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Labor & Employment

Jul. 16, 2014

Jeffrey D. Wohl

Paul Hastings LLP San Francisco Specialty: employment defense


In January, a closely watched case involving the volatile issue of suitable seating for employees was finally resolved.


Wohl had tried and won the first suitable seating class action to proceed to trial on behalf of Kmart Corp. in 2012. Garvey v. Kmart Corp., CV11-2575 (N.D. Cal., filed May 27, 2011).


The case was brought under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act, which provides for the recovery of civil penalties for labor la...

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