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Labor/Employment

Jun. 6, 2015

9th Circuit reviews if a federal health law can trump state labor code

The 9th Circuit considered arguments about whether a federal regulation lets Denny's restaurant instruct workers to buy shoes without reimbursement.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


PASADENA - A federal appellate panel on Thursday cast doubt on a lower court ruling
that a federal health regulation preempts California's menu of pro-worker laws, as
it heard argument over whether Denny's Inc. employees must be reimbursed for shoes
bought for their job.


While U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann ...

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