Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 16, 2009
Class Act
The state Supreme Court recently confirmed that wage-and-hour cases brought pursuant to the Unfair Competition Law must be brought as class actions, writes Lisa E. Aguiar.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Lisa E. Aguiar Class action wage and hour class action litigation has long been a potent weapon in a plaintiff's arsenal. The California Labor Code provides for restitution and penalties for violation of its provisions, the most prevalent being failure to properly classify employees, failure to pay overtime, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, failure to provide adequate pay stubs and waiting time penalties for failure to time...
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