Overview
- A class-action complaint was filed in Orange County Superior Court in October 2025 and amended on January 12, 2026 to clarify the proposed class and claims.
- The complaint accuses Obsidian of a pattern of violations under the California Labor Code and IWC wage orders, including unpaid minimum and overtime wages, missed or uncompensated meal and rest breaks, unreimbursed business expenses, and inaccurate wage statements.
- The proposed class covers current and former non-exempt Obsidian employees who worked in California from October 9, 2021 through the date of class certification, with a subgroup for employees who left on or after October 9, 2022.
- Obsidian formally denied the allegations in an early March court response, filed a 38-point defense and asked the court to dismiss the case, and the suit remained pending with little public docket activity as of June 2026.
- If the case proceeds past initial pleadings, the next key steps are discovery and a class-certification ruling that will determine whether the claims move to damages; the lawsuit seeks unpaid wages, reimbursements, penalties, interest and attorneys’ fees that, if certified, could affect pay for many current and former employees.