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Law Practice

Sep. 28, 2011

Dukes decision delays L.A. meal break case

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision, a federal judge in Los Angeles is revisiting the case of oil refinery employees seeking class-action status for alleged meal-and-rest period violations.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision earlier this year, a federal judge in Los Angeles is revisiting the case of oil refinery employees seeking class-action status for alleged meal-and-rest period violations.


U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez stayed the employment case and asked for briefs on the impact of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 13...

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