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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Apr. 22, 2015

Victoria's Secret employees want to be paid for calling in about working a shift

In novel legal claim, employees demanding compensation for act of calling in to see if they must work a shift.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A new kind of workplace claim is being tested in federal appellate court: Should retail workers who must call in to see if a shift is available get paid simply for calling in? Plaintiffs in a putative class action lawsuit against Victoria's Secret Stores LLC filed a petition for interlocutory appeal with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday regarding payment for mandatory calls to the workpla...

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