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Feb. 1, 2012
Employment Law
As employee plaintiffs invoke the mandate of administrative regulations, California businesses face an emerging class action tactic.
Over the past decade, California employers have battled wage and hour class actions on multiple fronts. Most disputes come under the California Labor Code, which covers claims for unpaid wages and overtime, meal-and-rest-period violations, inaccurate pay stubs, and a host of related issues. The ground seems to be shifting, though. Private plaintiffs are now seeking classwide penalties against their employer by looking beyond the Labor Code and instead tethering their claims to...
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