Labor/Employment
Feb. 3, 2011
Federal Bench Takes Lead on Meal Cases
With key California Supreme Court meal-and-rest-break case on hold, state trial and appellate courts turn to federal decisions for guidance.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
As five appeals in meal-and-rest-break cases sit on ice pending the state Supreme Court's ruling in a long-anticipated bellwether case, federal courts are taking the lead to interpret state law.
That's because many of the state claims over breaks are being removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act, which gives federal courts jurisdiction over certain class actions in which ...
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