Judge Finds PAGA Penalties Are Not Included In Amount In Controversy

Mealey's (July 6, 2017, 2:02 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif.— After finding that the amount in controversy in a proposed class action filed by an employee who alleges that her employer failed to record and pay her hours worked did not meet jurisdictional requirements, a California federal judge on June 30 remanded the case to a state court for lack of jurisdiction (Kymberlee Arnold v. OSF International Inc., d/b/a the Old Spaghetti Factory, et al., No. 17-897, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103006)....