Judge Finds Field Workers Lack Standing To Bring California Labor Code Claim

Mealey's (February 26, 2016, 12:49 PM EST) -- FRESNO, Calif. — After finding that agricultural workers who assert claims for violation of California's unfair completion law (UCL) and other causes of action lacked standing, a California federal judge on Feb. 23 granted their employer's motion to dismiss a claim related to allegedly unpaid wages (Marcelina Peralta and Rigoberto Monjaraz v. Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC, et al., No. 1:15-cv-00263, E.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22695)....