Litigation
Dec. 16, 2014
Large wage and hour settlement does not give future plaintiffs an edge
Attorneys agreed that a judge's final approval of the $56.5 million settlement of an employment case does not give plaintiffs or defendants a decisive advantage in future class actions based on claims of meal and rest breaks.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Attorneys agreed that a San Diego County judge's final approval of the $56.5 million settlement of a closely-watched employment case does not give plaintiffs or defendants a decisive advantage in future class actions based on claims of missed meal and rest breaks.
"It's a punctuation mark at the end of the sentence," said Richard J. Simmons, an employer-side attorney at Sheppard, Mu...
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