Labor/Employment
Apr. 7, 2017
$110M rest break settlement approved, but nearly derailed by fee-splitting disagreements
The agreement brought to a close more than a decade of litigation, including a pro-worker win at the state Supreme Court in December, that found it is illegal to require employees to remain on call during their rest breaks.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES — A $110 million labor settlement was preliminarily approved Thursday, bringing to a close more than a decade of litigation, including a pro-worker win at the state Supreme Court in December, that found it is illegal to require employees to remain on call during their rest breaks.
But a second fight among various plaintiffs' firms in the case has on...
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