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Litigation

Dec. 12, 2015

State labor department may only confuse suitable seat debate

With oral arguments next month, both plaintiffs and defense say the labor agency is on their side.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

"See, now this I don't get," an irate George Costanza tells fiance Susan Ross while peering at a standing security guard in a "Seinfeld" episode. "This man has to stand here for eight hours a day while he could easily be sitting."

But Susan scoffs at George, exclaiming, "He's a security guard!" as if his department store employer benefits from his standing. Jerry Seinfeld elaborates Susan's po...

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