Labor/Employment
Jul. 26, 2016
Defendants turn double play in denying minor league class certification
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph E. Spero ruled Thursday minor league ballplayers' experiences are too varied to let a nationwide wage-and-hour lawsuit or actions in eight states proceed on a class-wide basis.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The baseball movie, "Bull Durham," illustrated that the life of players stuck in the minor leagues isn't easy. However, a judge has decided their experiences are too varied to let a nationwide wage-and-hour lawsuit or actions in eight states proceed on a class-wide basis.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph E. Spero ruled Thursday that a putative class of every single minor lea...
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