Employers: Judge Erred In Denying Judgment On Ostensible Agency Theory

Mealey's (March 11, 2019, 3:43 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — In a dispute over wages, former employers to home cleaners argue in a Feb. 28 reply brief that a California federal judge erred in finding that they could be potentially liable under an ostensible agency theory and that the judge should revisit his decision granting class certification because he failed to consider whether the issue of ostensible agency was subject to class treatment (Angela Cruz, et al. v. MM 879 Inc., et al., No. 15-01563, E.D. Calif.)....