*iil I we ten (10) tiaysof accrued
vacation,which is less than the **ployr",,
annualaccrualr
of15 dapperyear, The
03.03.011.Emr:loveeMznr
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vaoation pay
The
CleneralManaser.
sr.cKTrMEPOLIgy
Each regularfull-time employeebegins earningsick ieavebe
fits at the beginnjngof theii
enrplolnrent
at the rate o f I /z dayfor eachmonthworked. H
erl'er, the ernployee may not
beginusingthis benefituntil their six-monthanniversary
date,
ployeesmay accrueup to 12
dayssiokleavein a2 yearrimeperiod. sick leaveaccrnilceases a
rnaximumof 12 davs,
Empioyeesmay use sick leave benefitsonly for a bola frde iuness
rryury,or medicalinabiijtvto
w9rk. ALL empioyees,
exemptand non-exenpt,mustfollow the roper call-inprocedures
and
submit a sick pay request fonn in ord.erto receivepaid sick
I ve. If your are absentlonger
then 3 daysdue to illness,medical evidenceof youriitnessand/
mtdicai certificationof yor.r
tg.t.:]:*towork sarisfactoryto
rhe
company
rvili
b"
,"q
ired beforesick pay witi be
l,T::r
Eiygl: . If there is. re,astnto belleve that sick Irave has br"r,
r;od,:sirk pay qa,1i..q9t
be
ayar.ae$.
-!1g c-onpany,
{9e!hotpronia,p";io u"u;f u"*.a ,i
le?ye,1lfol !9nn{al{919r
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You may also use up to two (2) of 1,oul six (6) daysfor
approval*om your }{anagera:ustbe cbtainedin advance.
Reguiarpart-rimeandtemporaryarnpioyeesarenot eiigibieto
HOLIDAYS .4,JtpHOLIIAY
in otber personalrerasons.
but
sick leavebenefits.
PAY
2.
by your Manager
.--.-..-.--.."*S;".-'.-*Exeinp
t*enrployeeraranot-paid-additionally-fortle-hsiida
-rdr ' ' ^ J : - , . . , r
but-receive"tleir-nonnafpay-.
fh6 dey,.WhefheltlSl are asked_ro
*o* on the holiday or nof, Because
there1u6ig'
g::I1lll,.tr: .oohg_ti{ays,
rheCrubmayrequirecerr employeesito work
on a
- - - . _ _- - - _ . , - -designaledesi
hoIi day,..
- Under..those circumstances,the.CIub ay designate..an
aitematiye..
day off rle imrnediatesupervisoris responsibre
for erectin alternaiedatesfor trolidays,
The Clubretainsthe sole discretionto deiermine
who must
k the holiriavandwhether
an alternativeday offl
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CONFIDENTIAL
BER-EL1ry,MENT
LEA\is
ln the evenfof a deathin an enplsyee'simrnediatefamily,
thet lub will allow a maximumof
three(3) daysofi with pay for funeralrelatedleave, tmmeciate
fanrily j::cludesspouse,child,
rnother,fatber,br.othe1,sister, grandpareat,grandchiid,aunf uncl daughter-iri-law,
son-in-law,
rrroJher-in-law,
faiher-in-law, stepcAiiC,stepparent.
when a deathoccurs).notis your supervisorat oncewith all of ,
detaiis,includingthe family
rnemberwho died and where the funeralwill takeplace. The s
erqisorshonidnotifu Human
Resowcesof thereasonandlengtbof theemproyee,iabsence,
rLrRYDUTX
Aa employeesum-rnonedfor jury duty wil be oompensated.
in he followjn$ mannsronly if
he/shenotifies hislher supervisorand provideshimlhei with a con.
of tihesurnmDhs.
Dwing the jury leave, the employee will be paid flie difference
and
Jur"/compensatron
the employee's reguJarpay for up to three days. you
must rep lo work on 6rnyday in which
you a'e excused from jury service at a ti:ne when there
are thrie ( ) or more hours remaininein
your daily scheduledshift,
accordance
with the court,s procedure,
M4,ITARY*L.EAY&
An e*ployee rvho is a member of the United StatesAnrry,
Nar, , A-irForce,Marines,Coasl
Guard,a rnemberof the National Guard,a rnemberof the
Reserves I'ublic HealthSewicewiJl,
wherea.specifiedperiod of activeor reserveduty is mandatory,
g:ranted
an unpaidleaveof
absence
ih accordance
with applicablelaw,
upon receipt sf ordersfor activeor reservedufi.the
emproyeeshc ld nplifylisilhgrpr,rp9rvi.sol..
as well as HurnanResourcesinumediatery
."..,.
and.-helshr:irrisubmi a copy of bjSlhdr-ilfdels .'------"- '*r-l
hislherlupervisorandHumanResources.: - -, .--,-;.-..-::.-.:.,...
. . . : . . - " : : ' - - - ^ - . . ' . - . : l : : : . . . : i . - . : ; - . . : - 1o-*'
:
.
:
.:
.-.--.
: ..
.-.-r._.--.._:.
PREGI\ANCYREI,ATED LP{.YE
aq ..emptoyeq
.affq!:!q--d_
m
e is disableclon accountof
ysician).notto exceedfour.^.-..-*.
utijize any accruedvacation
t be entitledto holidaypay
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sevetr(7) months. However, if an errployeecombinessuchleav th,eClub n'ill continueto pay
,
for &e employee'smedical coverageonly duringfbeperiodof g alilied farnily medical]eave(a
maximumperiodof fwelve {12) weeics).
iCAL
vg
la accordance
rvith the tern:s of the federal Farnilv a::d Medica LeaveAct and the Caiifornia
FamilyfughtsLeaveAct, the CIubwill providean e ligibleer lo;ree
with up to rwelve( l2)
rvorkweeksof rurpaidleavein a fwelve(12) monthperiod* ( for the birth of a child
of rhe
employeeor theplacementof a child for adoptjonor fostercaret i) tr carefor thespouse,child,
or parent of t-heemployee who lias a serious health condition: or (3) becauseof a serious
health
ofhis orherjob,
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^ta?
MAIflMUM.LEAVEJOLTCY
No leav.e.
vitl be permitted to extendbeyondsix (6) rnonths,
u
requiredby law.
anycircumstances,
exceptas
IERSOITjYEL RACORDS
Thp Club maintains person:rel rcords, the accuracy
of whi
irs \rerX important, If the
infonnation in your persorinel records ]s
incorrect, pioUir*
a'y
arise concerningpayr.oll
de{1ctj3ns, enrployeebenefifs,
;;tfi;;;i." " #;;;".
ponant
matters. you rnusl
"r"proyr"
notify HurnanResourcesimrneoiateiy
*hro"u", thereis a changen your employee
information.
inciudinghome address,teiephon*nunib"r,
nrarital*t"t"u,-r^_ change,employment
_
benefii
beneficiaries,
numberof d.ependents,
or emergency
contactinform
guo.NJNlryo3s r qRcE
REp_rr
It may be.necessary
to-lay off employeesfor reasonssucb as
r of busjness,
lack ofwork.
consolidation
ofjobs, eliminationoi.*rtui' jobs or ;
;*
siness,or any otherbusiness
;;;
reason.S uch layoffs are p ermanentunless
statedin writinjto
e trt6p61ary.T he Club wili
selectthepersonor personsto be laid
off basedon itr joag;lot , needsand
skilis. No laid_off
employee
hasanyright to be recalled.
PARKING
Employees
are.required:
to observethe ciub's'parkingpoiii:y;wtrit
:
: : ::; ":""'--"
de*sl
gdetes
TAXAn
:'AaaS
employeeparking''Violationof theparking
i#*:
policy is,groi.rnds
"':.-': ;.: .: - - .--: -.
for di
dijt'd-etio{f;,,::.':':
CONFIDE}ITIAL
DLM 00077
NF'IDENTIAL
E]\{FLOYEE ACKNOWLED
no agreement.
by Employer
t Employer has employed
irhipbefweenthepartiesis
nereto may terminatethis
wa:ning and with or without
:s "compensation;
benefits,:.-.*.-.:
-.
ent.and thg employm.ent
at._.
wnrten agreernentbetween
rust identify this Agreement
ide,J65syr, tlis employlent
writing,oral agreernent;
implied
bt pasr,eilrreiif
"grJ"iir"r;
;',dff
1-il;,:'?L:l*i,TJH:,-j":'*:
:j:::::1"::y_:f
rlp-{-e-s--e.p.|?Ji-o-R.a{.-o-!hg.nyi$.Q.,
A.ny-subsequent-chaagei,,1heE.mpr
will not arterormodi& the at-rviu
**prolor"nt poiicy descrjbed
abo
This Agreementeontainsthe entire
agreemantbefw
and supersedesaU negotiations,proposed
agrecments,prior repr
Employer andEmployee
lations
or comrbih:rents,
manuar
s, pro.Lo*.u,
-*;';;;_*d#ffiffi"J
srririog",repres
enr
arions
::j::::*::llyT;
otherwise
subjecr
concerningthe
mafters
of thjsAgreement
hing herein supersedes
ol.
nf
n?
a?
E---r-,---\r.
DLM 00078
jnvalidatesany
written
agreements
betweenEmp
:.-nqdrltj*rity
shalirenrainix ftll force
and effeci.
ald en:ployee,
all of which
Empioyeeacknowledgesthat
he or shehasread
to ail of theterms.ofthis Agreemen
iuily understands
atrdagrees
EN,GLO}-ER
E}/fLOYEE
By:
Its:
Signature
FrintName
Dated:
Dated:
'.'-.'-,.-....,,...
:
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CONFIDENTIAL
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DLM 00079
gr'*pfu-a*t*fgq7&E
LOs A}iGELE.S
EmployeeNlanual
(310)26s_ss2s
January 2006
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM00005
{
Table Of Contents
Page
Introducfion..
At-Wiu...
5
5
5
Equal EmploymentOpportunity
Immi gr ati on Comp lianc e
American with Disabilities Act Compliance policy..
DrugAndAlcohol Free llrorkplace policy.... ....
Probation Against Harassment... .
WorhHours...
6
7
8
8
9
o
9
12
I2
I2
Pay Periods..
Iltages. . ..
Overtime Premiums.
t)
BreakTimes..
Meal Periods.
General l4torkRulesAnd Disciplinary Action
General Policy Adherence
DisciplinaryActions.
I{ork Rules.
Conflict of Interest
Dual Employment...
.........
EmploymentOF Relatives.
Time Clocks..
Absenteeis
m A nd Tardiness.
Call In Procedures
OpenDoor Policy
Unforms And PersonalAppearance
t3
. .I 3
' . . , .' . ., ' ,. ' ,I 3
. . . .. . . . . . . . / 3
IO
T /
I7
IB
I8
tv
I9
Miscellaneous
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(Information,confidentiatity,Facirities,Guestprivacy, Reporting
crime,]u,
29
29
30
HIPPA
?n
Section125Plan .........
Group Life Insurance...
401(k) RetirementSavingsP\an......
ENSA...
YacationPolicy...
SickTimePolicy...
. . , , .' . ., . 3 0
1l
. . . . ,. . . . ' , 3, 'I
? I
7''
? ?
. . , . . .
, , ! . . .
2 ,,t
J t
....-.... 34
JuryDuty...
MilitaryLeave.......,.
Pregnancy Related Leave
Family Medical And PersonalLeave of Absence
PersonnelRecords
ReductionIn WorkForce...
Pnvlr;--
3s
35
< \
'....,...... JU
J/
37
J/
ManagementRightsClause
In Closing,..
EmpI oyee AcknowIedgement
At-Will EmploymentAgreement......
38
38
39
40
4t
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DLM00007
INTRODUCTION
TrumpNationalGolf Club.(',theClub,')seeksto providethequaiity
of
the potentialof eachemployeeas weil as tle club
*rr"ir. r" ir,l,
handbookis designedto acquainteachemproyeewith "*
the" administative
of the
-club' Each ernployee shourd be'familiar with the responsibili
availableto make work as rewarding aspossible.
suppornve manner.
The policies in this manuai are only guidelinesand the club reservesthe
r
to addto, subtract
&om, or changetheseprovisions in any way, at any time, without Ueing
b
to the previously
replacedor revised provisions, exceptfor the employmentat_wiil poliJy.
handbookis not
to be construedas an employmentagreementor employmentcontract
and
Club is underno
obligation to provide the benefits set forth in this manualif it determines,
at a surbsequent
time,
that these benefits are to be reduced or terminated.The current manual
sur
AJ-L prior
manualswill helpto eliminateany potentialconfusion.
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CONF'IDENTIAL
DLM00008
.+T-WrLL
AJI employeesof the club are employed"at-wili," meaning
that the terms ernploymentmay
be changed with or without notice, with or without ca:use,
ineluding, t not limited to
termination,demotion,promotion, transfer,compensation,benefits,
Outi"s, d location of work.
There is no agreementexpressor implied betweenthe crub and its
emplo
fcrr continuing or
long-term employment. Accordingiy, the crub or the employ""r *ry1J..,ii,
the employment
relationship at any fime, with or without notice, with or without
.urr". wi le supewisorsand
managershave certainhiring authority, no supervisor,manager,or representa
ive of the Club has
any authority to alter the at-wiil reiationship,untessmodifild by
meansof wn.tten agreement
signedby Donald J. Trump and the employee.
COMPLIA.NCI
Il accordance
with the ImmigrationReform and control Act of 19g6,all
enrployeeshired
after November6, 1986must producedocumentsspecifiedby the federal
in orderto
1
establishtheir identify and authorization for emplbymentin the United
Stat
.Failureon the
gmployee'spart to produce the regally required documentationor sign the I form within
the
legally prescribedthree (3) businessday peiiod shall result in terminattn
of
For those that are found to have farsified information will not be eligible
will not be considered
for rehire.
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CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00009
a's Drug-Freg
tasting for
by the General
are prohibited
ic beverages
or
ub premises
or
al r:areshall be
yees and guests
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D L M0 0 0 1 0
3:,:]:?
z)lelsonable
t*rioe,ii';;;;:;il;#;
:::,1?T.ll,,1srip
.suspi"I"n
suchtesringwilr
bedonein
u"*ra*r"
in the Club
1) postoffer of
and 4) follow-up
*iirt-6;r"#ffi
lesting
I
to submit to the
n*t. a confirmed,positivetestresurtwill rezult
in immediatedi ipline, up tb aud
lTj 11 termination.
including
Any questionsaboutthis policy shouldbe referredto
Resources.
Employeeswho voluntarily come forward to managemenl
prior to a si
re,quiringtesting
basedupon reasonabresuspicionand who cooperate
with the crub with
rlreatment,may
to
not be-subjectto discipline. An employeewio requests
f""r"
to
enter
a drug or
alcohoi rehabilitation-program wiil be reasonably
"
";;;;""
accommodated
with ar un.paid leave of
absence,
as required by raw' to enrorl in such a program if
such an accorr
irtion is not an
rehabilitation
ion of the
a rehabilitation
tc, one (l) year
ng return to
appropriate
r1i,as well aS
, age, physical
gBnder,family
or statelaws.
The club prohibits unwelcome, harassingconduct by
employeestowaris
employees
or
non-employees
with whom the club hasa business,servi"e,oi professionar
ationship,evenif
such conductdoesnot rise to the leverof harassmentas
definedbv law.
The california Fair Employmentand Housing Act and
Titre VII of the 1964 Civil Righrs Act
prohibit harassmentin the work place. As a
freventative measure,the crub .r ill investigateall
alregedharassment
complaints.and
takediscipri""ry
., ,"+iirii i" *"
the situation.
Therewill beno retari'ation
""ti""
againstanyemployee
who,
in gooaruiit,-nL, ,r"r, complaint.
Sexualharassment
is definedby law to includethe following:
Unwelcome sexual advances,requests for sexual
favors, and other
conductof a sexualnaturewhen:
Pagel of 42
or physical
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L
Submissionto such conductis made either explicitly
implicitly a term
or condition of ar individual,s employment(exampti:
a p mis,eof sontinued
employmentor a threatoftermination basedon subnussion):
2.
Submissionto or rejectionof suchconductby an in
basis for ernploymentdecjsions affecting such individual
evaluationsor faiiure to increaseincome as a result of rei
3.
Such conducthas the purposeor effect ofsubstantially nterfering
with an
individual's work performanceor creatingany intimidating t
l:, or offensive
working environment (example: lewd. iomments, dirty
, nude pictures,
obscenegstures,etc.).
ComplaintProcedure:
Ifyou feel you are being harassedin auy way by alother employee,guest,
personassociatedwith the club, you should report the harassment your
to
or any otlier
immediately.
f:"t anothergmployeeis beingharassed
andis unwiltingto i"poJ
harassment,you
^|I:} reportthe incidents
should
ro your *"nuger. All incidents
*il
inrrestigatedand
"ilrd-r-i""i
where appropriate, corrective action wilr be taken. rnvestigations
will
confidential and
information obtainedduring the complaint procedureand inveltigation will
only sharedwith
those individuals on a need-to-knowbasis. Ifyou do not feer y*
thermatters with
your manager,pleasecontacteitfter one of the following company ""n
comp
Officers: Human
Resources, General Manager, or Controller, o. u ,"rrloa level
manager
whom you feel
comforrable'You will not be penalizedin any way for,.po*ing-tu.uir*"n,
eittrerto yourself
or anotherperson. Do not assumethe Club is awaie of your prJlem.
Comp ints and concerns
aboutharassmentcannot be addressedunlessthey arebroughtio the attention
management.
Employeeswho feel they havenot receivedsatisfactionafter utilizing this p
the Deparrment of Fair Employment and Housing or the Equai
Emf
Commission
andseekremediesthroughtheseagencls. fher"-ffi;;;;i
pages
ofthe telephone
book,
may contact
Opportunity
in the white
VrqLENC,E.rN_THE
WORKPLACE
The club stronglybelievesthat alr employeesshould be treatedwith
dignity an respect. Acts of
violence will not be tolerated. Any insfances'of violence must be ."!o.t"o l
thr: employee's
managerand Human Resources.All complaintswill be fuliy investigated.
The club-will promptly respondto any incident or suggestion
of viorence. Violiationof this
policy will resultin disciplinaryaction,up to and includingaisctrarge.
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Lry
TEREATENING.IL]LNESSPOLICY
j:o::r:.=ents
wirh; imposiag
anunduerl*arr,ip.n
i::3::::-,:tg
creating
a direct threat to the health.and safety of others.
in the same
will be
to perform
Club or without
ill be required to
to the health and
significantrisk of
ace. Upon
ected employee at
employeewith
.w{rere
ll_l.ry:lf:"speriod,
introductory
aswerl asthe entireperiodof empioyment
*itt it , ciru,
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. Duringthis
Club is free to
ce and with or
,tion, transfer,
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00013
or partial fuli-time
month and asthey
other terms and
EMPLOYEE CATEGORIEg
thq purposeof salary administration,there are two categories
of emp
for
determinedby the Wage andHour Law's legaldefinition.
Non-ExemptlHourly Employees - Employeeswhose
wages are paid on
olly for hours aotuallyworked.
employeesare entitle; to overtime r
_Such
f
with applicable Federal and state
wale and Hour Laws. For the r
calculations,hourspaid but not worked (i-e., vacation,
horidays,sick teave)ili
at the CIub as
ho,urlybasis and
in accordance
of overtime
not be counted.
C.
D.
E.
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WORKER CLASSIFICATIONS
workers may be classifiedas introductory,regular ftJl-time, partiar
fuI
or contractpersonnelas follows:
A. Introductory Employee - An empioyee in their first
considered an infooductory employee. Under certain c
period may be extended.
regular part-time,
days
f employment is
the introductory
la$al F-nll-Time Employee An employee,who regularlyworks a inimum of thirty(30) hours per week, has completedthe introductoryperiod and worl yeanround.
Such
employeesare eligible for Medical and Holiday benefits.
D.
Regular Part-Time Employee - An employee,who regularly work less than thirty(30) hours per week, has completedthe introductoryperiod and works yearround.
Such
employeesdo not qualifr for Companybenefits(exceptasrequiredby
)
Temporary Employee - An employeehired for a specifiedperip of time of
short
duration or hired to completea particular project or tasli, Suchernplo
donotqualifu
for Company benefits(exoeptas required by law)
\_--l
F.
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A.
\TORK HOIIRS
The club operates year round, 7 days a week to
serve the diverse n,
Therefore, to ensure adequate coverage at all times,
departrnents have
of our guests.
a variety
PAY PERIODS
The worloaieekat the Club begins on Monday at 12:00
am and
midnight. The scheduled paydayis every other Friday.
If a payday
recognizedholiday paychecks will be distributed t-t" pr"."jing
employeeis absenton a payday,it is their responsibility
io *uk" I
supervisoror Human Resourcesto have the paycheck
deliveredto
paycheckwill be held until the employee,"i.r*r
to work. Direct
recommended
by the Club.
rrn Sunday at
d fall on a CIub
day. If an
with their
Otherwise,the
it is offered and
If
is a discrepancyin_yourpaycheck,adviseyour department
headimmediately.Do
therg
not call or go to the payroil department.If your depa*ment
headis not ailable,contact
HumanResourcesand assistanoewill be provided.
The Club is unableto make advanoes
on employeepaychecks.
WAGES
The Club's policy regarding personnelis to offer
a competitivewage
increasesare given when appropriateand basedupon
resurtsofperforr
and/oremploymentstatuschanse.
D.
re. Wage
evaluations
OVERTME PREMILIMS
1.
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Exempt Employee
A salaried exempt empioyeeis not compensateddirectly fc specific overtime
hours worked. A salaried employee is paid to accomplish . spr:cificjob and
his/her salary is basedupon the fact that hours in excess eight (8) per day
BRSAK TTMES
Non-exemptemployeesMUST take a ten (i0) minute breaknearthe
(4) hour segmentofeach workday.
MEAL PERIODS
Non-exemptemployeesMUST take a meal period of not lessthan
the first five and one-half hours of their work schedule. Some
scheduled
for a normal one (1) hour lunchperiod. Employeeson a
of six (6) hours or less may waive their unpaid meal period by mu
with their supervisor.
GENERALPOL]CY AD}IERENCE
The club expectsall employeesto observeoertainstandardsof behav r vyhile at work.
Thesestandardsare not intendedto restrict an employee'slegitimate ighls, but are for
the safetyand well-being of all the club employees.Thesestandards y equallyto all
employees.
B.
DISCIPLINARYACTIONS
Disciplinary action may include, but is not limited to anv of the
warning,written warning, suspensionwith or without pay, or
We will look at how severethe problem is and how often it has
what disciplinaryaction to take. The club reservesthe right to enfiice
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lowing: verbal
of employment.
,a'hendeciding
disciplinary
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D L M0 0 0 1 7
rneasures,as it deemsnegessary.
It must be rememberedttrat the CIub employs its employees
at-wil whichpermitsthe
Club to ohangethe terms and conditions of emptoymentwith or
wil
notice, with or
without cause,including, but not limited to, termination,demotion,
fransfer,
compensation,benefits, duties, arrd iocations of work. Accordingly,
r the empioyee
or the Club can terminatethe employmentrelafionshipat any tim-e
or without cause
at either party's option with or without notice.
C.
WORKRTILES
The following employeework rules are not all-inclusivebut, by way
are some of the events that could result in discipline up to and in,
nLgtermination.
Theseexamplesdo not arterthe employees'at-will statuswith the clu
. Your department
headmay establishadditional ruresand regulationshe or she feersar
nerressaryfor the
orderly fulfillment of your department'sresponsibilities.Thesealso musrt
be followed.
other actionsmay alsoresult in disciplineupto andinctudingterminal
Grounds for discipline up to and incrudiug termination incrudes
the following acts;
a.
Failure to work on a shift as scheduledor arrangi
replacementwithout the supervisor'spermission. Abr
noticeto the employee,sdirectsupervisor(,,NoCall,
Theft (unautt-rorized
removal) or misappropriation(ru
transfer, utilization or possession)of Club seryices
telephone calls, laundry/valet, food and beverage), or
or Club property, including items found on the Club ot
d.
h.
i.
is not limited to
y,our own shift
without prior
Show")
thorized storage,
i.e., unauthorized
co-employee
All articles
found on Club premisesmust be turnedto your manager
Falsely stating claims of i4jury_
Deliberate omission or falsification. of information on employment
application,time sheets,productionor other Club
Sleepingon duty.
Reporting for duty or working underthe influenceof tox,icatingliquor,
marijuana and/or illegal drugs. Bringing, consur ing, possessing,
providing, selling, or otherwise using intoiicating I
maruuana
and/or illegal drugs on Club premises.
Committing any crime which the CIub believesis detri
to the Club
and/orits other employeesFailureto repon to work after the expirationof a leave_o-absience.
Insubordination,refusalor inabilify to comply witn reas
e instructions
ofsupervisors or departmentheads. Ifyour supervisor uestsyou
to do
somethingwith which you disagree,always follow the nstructions
at the
time and then discuss it later at an appropriate ti
and location.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Pagei5 of42
except where
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CONFIDENTIAL
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dd.
la.
go
hh.
ii.
lJ.
kk.
ll.
mm.
nn.
oo.
pp.
qq.
rT.
ss,
tt.
uu.
Bringing,discharging,
and/orpossessing
unauthorizefurgarms
or other
weaponson CIubpropertyor while off Clubproperfv the performanoe
of CIub duties.
Giving or taking a brjbe or..kiokbaclC'ofany nature.
Misappropriation of Club funds or failure to handle nds in accordance
with Club guidelines.
Ir"regular attendanceincluding excessiveabsentee
tardiness and/or
unexcusedabsences.
Disloyalty to the Club, including but not limited to, s
the CIub,or
acting in sucha mamer that coulddamagethe Club's
on.
Unauthorizedattendanceat guestfunctionsand./orin
ereas,or on the
premises including golf cource,dining rooms,
rooms, private
rooms, ballroom, guest restroomsor iounges. No
thorized social
contaotwill be permitl.edat any time with Ciub guests.
Discourteousor inappropriateconductwith guests
Using guest restrooms or any guest facility except when speoifically
requiredby job functionsor authorizedbv
Gum chewing,eatingor drinking in any public areaof
Club.
Soliciting gratuities from guests or commenting.on the amount of a
gratuity.
Smoking,in any building or anywhereon the
designated
smokingareas.
y other than in
threproperty of
againstthe
le6Jalaction, as,
hours.
y be considered
afety, security or
yees, including
{p"r"t""
CO.NFLICTQF IN.TpREST
Employeesare expectedto work for the best interestsof rhe club at all
. Eachemployee
has an obligation to avoid any activity, agreemen! businessinvestment or inte,rest,
or other
situation which could be construed as a conflict with rhe club,s best
or give the
appearanceof taking money, merchandiseor servicesfrom a guest or
for personalgain
(otherthan reasonabletips for good servicewhen offeredby a guest).
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this matter.
puAL EMPI,OYTVIEI-{I
The club full-time employeesare expectedto make their employmentat the i
a priority ovet
any other employmentor self-employment.AII employeesmusi submit a wri
requestto your
supervisorin order to ensurethat a conflict of interestwill not arise. such
may not
acceptother employmentor seif-employmentwithout specificprior approval your
supervisor,
EMPLOYMENT OF"RSLATIVES
Relatives of employees may be hired and may be prohibited &om r
in the same
departmentor with any supervisoryinfluenceover the other. certain positi
normally may not
be held by relativesbecauseof the scopeof knowled.geand influence invol
and the potential
for conflicts of interest. A relative is your spouse,or registereddomestic
er, and anyone
relatgdt9.y9u or your spouseor registereddomesticparb:rer,suoh as pu."nt,
cl, grandparent,
grandchild,brother,sister, aunt, uncle,nephewor niece.
TrME__glocK$
Time clooks are provided for hourly empioyees to record the number of
ck, notifuyour
that you actually
time sheet,your
Rest periodsare with pay and are not recordedon the employee'stirne card. Meal periodsare
without pay and should be recorded, under no circumqtancesis anv hourlv
ployee to work
"offthe clocld'. If anyoneasksyou to do so, pleaseadvisemanagementi
ately.
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r)
2)
's work,
placean
that unfair burden
exemptand non.
fo.r reasonsother
ve ofabsencemay
This applies
effort to
c.A_rrL:INPROCEDURES
If you find it necessaryto be absent from work you
MUST follow this sper;ific reporting
procedure. First, call your supervisor at the beginning
of the first day of
with a full
explanationofthe reasonand expectedduration.
Then, unless other arrangements have been made through
the supervisor, ca[
at or before
Page18of42
es a voluntary
2t2s/2009
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OPENDOORPOUCY
Relationships can often s'ffer becausepeople
fa' to commrmicatewith
other. The Club
believesthat work,relatedprobiems,qu"rtlo".,
o, complaintscan bestbe
by frank and
prompt discussionbetweenthe emproyeeand
management.If an emproyee
a work related
resolufioa,
theemploye"
rt o,la-air",rsth" i;*;;;il
vi'ith his or her
::^:1ln_:eeds.
immediate
supervisor.
If tlre matterir'p*;;;;
;;;;ffi"
H;;
";
"f empfiyrnent
club. Employees
shallbe abieto address
re]atedissueswith
fear of reftibution.
A.
employeeshould
Presidentofthe
t without
I.AIF'ORMS
Employeeswho are issued a uniform are responsible
for compl
uniformpolicy,
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
Departure from conventional
attire or personal grooming
regardless
ofthe natureofthejob.Clubperformed.
(1)
not pennitted,
representsthe
helps to
shall be
hair must be
for men.
be covered
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while on duty.
, Aoceptable
rings. Female
(n,clargerthan a
a)
MISCELLAI{EOUS
A.
CLTIBHOUSE
STAFFBREAK ROOM
For the purposeof control, the break room must remainfor useof cr
ernployeesonly.
Your departmentheadmust clear any exceptionsto this rule in advar
In addition,all
employeesmust adhereto the rules postedin the lunchroomconcerning
its urse.
B.
LOCKERS
Those employees issued lockers are obligated to keep them clean
storageofa changeofclothing only. Lockers are not tle areas
for
Lockers are the property ofthe Club and, for securitypu.pos"s,
subl
management,and you have no reasonablee4pectationoi privaoy
locker.Unauthorized
materialssuchasalcohoiicbeverages,
*"uponr,
illegal drugsare prohibited. The crub is not responsibre
for rostor sto
Page2} of 42
property.
2/25DQ09
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GIFTS
Giffs from guests of the Club of a value
exceeding$25.00 are
employees of the Club unl-essapprovea
ii *riting by the I
employee
shattacceptanygift tomLy
;;;-u ilil";".i
thispolicypleasereviewthi conflict i"t"i*iprricy
""nd;r.
in thehandbor
"f
to be acceptedby
Head. No
information on
PERSONAL PROPERTY
No backpacksor other bagsare to be brought
into the crubhouseb ernLployees. If an
empioyeefinds it necessary.tobring any
UiJint" the clubhouse,th rnust leave
it (at
their own risk) in a locker in tn" Jmptoyee"ioung..
For security
employee
propertymay be subjectto a search.
F.
BIILLETIN BOARDS
The Club provides bulletin boardsin order to
keep our employeesir
of subjects. Only authorizedpersonnel p"r_in"a
to post,alter or
theseboards. Unauthorizedmaterialswill
"r"be
r"*orr.a.
G,
on a varioty
anything on
SOLICITATION/COLLECTIONSIDISTRIBUTIONS
In order to-avoid disruption of Club operations,
employeesof the Clu and outsidersnot
employedby the club may not solicit or
distributeiit Ltur"
ii, for any purpose
during working times in working ur"*.
"ny,oi t
Non_"mptoy"es*uy", not
or distribute at
anytimeon thepremises,
includinguovp*f,ing *'"*, *if"f, il""'U"
ub properfy.
Working time includes the working time
of both the employeedoing the solicitingand
distriburing and rhe emproyeeto liho*
*,. ,oii.itlng
ai'.tiuurl"i is being directed.
Working time does not.include break periods,
meat "iperiods,or ar orlherspecified
during the workday when employ;;;;
not engagedin perf
ing their work
f#:.dr
SMOKINGPOLICY
The club has estabrished
a non-smokingpolicy
- inside
de.g'es
icn;tJ u""* oorv Bmprovees
w
.ii*'f:::
: may
: :ITg
L-',,
ll* ito
smoking
areas
besubjecr
disciplinarl;;ri*;i"
ffiiffi;L;
buildings. The
smokein non-
![ YO.ULEAVE EMPL9YMENT
ClearancePlocess
a.
Clearance
ofdesk,locker.
b.
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er keys, any
etc, to your
2/2sD009
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c.
RESIGNATIONPOLICY
m:1 * employeedecidesto. leavefor any reasoq
his/hersupervisor
andHurnan Resources
wouldlike rheopporruniry
to discussthe resignatioi;;i;;";H;;;:,
'lhe
.
Club often
finds during sucha conversation
that anotheiarternativemay be better.
, after:full
coruideratior the employee decides to leavq
it i, ;"q;;f"d;";;;,
Club awrinen
fno-week
Jr;;;;"
f:lo::":*
le dayswith
days.
or personal
may not be
il;'6H;;
an Resources
omnibusBudgetReconciiiation
Aot (,coBRA,r *a,"f
SECURITY
A.
INFORMATION.
All
contract, production, and adminishative records
.financial,
and
Club and guestsare confidential. Each employeeis
responsiblefor
information under his/her control is appropriaiely
safeguarded. An
provide or disclose office or guest i;fo;mation
to third parties
determined that thi: parfy has a legitimate right
to know and
approvedthe request.
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of the
n13certain that
ployeewill not
it has been
Supervisor has
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B.
contact is made
information is
CONFIDENTIAIITY
C.
of the Trump
ality". Each
and sign it as
FACILITTES
Accessto non-public areas of the club facilities wilr be rimited to parties
with a
legitimate reason to be there. Employees are not permitted to
visitors on the
premisesunless the employee's superviior has made special
Each
employee should feel comfortable in politely confronting an
un
individualwho
appearssuspicious or in need ofdirection.
0l process. As
importance of
A,BorCof
employeefrom
disclosingor nsing, in whole or in part, such information or from
ing any services
to any person,Club, corporation,association,or other entity to
whom such information,
in whole or in part, has been disclosedor is threatenedto be disclose,
, l.lothing herein
shall be construedas prohibiting the club from pursuing other remedi
availableto the
club for such breach or threatenedbreach,including th-erecovery
of
agesfrom the
employee
D.
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about a
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B.
REPORTING CRIME The Security Department attemptsto contoj crime and provide
as
the enormity of the Club, they cannotbe everywhere
ai once, and
Follow thesesimple security measures:
F.
l)
2)
operation. Due to
help is needed.
specific detail as
MEDIA.
We are contacteddaily by the media(television,radio,
magazines,wire
commentsfor
th,anthe General
qysPEcTroNS
The club respectsits employees'right to privacy. However,for security
the right to inspectcertain accessandpersonalbeiongings.
we maintain
of your terms of
qlTpRlLllr II\n/ESTrcATrONS
From time to time the crub. may be required to conduct intemar
investiga
security,auditing or work-related rnatters. Employeesare required
to coope
assistin theseinvestigationsifrequested to do so.
Whgnever necessary,in Management,s discretion, employees,
work a
cabinets,etc,) and personal belongings (i.e., brief cas"s, iranabagr,
;irj
searchfor securitypurposes.Ernployeesarerequiredto cooperate.
Managementwill generaily try to obtain an employee'sconsent
before cond
work areasor personalbe.longings,but may not aiways be
abieto do so,
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pertaining to
ng a search of
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GENERAL
The Club has invested a. large sum of money in its computer
and software
programs. The information in the computer system
represents
work by many
employees and is an important component of tne CtuU. In
order to
this valuable
information, no empioyee_isallowed to bring to work any
compu garnes>hardware,
progams or softwarewhich is not licensedand registered
underthe cl
name,or install
or otherwiseuse any such items unlessthey havJbeen approved
in a
in writing,
by the General Manager. The reasonfor tiis is simple. Outside
pt
s may contain
viruses,which can disrupt or destroyour computgrsystem.Bven
if
are sure that the
prograrnyou bring does not containa virus, and that it would
not
our compufer
sysrem,you are not to use any outsideprogram without written ad
approval ofthe
General Manager. If software programs are not properly regi
there may be
oriminal and civil penaltiesfor thejr use.
In addition" the club has noted that some computer programsalso
games or
programs,which are not relatedto the work of the Club. th"r" proe
ms are not to be
played by any employee at any time during the workday. Only clml
programsthat
are directly relatedto the work of the club areto be usedon club com
The club has accessto the Internet. The Iaternetmay be accessed ly
Ibr authorized
work purposes.There is to be no ,,surfing,'by any empioyeeat any ti
The club strictly prohibits the use of its computersystemto disseminr
any material in
violation of the club's policy againstharassment,
or to accessnon- rk related web
pages,sitesor material.
No employee is authorized to downroad or remove any information
frorn the Club's
computersystem without the expressadvancepermissionof the
ate supervisor.
(Seethe Club's policy on security.)
VOICEMAIL
The Club utiiizesa voice mail system,which allowscallersand
messages.The club reservesthe right to monitor and review
all
voice mail system at any time. All voice messages
should be
work-relatedmatters.
C.
to leavevoi<;e
left. on the
to businessor
TELBPHONES
Telephone Calls - personai calls are prohibited, except in
an em(
, since it
interfereswith the flow of business.Empioyeeson duty are
not alrowedto usethe public
phonesin the lobbies or any guestareas.A phoneis furnished
inside
staffbreak room
for employeeuse during breaksor lunch, Only management
staff is
itted to use cell
phoneswhile on duty. .
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D.
RIGHTTO INSPECT
No empioyee is to have an expectation of privacy
with regard
messages,email or cornputerfiles, and the Club hasthe
right to iron
electronic and computer systemsat any time.
performance,
or any motorfunctions,mustadvisJhistr rrJrrup"iriroi u"r,
'nder suohmedioation. If the club determines
that such*" ao", not
customerservicerisk, the employeewill be permittedto work.
2.
3.
4.
5.
rnembersof the
t impair safe.ty,
reportingto work
any safety or
assignedto you
that you have
s and strains
prevent many
other equipment
with any other
8.
an1'load,follow
Page26 of 42
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b.
d.
e.
f.
C.
h.
gradually not
9.
10
asthey occur
11.
is firmly placed.
12.
Do.not operateequipmentunlessproperlytrained
and specifi
so by your supervisor.
inshuctedto do
lJ.
HumanResources.
"iir*
""ol,ir,
we all do the bestjob we car to preventaccidents
and injuries at home and at
If you spot
a safetyl'azard on the job, reporr ir to your supervisor
irn-"aiut"iv...wl'rtr.r,
Cornpensationis
providedby rheCtubto pay an emptoyee
p#ia
;;.
time due to a
work-related
accident.
"o*p"*;;#ii.
If a guest has an accident,you should see that
he or she is comfortable and
notif, your supervisor,departmenthead, General
Manager
,rr" s""u"ry
propefy damagedue to accidentsshould be
"na -;;;.*
reportedin th"esam.
immediately
. Any
WORKERS'COMPENSATION
The club is coveredunder statutory state
workers, compensationLaws.
'.,rp"*i
shor
work-related injury, you must immediately
notify you, a"f*rn"n
Page2'|of 42
you sustaina
and Human
z/25/2009
CONFIDENTIAL
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go to the nearest
shouid occur, no
medical
canbe administered.
with thenumberort"poJ"anoi;J;"
nui:rgto rise, it is
imperative
that employees
takeexkeme
in cuseof anaccident,
bothon
o:ffthe job. llre
h'ansferof any body fluid (blood, saliva,"ur"
urine,
A.
2.
3.
give additional
Page}9 of 42
to ensurethe
2/25/2009
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BOMB SCAREORWARNING
You aJI lanow your own work areas,and
are usually aware of any t
bomb may be ooncealedin avariety of
items *"n u, i"rg;;;il
suitcaseor paper bag. When a suspicious
"
it"* L discovered,
DO
report irnmediatelyto your manageror secwity.
,
iliar items. A
srnall parcel,and
TOUCH and
GIIEST ILLNESS
1.
2.
until ttre
location,
Vacation(regularfull-time only)
by the employee)
prleasecontact
Page29 of 42
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CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00033
medical insurance
BudggtReconciliati
gmnibus
onAct(coBRA)
ffi i"j""ii":"ff:1'j:fj
t1"dbenefi
ciari
es
the
opp
ortr.ri;t;; ;;;il;ffi+:
*,:::, : :"
employeesand
'il:i::,
under the
*#"il:H5;::$,fr
eligibility.Some
:::r::ly.*g3;r,;,"e,"',ry;.dffi
evelr areresignation,terminationof **proy*"nl
o,
:":T.11^q:.]1-frjns
o'" r"u*-oi;;.d;;';
i#:;::::":1i:-:Trl:::::]:;:
no
ronger
*,.ri''eJdb-ld,"o",l,liliJl
lllfl.:l f;, l1*l*o*l :niid
o:f an employee;
dirrorce or Iegal
Club provides
when the
plan. The notice
EIPPA
Regisrer
qede.ral
section
, rhe pecial enrollment
54.e801_6r)
Hf*^ apply
lf:i*IirlT".{
rights
wirhoutregard
to thedares
be ableto enroll
".i*f,i"t,
ent.
ur"lo"rJi;ililJ;;i,i
r",ioa,
;;,
;;,y
Hll;3",:3::.:T."1
1 lnrollm
depend.ni
;, ; ;;il ;i;#;#,
*jt1:.1{_ro,y1"*..unew
rules,agroup
ffi ff;;
#;,
health
;il;;ffi;;;;";#';
3":,: "0":'-ti;Ylo::,',t1:t"
period
for theseindividuarsshour-dtrr"v
."quJrt enrolrmentwithin
and/or your
or rlhe placeme'nt
:al enrollmernt
after a special
for DecliningEnrolrment
- rf you aredeclini enroliment
}l$lf::i.t-!T:,rT"lt
fbr
","
depend
ents(including
v*. rpour.j- r"i,"*i.
::::r:ll ^"]lour,
thrrt you and/or
""0
ance coverage as
::::::3Y:i^'.lll :ltlY::l.i1,.*"
""0/";;;#d;;
declined/waived
the Human
SECTION125PIAN
in placeEa vvv!!v*
section
t.J
125plan.
rtdtr' rhis
rnt
i,n,|;-}:x::::I.:y,To,"v1es,^rye.h1ve
who
conhibute toward the cost of their rr"urtr_,ii,-to pay on a pre-tax
Dotentiel tn redrrnoon+,,^l^,.* ^a---,,
]tlTnce
employees
is. This has the
ur prarticularta:x
l, and you must
i""?J",i"t:; urnstancesthat
i:i:illi';i"::,1i"*"iYi^:i;:'-,r"":ketcosrsbtt0%;;;""i;#;Jil;'il
u."il;;#;"'Jfi:;
3ni:;:*:'*,?:: l":'q izsnru1
maintain
thisetecrion
for onetut year.ri,"r"l.i."lJ.t'";;J;:;
Page30 of42
2/2s/200!)
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM0003 4
rne
offersregurarfirt'time and partialfuli-time employees
an emprr
term!!l
iife policy. This becomes
effectivethefirst of the*""trrr"ilJ"6o
basic group
of employment.
,rithTrumq|3tionaiGoti
Club,complJting
a-minimum
oi i,Ooo rc of work and
:T!1"I*",r1
be
at least fwenty-one (21) years of age. The club *ilr
in an
O
tamount
m^rrh+
^^',^l
*^
Add/
^t
equarto 4avoof your compensationconhibutedto the
"tJ"--*ti""
plan but
to
rr
maximum
of
7.o/o
of compensation. Employer matching contributionsmust
be maae witrr: prescribedlegal
time limi* ard are subjectto the vestingprivisions
of the plan.
ERISA
Page3l of 42
2/25/2001)
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM00035
VACATIONPOLICY
a waiting period of six (6) months,RegurarfuIl-rime
employeesbegin
{fter
No vacationis accruedby any employeeduriig the
first six (6) monthsof !m
aocruevacation.
.oymenl;eligible
iorJin which the
VacationDavs
First year
Two (2) - Five (5) years
Six (6) and more years
5 daysper year
I 0 daysper year
15 daysper year
.08
.08
.oz
EXAMPLE:
Employeeis hired August 1,2e00
BeginningFebruaryl, ZOOL,
the employeebeginsto eam 3.0g
time for eachpay period in whjch the employeJworked
or was r
urs ofvacation
p-i"J*ilr
u"
Page32of 42
one year
Employeers
itted to cany
may accrue a
o:n,whicheverr
on accrualswilll
2/25t2001)
COI{FIDENTIAL
DLM 00036
perrfmentlfead.
as it doesnot
Otherwise, the
believe that sick leave has been misused, sick pay may
not be awarded. The
provide pay in lieu ofunused sick leave, upon terminaiion
or otherwise,
does not
EXAMPLE:
Employeeis hiredFebruary15,2001
J:ly I5, 2001 (comptetionof 6 monthsof employment)
lftT
be eligibleto usehis or her sick time
employeewi,ll
Page33of42
2n5D009
COI.I]F'IDENTIAL
DLM00037
| -
r_
e to recgive these
New YearsDay
Martin Luther King Day - Floating Holiday - Subjectro substitutionby your
Memorial Day
Ju.ty4th
Labor Day
ThanksgivingDay
ChristmasDay
The following conditions apply to the paymentof holiday pay:
L
Ifyou are scheduledto work on a holiday, you are paid for the holida in addition
to the
hoursworked unlessthe supervisordesignatesanotherdate.
2.
lray at straight
You are not paid for the holiday if you do not report to work on the
scheduled
to do so.
5.
Exempt employeesare not paid additionally for the holidays,but recei their
normal pay
for the.day, whether they are askedto work on the holiday, or not.
usethe Club is
generally open on holidays, the Club may require certain
to work on a
designatedholiday. Under those circumstances,the Club may d"si
an alternative
day off, which must be taken within 30 days. The immediate
is.responsitrle
for electingalternatedatesfor holidays. The club retainsthe sole ii
to determi:ne
who must work the holiday and whetheran alternativeday off is grar
BEREAVEMENTLEAVE
In the event of a death in an employee's immediatefamily, the club will
al
a maximum of
three (3) days off with pay for funerai related ieave. Immediate
family includes spouse,
Page34of 42
2t25/2009
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00038
g:"andohild,aun!
stepparent.
udingthefannily
ld notiff Hurnan
JI4yppSY
An employeesummonedfor jury duty will be compensated
in t}e forlo.
helshenotifies hislher supervisorandprovideshim/hei with a
copy of the su
rnanneronl;t if
MII.ITARY LEAYE
An employeewho is a member of the United StatesArmy, Navy, Air
Fc
Guard, a memberof the National Guard,a memberof the Reserver'oipruti.
where a specifiedperiod of active or reserveduty is mandatory,be granted
absencein accordancewith applicablelaw.
It{arinr:s,Coast
th Servicewill,
unpaid leave of
P""REG
N4J{_C
Y REL4"TED LpA VE
In accordancewith the requirements of state and federal law, an emp
affected by
pregnancy,childbirth, or related medical condition may take an unpaid
leave f absencefor the
period during which the employee is disablbd on accountof pregnancy,
< dbirlh, or rolated
medical conditionsas defined by a physiciannot to exceedroui
ionally,if the
1+l*ontt r.
healthcare
providercertifiesa transferto lighterduty,thectuu witi attemptto
ide light duty
if possible.upon returnfrom the leaveof absence,
theemployeewil be ret
to her sarne
position; however, in certain circumstances, a reinstatement may
be
ible. Such
circumstancesmay includ-ebeing in a layoff situation, a plant closure, or
f the employeer's
absencewould substantially undermine the club,s ability to operate the I
ness safeiy or
efficiently. The employeemay utilize ary accruedvacationleaveor sick leave
uring this period
of time. An employeewill not be entitled to holiday pay and will not accrue
itional vacatir:n
or sick time when on a maternity leave of absence.
Page35of 42
)/25/201)9
CONFIDBNTIAL
DLM0003 9
months.However,if anemployee
combines
,u"t trunr,*r" Ctoo ll oontinue
to pay
for the employee's
medical.:oyerage
ontyOuringthoperiodof quufin"Jfu* y mredicalleave (a
maximumperiodof twelve(12)wultg.
mllesof
the e:mple1'es
and murst
ion of benefit
may be
if the ernployr:e
er position(rrr
idedtliratsuch
"key" highlly
viill eausettre
durringFJVILand
vancenotice. .[f
to two businesrs
Page36 of 42
uzs/2009
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00040
*h";
his,rher
to kee;rthe Cllub
ve ofabsenceon
om: emp.[oyme]i1t,
If it is necessaryto fill.the.emplo_yee'sposition,
the Ciub will attemptto find a compara.ble
positionwith the Club when he or sheis
ableto r;tum to work.
AII requestsfor leave of absencesw'r fall into
the guidetinesof the Fam'y
A completecopy of the FMLA is availablein
Human Resources.
Nothing in this section rll]
Leave hct.
PERSONNEL
RECORDS
records,
the accuracy
of which
is very i
IX:jl1t^-li"li:11
-!*ronnetrecords
rnrorrnauon
ln your personnel
is inconect, a problem *"y u.ir" .
deductions,employee benefits, employee verification
or other mff.t*i
.o
notify Human Resourcesimmediateiywhenever
there is a changein you. .*i
including
.home address,-telephonenumber, marital status,nile-;il;;
beneficiaries,number of dependents,
o.
contactinformation.
",n"rg"n"y
If the
in6; payroll
. You must
information,
o'fment benefit
REDUCTIONINW9RKFORCE
It maL be necessaryto lay off emproyeesfor
reasonssuch as loss of busir
, llackof work,
consoiidation
ofjobs, eriminationolcertainjobs or a part ofour
business,or
other lbusiness
reason. Such layoffs are permanentunlessstated
in writing to t" t".fora,
the
Club will
selectthe personor personsto be raid offbased
on its judgmentofneedsand ills. No Iaid-off
employeehasany right to be recalled.
PARKTNG
Employdesare required to observethecrub's parking
poricy, which designa
employeeparking. Violation of the parking poiicy
is groundsfor disciplinarv
certainareasfor
Page37of 42
2/25t200s1
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM00041
MANAGEil{ENT
RIGETS CLAUSE
policy.Anyfururerevisions
to thestarJments
*"r"l"Ji"^iiir-u""trli'*iil
employeesassoonasreasonablypossible.
Page38 of42
benefits and
tlreir supervisror
reserves
for the "'at-wi,ll',
distributedto rrll
pnor policies
zlzs/200s,
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM00042
INSTRUCTIGNS:
PLEASEREADTHI' EMPL'YEEHANDB''K
cAR
Y. IF YIf,U
DO NO? TAI-DERSTAND
a-:,ryponrroN-or rr, ASKFoR AN E)GL
IrTTOli FROM
YOI..IRMANAGEROR HIIMAN NTSOiINI'ES.
RBTURNTHIS PA WTII{ YOILIR
SIGNATTTRE
To HITMANnrsoug,cps naGoretBrv.AFTER
you l VE RECEIVED
rHrs r{ANDBOOK.
PLEASE
ffip rrG nar6uoo* ro*.*
*l
I received &e EmproveeHandbook
of Trump National Golf crub (the
indicatedbetorry.I witi caretully .J
;;;;il;r,
procedures,and orher in
in the Handbookand wili ask riuman
noJu."o ro, an explanationif I do
them. I agree as a condition of ,y
to comply with the poli
"rr.,ptoy-"ot
which exist nov or which may
lrrto
in the future. I unders
"o*"
comply with the policies and procedures,
I"*i"t"n".
may be subjecrio dl;6fi";
termination.
) on tJre date
on oontairired
fully urrderstand
and procedures
Ulat if I do rrot
to and including
in whole or in
icy.
I understand
only the Generar
Manageris authorized
to setpolicyuttr ."sp""t to ri-,f
oymernt.
The
Ianguage
usedin thisHandboolc
is not int"no.ato create,
nor is it to beconstr to conlstituts,a
contractbetweentheClubandanyone
Page39 of42
2125/2009
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00043
by Employer
has empio,yed
Employeeas an'.ar-will',employee,
andttratttreempro'y*eJ;;H;h1fi,
the partiersis
basedon the mutualconse:rtof eachparty. Thereii no agreement
iinplial between
the CIuband mefor continuingor tong.iermemploymeJ
"t;;,
Acoordingly,
ither of the parties
heretomay rerminatethis relationshipior
;;;;;, ;-;";-r,,"", Ti;
wi:thoutcaus,or
waming and with or without notice. In ";y
addition,the Empioyerretain the right to a.iter
Emp_loyee's
compensation,
benefits,title,and/ordutiesat unyii*", *;t;
ithcrutcause. lhis
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYEE
By:
Its:
Signature
PrintName
Dated:
Dated:
Page40 of 42
'2/25/2009
(]ONFIDENTIAL
DLM00044
Offrcers:Hun:an
f"il,l3li"H:::::"#::11_.1":lll.ltreforiowingcompanycompr
o"J::l..yTlr:1,
* g:"". .,
1";?::ff
;"
1,^I:"Do
x1ty
llfl*l'
,whomyou feel
"1;,,
",;;;;;",i.i",:ftrH"#3;
bepenar
ized
;;ili;
t,
either
.i"
to yourself
as:yme
theclub";;
rr'"**"
:f:,"jT:JT::.
T:t
about
harassment
cannot
beaddressed
;i;;r;;;;
"]yJffiil;.
##"i;;
aints anclcencems
of naanag,ement.
me:rt Opportunity
listed in the wlute
policy and
EmployeeSignature:
Page42 of 42
2/25/20asl
C:ONF'IDENTIAL
DLM 00046
Exhibit 6
Go!'Cld,
at Pa[or Vert)ca
I\derr-rora.rr
To:
Clurbhouse
HoLrrly
En:pIoyees
Frcim:
Company:
Phone:
Fax:
Subject:
Ewa Hyjek
OceanTrails Golf Club
3 10-303-3201
374-265-5522
Ernploye'eMeals
cl.urn
Ki.tchen
a EffectiveJanuary
Safurday,
from i0:30 am to l0:45am
6,20A3,Mondaythrough
andfrom 4:30pm to 4:45pm on-dutystaffwhowork in the clubhousemayobtain
from the kitchen,freeof charge,employeerneals.(?leasenote thatthe soupfi'om
tiresoripweil andotheritemson thelinearenoi a partof the empioyeemeal.)
After servingthemselves,
employees
areto Lrsetheelevatoror exit the kitchen
tluoughthebackdoorandusethestainvayto reachtheempioyeelounge.
One Ocean Trails
Drive,
Rancho Palos
Verdes,
California
Nonltitcirenstaffmayttotgo intootherareas
of ther<itchen,
u'lesstheirpresence
rn theltitche'isnecessary
to trreperfo',anceof theirduties.
Thp T)=li
- r 4 v
v v l l
A snall employee
pncemenLr
*'ill beavailable
fi.ointheDeli startingat 10:00arn
until theDeiicloses.
o
ordersi'to theDeli. TheDeli is norsraffed
ara levelto handlephone
I:J,Y-"
oAl,oidusirrgtheDeiiatbusytimes'T]reDe|istaffis@
requests
.=o At this tirne,reasonable
for sodafi-*r th. trfud colfeelvill remain
availableandfreeof chargeto erirployees
onduty. No otherbeverages
arefreeof
charge'Someemployees
haveabusedtheDeli beverag*
privilegeby repetitious
requests
for largenurnbers
of drinks.If thatcontinLres-the
Deli servicet,o
employeeswiil be.discontinued.
t Thereis no selfservicefor anyonein theDeli. only
Deli employ(3es
on drityand
areallowedin theDeli, Absolutelyno othervisitoisarerto go
intothe
Stanagers
IJell.
CafsJacifis
a The 50%off employee
discountis no longeravailable.
o Therewill bea limitedCafdPacificemployee
pricemenuavailableonly fiom
B:00pm until the kitchencloses.
o CafePacificemployee
pricemenumealsandbeverages
arenot for takeout,and
canonlybe purchased
by on-dr-rty
staffasa shiftmeai.
a Fr-rllpay guestswill alwaysbeservecl
first,
a All p,rchases
areto bepaidin cashat tirneof purchase,
We areimplementinganew off-dufyemployeeeatingemployeethatnriryorsthe
policiesof theotherTrumpproperties.
a Employeescomingto OceanTrailsrestatrantsasguestsduringtheir time off
frorn
woricneedto obtainwrittenpermission
fromtheirmanager
andwill be treatedin
thesamemannerasanyotherguestsvisitingOceanTrails. Blank permission
fornrsareavailablefrom theHumanResources.
o Brnployeemenupricingis uot availableto off dutyemployees
r,vhoarepermitted
to con'Ieto OceanTrailsasguestsbttta20%discounton fbod.(no alcohol)will be
givenor:.theemployee's
mealonly.
Violationsof theabovementioned
policieswill resultin disciplinaryactions.
Drive,
California
CONFIDENTIAL
D L M0 0 1 1 0
WELCOME
TO TRUMPNATIONALGOLIF
CLUB!
HOSTESS
INTRODUCTIOIN
"Goodevening,
andwelcome
to TrumpNational
Golfclubl,,
Thosewordswill be the veryfirstthingeveryguesthearsas
theywalk:through
ourfrontdoor.
Youwill makethefirst andlastimpreslion
oil .uutysingtepatronwho decides
to join usfor
whateverreason.Golfers,restaurant
patrons,brides,grooms,retiree,s,
perspective
clients,
evenMr'Trumphimself.we welcome
thenrallto ourihorne'i.Trresinre enthusiasm,
energy,
andwarmthyou usewhenyou greetsomeone
at yourhornes;hould
belthe cornerstone
of
yourgreeting
hereat TrumpNational.
Thoseflrstfew momentswith ourguestsareabsolutely
crucialfor settingthe tonefor their
experience,
whethertheyare playinggotf,havinglunch,attendinga weddingrecerption,
or
buyinga hat in the.ProShop.Everyonshouldbetreatedwith equalrerspect
anddignity.Even
if someone
comesin justto aska question,
yourgreeting
andresponse
shouldexude
elegance,
confldence,
andkindness.
Evenjust a Origl'rt
smileas you arergreetingguestsgoesa
longwayin makingfirstimpressions
stick.
Ourprofessionalism
begins
with a friendly
greeting,
butthisisjustthe beginning.
Our
knou'rledge
of the faciliblandthe eventssuirounding
it areimperative,
RtL questions
peftaining
to the golf course,proshop,restaurants,
publicevents,EVEIIYTHING
on our
propeftyandunderour roof,you mustbe ableto answerquiclCy
and precisely.
Anyquestions
thatyoumayneedassistance
withdemands
thatyouknowwhichmanaqer
to askto get
promptest
response.
Themoreinformation
you knowaboutTrrump
Natio-nal
GolfClubithe
betterservicewe canprovideto our guests.Become
a Trumpl\atjonal,.Ambassador,,.
Youarealsornaking
firstimpressions
whenyouanswerthelphone.Manypeople
willmakea
judgmentof the facilitybasedon yourphoneetiquette.
Yoush,ould
questions,
treatalt
inquiries,-and
thoseseekingreseruations
you neverknowthe
with equalirnportancel.
intentions
of a caller,soweigheachphonecallequally.
It rnaybe a briclewillingto spend
on
wedding,
a
or
$100,000
an executive
looking
for a placeto lroldhisyearlyg6tfouting.
Beforethey reach.aCateringManager
or The HeadGolfProfessional,
theyare-making
their
firstimpressions
throughyou.
Also,youaredirectlyresponsible
for takingreservations
andseatingguestsastheyarrive.
Takingphonereseruations
requires
accuracy
andorganization.
trtotontyarewe gaihering
information
for dinnerguests,but alsosucheventsas our l-{ighTeaLuncheons,
ourWine
Dinners
andWineTastings,
andspecial
holiday
eventssuchJs Easter,
Mother,s
Dayand
Christmas.
It is important
to copydownall information
accurately
andwitha friendly
tone.As
theseguestsarrive,you will escottthemwith the proper:
menuto theirtableor eventroom,It
is important
to giveeachseruersectionan equalshareof tabler;,preverrting
a serverfronr
becorning
ovenryhelrned
with too manytablesat once.Thesmoothness
of our restaurant
partlydependson yourabilifyto distribute
operation
customers
equallyout on the restaurant
floor.
Yourappearance,
attitude,
andperformance
mustmatch
thestandard
setatthisworld-class
facility,Theelegance
of TrumpNational
GolfClubmustbe parLof the wayyou gress,acr,and
respond
to all situations.
We will provideyou withthe knowledEe
andthe'toolsto perform
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00087
emergenry,
6. Anypersonal
iternssuchasmagazines,
makeup,
newspelper:s/
or personal
reading
material
should
notbepresent
neartheHostess
Stand.
If youha,ye
dlown
iime,bepro-aiiu*.
Conflrm
reservations,
aska manager
or co-workei
ir youmayassistthemin somernanner,
butkeepbusy,
7' TheHostess
Standis yourdomain.
Treatit tikeyouroffice.\'ourpresence
is absolutely
r e n r r i r e d a t a l l 'tiffies'
,vyu,,u'uL
you
If
need
to
leave
for
any
reason/
miikesuresomeone
(another
".,'
hostess
or a manager)
is present.
Guests
shouldneverenterthefrontdoorwithout
seeing
a smiling
faceto greetthem.Professionals
neverabahdon
postswithoutncitifying
tl-reir
s0me0ne.
B' Please
do notmakethe Hostess
Standa gathering
plAce,
Inevitably,
employees
gather
at
theHostess
areato chatduring"downtime".
Thisis nbtt.helirstirnpression
weaielooking
for.If employees
or otherstaffrnembers
arein thewhy,it eFfectively
prevents
youfrorn
performing
yourjob duties.Kindly
professionals
askthemto clearthewayfor gue-sts.
let
getin thewayof theirsuccessful
nothing
job,completion
of their
9. Whendealing
withtakingreseruations
fromourguesls,basicinformation
is obtained
to
ensure
wecanprovide
a tablefor themonanyspecifned
night,andinformthemof any
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM 00088
changes
thattheymightneedto bemadeawareot A,:curacy
in takingthisinformation
is
crucial.
Theparty'slastnamemustbespelled
corr{ctty.
lf youneedn&f withthespelfing,
askthem"Phone
numbers
musibeaccurate
andre[eatedbackto the customer,
partysize
mustbetakenprecisely.
Also,inquire
onwhether
o[ notit isa speciai
occasion.
It
personalizes
theevening
forourguests,
making
thelmfeellikewearehelping
them
celebrate
theoccasion,
TELEPHON
E PROCEDI-I
NrS
TELEPHONH
ETIQUETTE
Whenyou answerthetefephone,
youarereprefenting
TrumpNational
GolfClub.once
againyou are makingthe first impression
to our guesis,just as if you weregreeting
thernin
person.
Whenyouanswerthe phone,our guestis fornlring
an opinionof us aiyou sieak,The
promptness
of answering
the call,the phrasing
of yourwords,andthe toneof yourvoicemust
makethe guestfeelcomfortable
immediately.
SMILE
tt'irough
the pholel Maintain
a caimtone
regardless
of how busyyou maybe. Takethe timetd girreaccurateinformation
andendthe
conversation
with a positivetonein yourvoice,Ourgo{l whenusingthe telephone
is to create
guestexperience.
a memorable
Manytimesguestswill rernarl,i
whenarrivingat the restaurant
howniceand courteous
the personwaswhotooktheir rs;ervation,
Ourtelephone
etiquette
is
just onemoreexampleof howour styleof seruice
sets[:silpaftfromthe competition,
Yourknowledge
andawareness
process
of the mechanic{l
of answering
thephoneand
all phoneoperations
is vital.Youshouldbe ableto ansvfer
the phone,p{acea-caller
on hold,
transfera callerto anotherextension
and pagean exterfrsicrn.
\'ou mustget thisprocedure
downby heartandbe proficient
at it.
In addition,
the language
youusecinthe phoneis critical.
andphrasing
Therestaurant
business
is verytelephone
intense.
Thisinvolves
reservdtion
taking,directions,
hours,
questions
you mustbe
aboutthe rnenu,andquestions
aboutthefacilityanclgolfcourse.
proficient
and knowledgeable
abouteverything
underor1rr
roof,
Addingto this intensity
is a lobbyfull of guestsrniaiting
to speakwith you.Howdo I
jugglethe callsanddealwiththe guestsin frpntof me?Thischallenge
graciously
doesnot
havea simpleanswer.However,
keepin mindthat if wd losesrcrT'tot'l
overthe pl"rone,
we
won'tget a secondchanceto correctour mistake,
you havea gueston the lineand
Wherlr
anotherguestapproaches
the desk,ACKNOWLEDGE
thdm.Witheye contactor gestures,
let
the guestknowyou,knowtheyarethere,People
will noNtoleratebeingignored,butthey
will understand
whileyoufinishwitha gueston phephone.If a gueston thephoneis
usually
veryinquisitive
or is takingup a lot of yourtime,you mhychooseto placethecalleron hold
andfind someone
you'llbe ableto giveyourfull
elseto answertheirquestions.
Thisvtay,,
your
guests
atientionbackto
in the lobby.
KEYTELEPHONE
ANSWERING
STAINDI\RDS
yorl?"
National
GolfClub,thisis Mary,howmayI assist
upbeat
andenthusiastic
voice.
Usea sincere,
phone.
Smile
through
the
Evenwhenit'sbusy,maintain
a calmtone.
Answer
the phonewithin3 rings.
Takethetimeto qiveaccurate
information,
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Whenplacing
a calleronhold,listento whytheyai'ecalling
firstandtf..1.n
,rf, t;.;, lruu-,placeyouon hold?"
Waitfortheresponse,
ptacingllhem
BEFO'RE
on hold,If theysimply-'
cannothold,continue
assisting
them.Letthemkniw howlongyouwillbe before
youget
backto them.
Don'tforgetyouputsomeone
on hold.
Ending
a conversation
withphrases
suchas"It'smf pleasure"
"Certainly,,"Absolutely,,
promotes
always
anupbeat
andpositive
feelinq. I
Askfor helpif youneedit.
Atways
thanktheguestforcalling,
nornatter
what he'ycalledfor.
RESERVATIONS
Reservations
arethe lifeblood
of our business.f we do not bookthemcorrecily,
we
can createhavoc at the front desk,on the floor,and in the kitchen.Thereservation
systemts
organized
by the sizeof thepartyandhowmany
canbe accommodated
at ceftain
hoursof the day andnight.If youareunclear
wh
or notyou havea reservation
available
in a specifictirneslot,checkfirstwith the manaqer re boo,king.Parties
ovetr[] shouldbe
referred
to the managereachtime.
DateandTime
Name
Number
of guests
Phone
number
Anyspecial
(Wheelchair,
instructions
booth,window,e
Withspecial
locationtablerequests,
please
tellthe g
accommodate
theirneeds,
butthatwitha limited
num of booths
andwindow
tables,
we
quarantee
cannot
it.
Askif theyarecelebrating
a special
occasion
andwrite drcwn.The morewe knowabout
theirevening
out,the betterwecanservethem.
Repeatthe
reseruation
backto thecallerto ensure racy,Forinstance
"Mr.Thomas,
we
willseeyou on Saturday
July15ffiat 7:00p.M,,witha rt1of 4." Repeat
special
instructions
aswell.
Always
thankthecallerbefore
hanging
up.
in theeventthata reservation
is notavailable
for specific
timethecallerrequests,
give
themtheirchoice
"I'msorryMr,
of available
times,
s, 7:00is notavailable,
I haveB:15
or if youwouldlikesomething
earlier,
6:30isopen."
If a guestcallsandwillbelatefor theirreseruation,
ncloullwhattimetheyanticipate
arriving
andmakea notebytheirname.Wewillhold ruations
for30 minutes;
anylonger
willdepend
onthediscretion
of themanager
andtheci rnsternces.
Informthemanaqer
irnmediatelv.
If a guestcallsandis lateor lost,helpthemwithdi
and then find out whomthey
willbe meeting.If thoseguestshavealreadyarrived,i formthecaller
thatyouwillbehappy
thattheycalledandwillbearrivinq
to tell"Mr.Thomas"
shrrftly',
If theotherguests
havenot
yet,makea noteandtellthemassoonasthey
arrived
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priorityisthosebeingseaiedduringyourshift,of
cou
shouldbeconfirming
reservations,
first
butwhenyouarenotbusy,you
yourknowtedge
Thesecallsareirnportant.
of the tire facilityandanyquestions
thev
mayhaveaboutTrurnpNationat
GolfClubmiy playa
in a guest's
decision
to cometo
here,Weneedto "sell"thecaller
onwhytheyshould coming
to dinewithus. Be
co.ufteous,
friendly,
andgracious,
andbesureyousourd knovvledgeable
andcompetent.
The
following
arejust someof thethingsyoumustknowth answrer
tO:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Address
Directions
Hoursof Operation
Special
Events,
WineDinners,
HighTeaLuncheons
Knowledge
of our menus
Priceranges
Namesof managers,
Chefs,Banquet
Director,
Own
FaxNumber
CredltCardsWe Accept
Emergency
Numbers
TaxiNumbers
B^A,NQUET
SALESCALLS
First,findoutapproximately
howmanypeople y wouldliketo accommodate.
For
largerparties
thatrequire
a privateroomor pafties
people,
for 0 to 6li
connect
themto
Stacia,
whocanbe reached
at extension
216.Trump,s, r smallbanquet
facility
onthe
second
floor,accommodates
thesetypesof events.
For
esover65 people,
referthemto
(extension
Monika
227)or Richelle
(extension
phonecallscouldpotentially
224),
be
worthTHOUSANDS
of dollars.Makesuretheyarehandr professionally.
MANAGER
& CHEFCALLS
Besureto knowwho is on the premises.
Nothin is moreaggravating
thanto be put
on holdfor2-3minutes
andthento betold"theChef's here".Findoutwhois callinq
and
'fom
if possible,
thenatureof thecall,Forexample,
"mayI
whoiscalling?"
Findthe
Manager/Chef
andrelaytheinformation
thatthecaller givenyou, If themanager
istoo
busy,or otheruvise
unavailable,
takea complete
pad,Besureto
messa(, usingthemessage
gettheperson's
name/number,
date,time,andnature call,If thecallisfortheChefandis
during
critical
hours(11:30-1:30
0R6:00-9:00),
he/she bercooking
andceftainly
wi{lnot
betakingcalls,TheChefhasa directline;310-303-326
or Ex[.265whentransferring
a call,
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CALTSFORGUHSTS
EMPLOYEE
CALLS
Callsfor staffon dutyarenot allowed.Takea
eranddeliverit to theemployee
wheneitheroneof you are not busy,If the cailercrai s that it is an emergency,
checkwith
the manager
on duty immediately
andgetthe employ promptly.Phones
areforcompany
business
andarenotto beusedbystafffor personal
il^
SEATINGOUR GUESTS
Whenwe are readyto show our gueststo their table,
re aresornesimplerulesto follow;
Informthe gueststhat theirtableis readyandif
pleasefollowyou,Make
wrould
sureeveryonein the paAyis gatheredbefore startrrualking,
Establish
a rapportwiththeguests
asyouare
ngthemto theirtable.Forexample,
"Is thisyourfirsttimehere?"
youcelel ng a special
or,,Are
occasion
thiseveninc?,,
Anyquestion
aboutthecustomer
thatwould
thenrfeelwelcomeis appropriate.
of theroomwhena window
seatis available,
a
a
NEVER
seata guestat a tablethat is not com
cleanor set.
possible.
Pulloutchairsfor ladies
whenever
For rgerpiafties,
assistthosein needfirst
(i,e.elderly,
guests).
disabled
Handmenusto ladies
first.Evenif youhaveto ci le aro,und
a largetabletwice,always
makesurethe ladies
arefirst.
If guestsare seatedandtherearemembersof
PLACE
A MENUONTOPOFTHEPLACE
pattywho havenotyetarrived,
THATWILLBEUSED.
Thiste|Isthe
seryerthatthoseplaceseftings
arein use,andn to clearthemaway.
youleavethetable,thanktheguestfor nlngulsandtellthemthatyouhope
Before
theyenjoytheirmeal.
Onyourwaybackto the Hostess
Stand,scantheres;taurant
for anytables
thatmight
needbussed,
anycustomers
glancing
whoare
a ndfor theirseruer,
youcan
anything
Whenyoureachthe Hostess
Stand,
writedown a1:
timeyousatthe patyattheir
tab-le.
Thiswillallowusto estimate
howlongtha tablelvillbe occupied
on busynights,
andconvey
to guestshowlonga waitfor a table ay ber.
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MANAGINGTHF WAIT
Inevitably,
the restaurant
wiil filrandguestswiilhave waitfor a table.Thiswilt
bethemost
difficulttaskthat you haveto perform.It is a steadyt lancercf
optimism
andrealisrn.
There
area numberof factorsthatyou needto weighwhen ealing
people
with thissituation.
do not
liketo wait,but as longas we handlethingsiipfon.,iti anrC
with a smile,guestswill
)/
respond
in kind,
o NEVERspecifyan exacttime (i.e. 7:40),ALWA givelLhe
guesta rangein termsof
(10to 20minutes).
minutes
Donotuseterms hour,or halfan hourwhenthewaiL
perception
is lessthan60 minutes.
to theguest everything,
and30 minutes
sounds
likelesstimethanhalfan hour.If thewaitis rn, than60 rninutes,
then
it
is
permissible
to usethe term,.hour".
Guests
whornakereseruations
arethefirstpri ty. Walk-in
guests
mayhaveto waitfor
longerperiods
of timethanguests
whomade
ons.
Tableturnover
canvary,buta goodruteof thu , to bresafe,planon paftiesof 2 to
4
people
to takethetableforanhouranda half,
pafties
staylonger,
soa Z to 2.5
hourstayis notuncommon.
planonbigI rtiest,cmovethroughthe evening
Never
quickly,
andnevercountonthetableto openu for guestswaiting.
framecommunicated,
finda manager,
Managers
harrethe authorityto rnollifua
customer
througha freedrink,or byothermear to smooth
overthesituation,
This
alsoshowsthecustomer
thattheyhavenotbee fongotten,
andthateveryeffortis
beingmadeto seruethem.
o Allthe while,be friendlyandprofessional.
Reme r, "ielaxed
elegance"!
CHECKLIST
OF ITEMSAT THEHOSTESS
STAND
Theseareitemsnecessary
to haveat yourdis
withthe organizational
skillsdiscussed
earlier,thesei
I duringyourshiftat work,Along
r;hould
be storedoutof sightandin
placewhereyourco-workers
a consistent
caneasily
fin ihern:
.
Pencils
. Erasers
. BallPoint
Pens
. RedandBlack
China
Marker
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.
.
Yellow,pink,andBlueMarkers
1 BoxstapleRefills
3 HolePunch
PencilSharpener
. Cloths
(toclean
menut)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Scissors
Calculator
Ruler
Stapler
Scratchpaper
BlackSharpie,
Mediumpoint
Matches
RubberBands
WhiteOut Dispenser
Information
aboutlaborandworkschedules
for mana
b keptin the SCHEDULING
BINDER
at theHostess
Stand.Information
in thisbi
includes:
' Currentwork schedules
for hostesses,
seryers,
, andrunners
. Schedule
ChangeForrns
. DailyLaborRepofts
. TimeOff RequestSheets
. ShiftChangeLogs
. Availability
Sheets
TheINFORMATION
ANDFORMS
BINDER
is alsolocated the l'lostess
Stand,
Theinformation
in thisbinderisvitaIto yourknowledge
of thefacility
a thesr:rrounding
areas.
it also
contains
important
formsthatyouwillneedona dayto
ha,lic Thorr innlrrrlo.
| | rvI
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
tt tuluuu
InquirySheets
Employee
HomePhoneNumbers
FacilityInformation(Facilityhistory,hours clperation,
wines,taxi's)
HostessInformation
Directions
Maps
CONFIDENTIAL
BlankCreditCardForms
DLM00094
o
o
o
o
o
HighTea MenuCopies
AfternoonTeaReservations
Hightea CreditCardForms
BirthdayOrderForms
SpecialEventLaborSheet
TherearealsoseparateFileFolders
at yourstation
youduringyourshlft:
fclrrns
andinformation
to heloassist
: :H#IS!,11,,.,,
charts
. InquirySheets
forWeddings
and
. OldReservation
Sheets
| [:vents
: t*Jjt[..*T,*.,*
OPENINGDI.JTIES
Checkmessagesfrom the night before. Make
thehostesses
beforeyou,Thesemessages
mightdi
phonecallsto ourguests.
Dothisfirstthing.The re prompt
theresponse
t[me,the
betterservice
we canorovide
to ourcustomers.
3 . Lightthe fireplace,It setstheambiance
inthe
tr
expectasfar asreservation
numbers
areconcerned
If wearegoingto bebusy,prepare
everyone,
7 . Transferthe scheduleandshift changesinto
laborloE.Thismustbeaccurate
aswell,It allows
managers
to knowat a glance isworking
thatevening,
andwhohas
slrifts.
switched
B. Be ready 15 rninutes before seating begins, M
tirnescustomers
areeariy.Be
nranarerl
CLOSINGDI..ilTIES
1
thatall
Emptyandcleanall menus.Ourmenus
change n:;tantly,
It is veryimportant
menusn therestaurant
menus
arepulled
aftereveryshift.IncorreC
canbedisastrous.
Chances
are,nothingwillbeavailable
fromthep
wrongmenu/noonewillknowuntilthepointof
usshfift's
menu"if a questreceives
a
ngappetizers
andentr6e's
thatthe
CONF DI]NTIAL
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menuis incorrect.
Thiscanhappenan hourinto
whattheywouldliketo dineon,Whentheydisc
r tjratlLheir
selections
are,in fact,not
available,
wewillhavealready
ruined
theevening, sureallmenusareaccurate.
Emptythe trash. Donotpassthisonto thenext 'ew,Doit yourself,
Cleanyour station.Makesureeverything
is put ck in itsplacesothenextcrewcan
easily
findeverything.
hot.
'This
makesthemfeelrushed,
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Congratulations!
Welcome
to TrumpNational
Golf b on the PalosVerdes
Peninsula.
Wearethrilledto haveyoujoinourtea andhelp
createguest
experiences
that are unrivaled.
Oui facitityanOg( courseare knownthe world
over,andMr.Trurnp,by namealone,nassetthe
ndardthat we needto meet
everyday.
Asguests
arriveat TrumpNational
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themintoour,,home,,.
Ourfacilities
areopento thepublic,
butwewould referour gueststo treat
the
ir rlwn"private"ctub.It is our
arssclmeone
special,
When
theyleaveus/we hopeourguests
willbecome
o ambassadors
withtalesof
terrificfoodand
restaurant,
the golf course,the wholefacilityas
obligation
to makethemcomfoftable
andtreatI
exceptional
service,
Theflrststeptowardachieving
thesestandards
of
lenceis to knowwhat
theyare!Wehaveprepared
manuals,
guides,
and tlnnmaterials
to giveyoua
totalunderstanding
of whatyourjob entails
andw is expected
you.We
of
expect
yor"r
to focusallyourenergy
andabilities
on is training
proces;s
because
yourworkdirectlyinfluences
ourcornpany,s
reputaton. Yourcompletr:
knowledge
of ourmenu,winelist,andbeverafj*i
is
ly necesserry
in order
to providethe ultimate
diningexperience
for dur g
In orderto achieve
this,
we willeducateyou on everyingredient
on our m , the winesand
charnpagnes
we offer,andhowthe two go handin
to increase
yourbottom
line.Wewill spendas muchtimeas necessary
preF ringyouto beour
ambassador,
witha strongsense
of ownership'and
ride,Youwill be tlhorouqhly
prepared,
feelingcornfoftable
andconfident
before
seeyourfirstgruest.
Wealsoarecommitted
to providing
thebesipossiblworking
environnrent,
and
to support
staffnrembers
andgueitsequally.
Theg I rcfourleadership
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remove
anyobstacles
sothatyoumaydeliver
a
sincere,
engaging
styleof
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service
to ourguests.
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anal
herewhere
thesegoals
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be accomplished,
we providea workplace
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weencourage
youto giveusy0 ideasandfeedback,
both
positive
andnegative.
tVearegladyouhavejoinedus,andhopeyouwi findyourworkherreat Trumn
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FOODSIERVTCE
OUTLETS
Thereare threedifferentfoodserviceestabl ments
hereat J-rump
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Golfclub.caf6 pacificandTheGorfer's
Lo ngearefull servir:e
restaurants.
"Lina,sis a full seruice
snackbaron : lower
ourguestsonthe golfcourse.Ourbanqueting itiers level,usedmainlybv
includeTheGrand
Ballroom
for weddings
andbanquets
upto 300
Ls,,
andTrump's,a small
eventbanquet
room(andourmostelegant),
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TheCaf6pacific
is ourupscale
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breakfast,
lunchand
dinner,our menufeatures
modern
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steaks,
fresh
seafbod,
eclecticsalads,anduniquea
CafdPacificopensat 6:jO
AMandservesbreakfast
until11:00Atvl.
Lunchis
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3:00PM.Finally,
dinneris seryedfrom5:00pMu closing
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at
9:00
Sundav
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throughThursday
and10:00pMon Friday
and
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menuwill chanqe
everyfew monthsor so for tunchanddinner.
ThetGolfer,s
Loungeoffersthe samemenu
amenities
as thr:Cafd
Pacific,
onlywith a morecasualatmosphere.
Our lfersandcasualty
dressed
guestscanfeel rightat homewith our HDT,V,,s
to atchspottingevents,or
relaxaftera roundof golf.TheGolfer,s
loungealso rs a BarMenufrom3om
lunchanddinner.
RESTAURANT
QUICK FACTS
CORKAGE
FEE
. We allowour gueststo bringtheirownwine
purchased
in the restaurant.
. Thisfee is 925.00
CHILDREN'S
MENU
chermpagne
not
. Accommodate
parties
of 7 ar moreonMofdaV
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andany
number
onSaturday.
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. Wefeaturevarious
winesandwineries
pricewillvary,
al[overtheworld,in
combination
with variousrnenusto
t and rnatchdifierent
styles
of
cuisine
with differentvintages.
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SUNDAY
BRUNCH
. The bestbrunchalongwiththe best
in L.A.!
. Locatedin The GolfersLoungeandCafd
Pacific
. $64.95perperson,g1g.g5plr person
u r12
. Overurhelrning
selectionof seafood,
, suslri,breakfast
selections,
carvingstations,homemade
dessefts, to mention
a chocolate
fountainwith all the accoutrements,
bleat 10:00and1:00
HOLIDAY
BRUNCH
. $74.95
perguestand924.95
perchildu
12
Anupscale
version
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a
a
inTheGrand
Ballroom.
Seatings
areat 1Oam
and1pm
250totalguestareallowedperseating
CLUBHOUSE
QUrCKFACTS
A// facllitiesare open to the generalpublic
PROSHOP/GOLF
COURSE
. Opendaily6am
. Dresscodefor the courserequiresa colli
. Thecourseis the first andcurrenfly
only
des;ign
GREENS
FEESMONDAY
THROUGH
THURSDAY
. $275.00
7 to 10a.rn.(Daity)
. $215,00
10to Noon(Midday)
. $1ei5.00
Noonto 12:50p.m.(Afternoon)
. $145.00
1 ro 3 p.m.(Twitight)
. $75.00
3:00to dusk(Sunset)
GREENS
FEESFRIDAY
THROUGH
SUNDAY
. 9375.00
7 to 10a.m.(Daity)
. $300.00
10to Noon(Midday)
. $215,00
Noonto i2:50(Afternoon)
. $195,00
1 to 3 p.m.(Twitight)
. $75.003 to dusk(Sunset)
DRIVING
RANGE
. Opendaily7am
. $22.00
Unlimited
Range
Ball
shliftand no denirn
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mostlasting
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istnroughyourappearance.
Makeit a positive
one,
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andcolorsmustbeconservative
andprofessional.
Hairmustbeclean,wellkept,andnNat.HairmustneputteJoact<
fromtheshoulders
andwornin a mafinerr
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vision.
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. MAKE-Up
staffmembers
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applied
in a
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manner.
. FINGERNA]LS
- Fingernails
mustbecleanandappropriarte
length,
notmorethanoneinchfromthecutidte,Donotwearunusuai,
extreme
colorsor stylesof nailpolishl
- perfumes
. PERFUMES
andfragrance$,
if used,mustbesubtleand
appliedin moderation.
- up t9 tworingsperhand ailowed.
' JEWELRY
Noneckraces,
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bracelets,
or anklets
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Earrings
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undershirts
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rirnit.(noiwhitetank
and'plain
topsasundershirts).
. HAIR- Hairstyles
andcolorsmustbecpns;ervative
andprofessional.
Nopaftialty
shaven
heads
areallowed.
' FACIAL
HAIR- cleanshaven,
noshaddws
or dayoldgrorruth,
Mustaches
areallowed
if maintained
r:lean
irla
andpiofessional
manner.Beards
arenotpermitted.
- Fingernairs
mustbeclQan
andarenotto extend
" FINGERNAILS
pastthefingertips.
onlyclearnailpolibh
andno nailcharms.
- cologne
u GOLOGNE
andfragrances
mLstbein moderation.
CONFIDENTIAL
D L M0 0 1 0 1
- Earrings
JEWELRY
maynotbe
whiteonduty. NIofacialor
ometwisevisiblebodypiercing
;
, Watchandtwo ringsper
hand-nonecklaces.
- Mustnot be visible
T-SHIRTS
wornas an undershirt.Do
not wearT-shirtswith anytypeof
ng or decoration
as thiswill
showthrough.Undershirts
breto short-sleeves
plain
and
white
(not whitetanktopsas undershirts).
TATTOOS
: Visibletattoosare not oe
andmaynotbe
bymake-up,
bandages,
or non-uniforrn
9g19ufla0ed
ck:thinc.
Maintaining
a highstandard
of grooming
andpersr I hygiene
is essential
for
anyone
workingin frontof thehouse,
nutttraiis o thestaft,Theuniform
one
wearsat workshouldbewornwithpride.Staff
areexpecteld
to
bein
complete,
cleanuniformsuponarrivalandbefore
in.TheguirCelines
are:
.
ALL SERVERS,
BUSBOYS,
RUNNE AND FROTITT
IQP1115
HOUSESTAFFMUSTADHER,E
TO
R UNIFORMPOLICY.
THOSENOTIN UNIFORMWILL B SENTHIOIVIE
AN{DMAY
FORFIETTHEIR SHIFT IF NOT P
RLY DR.ESSEIDT
n-downlong-sleerve
shirt
o Blackpolished
dressshoes
o Tie (tasteful,
notcartooned)
. ALLBARTEIVDERS/
BARBACKS, D FRONT(3FTHIEHOUSE
STAFFMUSTADHERE
TOOURU FORMPOLICY"THOSE
NOTIN UNIFORMWILL
BESENT
E AND MAY FORFIET
THEIRSHIFTIF NOTPROPERLYRE|SSHD"
o
o
o
o
Crisp,
clean,pressed
white
long-sleeve
shirt
Blackdresspants
TrumpNational
issued
BartendrVest(optional)
CleanBlack
apron
Blacksocks
Blackshoes
Tie
CONF'II'ENTIAL
00102
Dr.lM
UNIFOITMS
FORHOSTESSES
*
{.
*
+
Notorn or frayedclothing
Heelsare not to exceedthreeinches
No low risepantsor slacks
No low cut shirtsor blouses
A]TENDANCEAND PUNCTUAI.ITY
Attendance
andpunctuarity
areimpoftant
tn
faftorsforyoursuccress
withi
ourcompany.
Beingon timeandreadyfor workis $ssr:ntial
lo establi:;h
teamwork
withothersanda sense
of ownership
your
for]
serf.we workasa
il|
tlrlt each
persolbeintn. r.feir-'t,
prace
atthericlr,tiinre.
:."Tjl9,l[:f1yir1s
Baslcalfl,.yli]:,1,11.ormiss..a
shift,
it
nurts
irrirleamtabitiry
rosucceed.
o If you are sickor lt!"
havea family
emergency,
tnurt nrctifyf:he
f[or,
M_anagen
9n duty at reasttwo holrr riiflret vour s.rredulred
start
of your shift, If youaregoingto belate,callnsnp
nsip with
wiirryour
vourpronaote
nrnhahrp
timeof arrival.
o schedules
areweekly
andwillbeposted
by ffridlayof the previous
week.
It is;yourresponsibitity
to knowyourschedurf
inruiuun.u.Donotcailin
foryourschedule.
Schedules
canchange
rrorfrn,eekto weekclerpending
on husiness.
Anyschedule
requests
areiust!nat. we willtryto
accommodate
special
requests
butcannbt
an! vuillnotguarantere
it.
coveringa scheduledshift is your responsiibility
and murstbe
approvedin advanceby a Manager.
o Therewiltbea shiftchange
logat tliehostesf
stand,Theshiftchange
will
beloggedwiththecorrect
datewiththeshifttimes.It mustb* sif,ned
'
by lbothstaff membersandthen approrrfaandsignred
by,th!
manager.Management
willdetermine
whetfirer
or not[hr:shiftchange
is
approved
basedonwhatis bestforTrumpN{tionat
GolfClub.Ultimaiery,
theperson
scheduled
is responsible
forcovering
theshift.If yorui
replacementdoesnot showup, it will b{ ionsidererd
a no cail/no
show.If no oneshowsup for the shift, it will be
Eroundsfor
terminatfion,
O IF YOUAREABSENT
FROMA SHIFTANd YOUDONOTNOTIFY
MAI\IAGEMENT,
THISIS CONSIDERED
N hO CALL/NIO
$HIOW
cON4IDIENTIAL
D L M0 0 1 0 3
PARKIhIG
Parkingis available
in the maintenance
lot theleftsideof ,Ccean
Trails
Drive.We are not responsible
for loss,damage theft.Therefore,it is strongly
recommended
thatyoulockyourvehicle.
ShItUe;enrice
maybe available,
butis
not providedat all times.Anyuseof anyvehicle(
.e. personal
vehicle,
golf
cafts,
etc.)outsidedesignated
areasis strictlyp
VISITORS
Staffmembersare not permittedto have
whileat workunless
theyarepatronizing
the
friendsor relatives
bein the breakroom,staff|
housearea.
or relativesv'isitthem
urarnt.
At notimer;houtd
room,or anybackof the
PERSONALCALLS/CELLPHONES
Noemployee
shallreceive
or placepersonaphone
callsonTrumo
National
GolfClubphonelines.Emergencies,
of co
aretheexception.
Cell
phone.use
is prohibited
whilepunche?
inthlough timeclock.Yor"r
may
doso
in thebreakroomwhileona break.
EMPLOYEE
lv|EALS
Employee
mealsareprovided
at no extra rge hereat Trumpnational
GolfClub.Noeatingwhileyouareworking,especilly in the kitchen.
It rnayonly
be donewhileon a breakin a properly
deiignateJ reia.
CON
IDNTIAL
00105
Exhibit 29
nfrerffi@
To:
All Personnel
From;
qJaFarias,
Hurnan
Resources
nforilandTomSperandeo
Date:
Re:
Lunch Breaks
PleaseseethebelowoxcerptfromtheEmployee
Mar
hiringas it relatesto mealandrestperiods'page
1Bof
thatyousigneduponyour
E, BREAKTIMES
Non-exempt
employees
MUSTtakea ten(10)
minute
ofeach
lreaknearthemiddler
Non-exernpt
emprovees
MUSTiakea rnearperiod
of nft rerss
thanone harfhour
within
rhefirsttiveandone-harf
r.'ori*
q;1-1rl;
$ome
emproyres
may
bescheduted
"iir,*,1*"t
fora n3'gtone(1jnoui
rur..,crr
purior,
ii
rhe
prenrisee
5fou-iruuu
you
arerequired
topunchout,Emplbyees
onadailyworksdhedure
ofsix(6)hours
or
theirunpaid
runch
meal
pe*oJ
:t'j"fiilrlaive
lf thereareanyissues,concerns,
or questions
regarding
ihisi,or if youhaveissuesor
concernsregarding
thispolicyin thefuture,pleas6notifi
me immediately
so thatI
maybe of assistance.
CONFIDENTIAL
D L M0 0 1 1 2
i.in,-. t
Exhibit 30
ivfa,rager/Djrecfor
of Golf
'frails
Drive
PelosVerdes,
CA 9027j
.fu****Zs*yg
552:l( far)
tS3gGsrAt
Nlenoradum
To:
From:
Date:
SubJect:
AllStaff
David
Iom S
Thursday,
NewTIme
farlas
Withournelvtimeclocks,
wehayesomenewcapabiiities.
Lreof the thingswe
ensure
thafall horulystaff
oannow clois
aregettingandtaking
llnbers
arpage13of theEmployeehfanual,
ilfoperrnealperiocis
assetforth
EdctjveMonday,A :rl
i
20,
hourlystaffiuembors
2009,wewill sxpectall
to ,sfaltclockjngoui uoA
in for lunch.
musr
take
Ld\ea
aru'[nftlute
3
::T,J"":*L.:
mustbe at least30 rninutes
mealperiod. Mea[periods
in duration,anc*"'ruor
' tlisour expectatipn
thatyou will n"i
0[ sraftworkfurs
notclockhcnL
sain
rrnri]
*.o conrpleti
-^.^-.,r.,
i*
a.gain
untitthe
backin
on. i ;; ;;
"^"i
ll"lY;-l*1g
lfhere
rheexpiration
r* : o_*;;;"ffiJ;
llllj"-li":ing
"r
anu
au;;;;T;
il:iii,::.,:,T
.y*,*"preo
il; ;:,;:in
:,:1,':1,,T:::i;
CIubif youwish,lT*
butwe
:ililiJ:J,l1,'iifrHilHT3'"*3::::"*;ilr"'lJH;:?H
i:';'ffif
)li#H:ffi
Human
Resources,
AsforJunch
times,effective
April20,food
a{ityfromr0:00ro
I 1;00am,andfrom3:30to 4,30 ';; riil beavailabre
il.
starrmeal
roori
home
*d ;;;s theappropjats
";,;--,N,1':ffi1T#:lle
such
asnottaking
meal
period
waiver
asd
reave,oil il:-i}
*#1ru;;,ln:,:Jffiffi
aMenlPerisd
waivsrAgreerneat
i::.
l]I.H
tn* il signed'by
t;- *d,i- crubaad
meal
peri
od.rivo
uiowaive
,
amear
-,,.;0,*t: r:;: il1;ffi 1'ff1;
to takeaproperrestperiod(brea&) n
*J*':.ff
ff ia thene t pruagraph,
as'described
b,e10w
it is
ForyourrestPeriods,
out andin for yow lestpel
clqck
to
you
for
necessaly
not
it is
4 hoursor majorftaction
a firll 10-minutebreakfor e
ourexpectationthat you will take
periods'breaksshouldbe duty free and unintenr:Pted'
thereofthat you work' As with meal
supewisororHuman
getprior approvalfron y
Also,aswith meal periods,you must
beforeyoll ever missa break'
Resources
meal periodsandrest
to makesureyouaretaking
Wewill befollowingup with you
aretakingthem
youto signanaoknowlegnxentthat You
periods,And,we wiil alsobeasking
everytwo weeks'
*h.n rou signyourtime sheets
ly to Tom orMariela'As
If thereare afly questionsin this
regatd'pleasedirectthernim
imrnediatedePartmentheadsas
urrtueltlo*T*.*.T.:-tT:I""7
;;t, ;t" mayalsoaddress
we continueto wadeour
fine effortsthusfat for vr3aras
well. Thankyou for yourcontinued
times'
economic
wayttuougltthesechallenging
CONFIDENTIAL
DL$r00114
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Exhibit :32
EMPLoyEE
wARi$$icltlcrfics
Employeel*Iarce
Dryarhnent
Erate
ofWan:at _dl _l& _6
year
Mo.
Day
TYPE 0F WOLAT{ON: .,
E Atendance
dFaitureto FollowDire+iors
E Larcn*ss
orEartyeuit f viol"tioo;a;f*, R*,il""
LJIns'*bordination
I l4ddi.B of CarpanyPoticy
cr traced:re
i lfillfu 1Damage
to l{ateria.l
cr Equipnraf
In:*cresstaEnproy-resorc\:soinsst Other
VerbaltVeftt
doe*notrequireemployeo
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ofracid
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E*IPLOYEESTATEMENT:B I agree
wi& supervisors
statetnsxt.
(?]l*rsa*-ld- L{r', }^&
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ACTIONTO BET'AKENT
E Waming I Frobation
encs^
shouldincide,ntoccuragain:
I havereadthisE*ployeelvarningNoticeard urderstandit.
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Exhibit 33
r-'
EmpioyeeNaine
Dqarb.nent
Dats
oflfamin,
SJAJL
IYPEOFyrsLATIoNr
U.Agecdance
ff, Failuiets FollcwDirecticns
u Lateness
or Early euh I,J Violetionof Saf*y
Er.rlas
u lnsubordination
E RuCaestsEnpioyeesor
.t'Carpaypotcycrpi.edae
Ff ,H* ..*
tolvfate
rialcrEqrupn-nr
fi ;ffi,
E Yerbal{V'erbl
I havereadthisEniployeelvaruingNsti;eand
Signatueof
Sigoafure
of $lp
Si,$lrflr*of Diftdo( of
'
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Exhibit
'r34
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/ ru'}/r
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\-/(LL!.r
\yu:y
EIIFLOYEE STATU$FORir-
,. rtr:otuie! action
i\Ailffi:
ADDRESS:
1b Li
PhoneuQ!-,@a
Meb
soc.s
ec.
Numb
erLdhLLrytr Birrhday:
CHANGE:
PayRate
JobTitie/Position
Status
Change
in De
|ietv Hiie
EFFECTIVEDATE:
Leaveof r\bsence
ReturnfromLOA
Other
HIREDAs*/-r_&l_'3ilep
Previous
or Current Information
Nerytrnformation
flf applicable)
ilepartnrent:&ory
Departrner.rJt:
I ab Title:dc,rs
tiaS,-w:qtw-&rt"e,*omr
JobTitle:
.hxemptVExemtrit
PayRate;$
8.oo
Hoully
Weekly
Etourly
For PayRaieChange:Percent
Increase:
_70
,REASONFOn,PAYROLL CHANGE:
REA$ON FOR TERI\III|'IATION:
Dateof
lVeekly
st Increase:-_/*l_
NewErnplovee
Promotion
FailuretoReturnfromLOA
\J u lEtl ,
VacationFayoufDua:.-
REMARKS,cT
ff "fntrrV&L;
.lrn
.l*nftuLhu.rFrffu
;r,ffi,%K
Appraval:
lcK}6o
' l a : ,
Exhibit (t5
)6:55:57PM
EmployeeTime Sh
v{ARIEL000
DateRanget 12/2412007
-
Jompany
)eFartment
vlesserschrnidt, Lucy
lD #'
06389I
Clock#: 876
tlon l1l24l2OO71:04AM NS
'ue
lr2t25/200'7
2:02PM
vcd 11t26/70077:0IAM NS
'hrr
I ?/?7/20077:03AM N S
:'i l2l?8170Q71:00AM
NS
-ue
l/l/2008
ved ltU2008
-hu
l/3/2008
7:05AM NS
l:04AM
NS
CafeHostess
Regular
CafeHostess
Holiday
3:05PM
CafeHostess
Regular
l:l0PM
CafeHostess
Regular
3:05PM
CafeHosress
Regular
CafeHostess
Holiday
3;06PM
CafeHostess
Regular
3:03PM
CafeHostess
Regular
7.00
7u0
8,00
8.00
6.25
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
Employec
Totals:
CONFIDENTIAL
DLM00477
rFervisofSignarure .^
9igiiature
s.00
s.00
6t5
s.00
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Exhibit 66
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JoryKim
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d*tFffig*&
Director of O$tsideServices
One Ocan Tleils Ddye
RanchoPalosVerda, CA 90275
310.702,1355(celt)
ift/-sTIY6
,i\i-?l-74i
alc6s.'
3 10.265.5522(fax)
.q**y&b*"v'd"efe!
EgsoglS
Memordhrlum
To:
Allstaff t4embers
From:
Joey Kim
cc:
David Codfortti
Date:
Novembel24, 2009
Subject: Breaktime
D1M005457
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Exhibit 67
if you havetime
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D1M005446
Exhibit 168
5-t1,a1
OutsideServiceStaff:
the
lunch break.This has to stop now. We areall responsibleu[ults and I feel confident
that
we canget this right. I would like to be ableto trust i"
"u"{r
from this day forward, it will no longer be an issue.Onemtgnt corsider wearinga watch
andsettingthe timer in orderto avoid this type of violationfeitn", way,100%o
compliancefrom this day forward wiil be required.A"v fu4o.eissuesin this matterwill
needto be addressed
with a write-up leadingup to terminalionof employment.please
help me to avoid taking suchmeasures.Taking our lunch bfeaksis an easything to do
guys! Thank you very much for your understandingin this marier. JoEy-
D1M005458
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2
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the age^o{9iqlt:r: Vfarg
to this action;my business
9y"^,
3nd.not a pa_rry
address
is 1541ocean
Avenus suitez00,si1t" proJi.u,
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ordinary
business
practices.I am."readily-familiir';*ittfttrir tiTl! practiceorcotieiiing to
andprocessing
T 2 correspondence
for m.ailing.
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saidaction,the
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placiirg
by
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