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Labor/Employment

Aug. 6, 2016

Los Angeles judge denies certification of McDonald's meal, rest break class

McDonald's Corp. dodged a bullet when a judge denied certification to a class of about 18,000 California employees who allege meal and rest break violations.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

McDonald's Corp. dodged a bullet when a judge denied certification to a class of about 18,000 California employees who allege meal and rest break violations.

Plaintiffs "fail to show that breaks were controlled by McDonald's managers in such a way that crew members were deprived of their legally required breaks," wrote Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ann I. Jones in a ruling issued Tue...

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