California Federal Judge Sends Estee Lauder Wage Suit Back To State Court

Mealey's (June 6, 2019, 10:04 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A class complaint accusing Estee Lauder Inc. of regularly requiring employees to work off-the-clock and other wage violations belongs in state court as the employer failed to show that the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million, a California federal judge ruled May 22 (Chloe Akana v. Estee Lauder Inc., et al., No. 19-806, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87423)....