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Labor/Employment

Jan. 7, 2017

Judge rules for McDonald's in Bay Area joint employer case

McDonald's Corp. does not have to go up against a certified class of about 1,200 San Francisco Bay Area workers because the experience each employee had with the parent corporation is too varied, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

McDonald's Corp. does not have to go up against a class of about 1,200 San Francisco Bay Area workers because the experience each employee had with the parent corporation is too varied, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg of San Francisco denied class certification, and also struck down representative Private Attorneys General Act claims for civil penalties u...

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