California Labor Commissioner Supports Certification Of Questions In Wage Class Suit

Mealey's (November 14, 2019, 1:18 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — California’s labor commissioner argues in a Nov. 8 amicus curiae brief in support of the withdrawal of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel’s decision on joint employment liability under California wage-and-hour law in a wage class lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp. and the certification of workers’ proposed questions on that liability to California’s high court to “promote clarity and uniformity in applying California wage-and-hour law” (Guadalupe Salazar, et al. v. McDonald’s Corp., et al., No. 17-15673, 9th Cir.)....