UCL Claim ‘Pointedly’ Does Not Seek Penalties, Magistrate Says In Labor Dispute

Mealey's (November 18, 2019, 11:58 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal magistrate judge in California on Nov. 8 partially denied an employer’s motion for partial summary judgment in a wage and hour violations lawsuit brought by a former employee, finding that the California unfair competition law (UCL) claim survives the motion because it seeks only restitution and not statutory or civil penalties (Stephen Carter v. Golden Gate Freightliner Inc., No. 19-02034, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194910)....