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Labor/Employment

Sep. 28, 2011

State sues Ziprealty over agent classification

By Brian Sumers
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The state labor commissioner filed suit against Emeryville-based ZipRealty in Alameda Superior Court, alleging the company misclassified hundreds of real estate agents as exempt and did not pay them minimum wage or overtime. The suit seeks wage payments of $1.75 million, overtime of $1.25 million and damages and penalties greater than $9 million. The case is Labor Commissioner v. Ziprealty RG11-596987 (Alameda Super. Ct., filed Sep...

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