Labor/Employment
Aug. 13, 2014
As the Brinker dust settles, review what we learned
Brinker is an iconic decision clarifying the procedural standards of class certification and the substantive law rules governing meal and rest period compliance. By Richard J. Simmons
Richard J. Simmons
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The $56.5 million settlement of the Brinker litigation might appear to punctuate the end of punishing litigation if viewed entirely in financial terms. While the settlement may finance a fleet of fast cars for a platoon of plaintiffs' attorneys, it does little to illuminate the legal victories that Brinker achieved during the decade-long litigation. It is an iconic decision that clarifies the procedural standards governing class certification and the substantive law rules governin...
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