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Labor/Employment

Dec. 11, 2014

California security checkpoint employee suits face uncertain future

The fate of several California employment lawsuits over whether workers must be paid for time spent waiting at security checkpoints to have their bags checked as they leave work has been thrown into doubt by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The fate of several California employment lawsuits over whether workers need to be compensated for time spent waiting at security checkpoints to have their bags checked as they leave work has been thrown into doubt by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Lawyers are debating how Tuesday's decision will affect pending cases.


Plaintiffs' attorneys said the ruling focuses only on a federal statute, but...

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