Split 9th Circuit: Marriott Minimum Wage Class Suit May Proceed In State Court

Mealey's (September 5, 2018, 10:40 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 31 vacated a summary judgment ruling for a California hotel in a class complaint accusing the employer of failing to pay the required minimum wage and vacated the denial of a motion to remand the matter to state court, holding that the claims were preempted by the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) (Ian McCray, et al. v. Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., et al., No. 17-15767, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24854)....