California High Court: De Minimis Rule Does Not Apply To Starbucks Wage Suit

(July 27, 2018, 12:08 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Neither the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) de minimis rule nor California’s de minimis principle apply to wage-and-hour class claims accusing Starbucks Corp. of requiring workers to perform store closing tasks without pay, the California Supreme Court ruled July 26, addressing a question certified by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Douglas Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, No. S234969, Calif. Sup., 2018 Cal. LEXIS 5312)....

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