U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 15, 2014
9th Circuit hands plaintiffs' labor lawyers a victory
The court barred removal of certain overtime and other claims from state courts to federal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A labor law ruling by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gladdened employee-side attorneys Thursday by holding that defendants cannot transform overtime and other claims filed in state court under the California labor code into federal class actions.
The upshot was that representative enforcement actions filed under California's Private Attorney General Act are not subject to the strict and ...
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