Judge: Preemption Keeps Wage Class Claims In Federal Courts

Mealey's (November 13, 2019, 1:39 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — An employee’s wage class claims brought under California law are preempted by Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), a federal judge in California ruled Nov. 8, denying the employee’s motion to remand (Jose Franco v. E-3 Systems, Nos. 19-1453 and 19-2854, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195396)....