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Litigation

Feb. 14, 2014

Baseball, San Francisco Giants face class action by ex-minor leaguers

Minor league ballplayers have filed a class action against Major League Baseball and several of its franchises, alleging the league pays them below minimum wage and gives no compensation for off season and overtime work.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Minor league ballplayers have filed a class action against Major League Baseball and several of its franchises, alleging the league pays them below minimum wage and gives no compensation for off-season and overtime work.


Three recently-retired minor league players claim the league violates federal and state wage and hour violations by only paying between $3,000 and $7,500 for the f...

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