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Labor/Employment

Jun. 5, 2017

McDonald's class action goes to the judge, with many questions

A unique bench trial ended Friday with plaintiffs' pushing the labor code's land the defense saying it meant to do no wrong.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — A unique bench trial about how much corporate-owned California McDonald's Corp. stores must pay in penalties for overtime violations ended Friday with plaintiffs' lawyers pushing the labor code's limits, McDonald's lawyer insisting that his client never meant to do wrong, and the judge continually interjecting to ask questions.

After closing arguments, Los Angeles County S...

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