Labor/Employment
Nov. 30, 2012
Circuit grants Wal-Mart review of class certification in seating suit
A group of cashiers hit a roadblock in their case for seated workstations Wednesday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s petition for review of class certification.




By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A group of cashiers hit a roadblock in their case for seated workstations Wednesday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s petition for review of class certification. Northern District Judge Edward J. Davila certified a class of more than 10,000 Wal-Mart cashiers in August. The case tests California's "suitable seating" employment law.
A similar case brought against Kmart Corp. await...
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