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Labor/Employment

May 23, 2002

Class Action Is Not Proper Where Duties of Managers Vary by Location

Focus Column - By David B. Monks and Thomas S. Ingrassia - A decision by a California Court of Appeal may provide employers some relief from the recent onslaught of wage-and-hour class action. In April, the court held that a class action was not the appropriate method for the adjudication of the claims of a number of employees that they were improperly classified as being exempt from overtime wages. Sav-On Drug Stores Inc. v. Superior Court, 2002 Cal.App.LEXIS 3710 (April 4, 2002).

        Focus Column
        
        By David B. Monks and Thomas S. Ingrassia
        
        A decision by a California Court of Appeal may provide employers some relief from the recent onslaught of wage-and-hour class action. In Apr...

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