Class Suit Seeking Wages Under California Law Remanded Due To Amount In Controversy

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 10:39 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — An employer fighting a wage-and-hour class complaint failed to provide sufficient evidence supporting its claim that the amount in controversy is more than $32 million, a California federal judge ruled March 8, remanding the action to state court (Adan Morales, et al. v. Jerome’s Furniture Warehouse, et al., No. 18-1662, S.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37847)....