Magistrate: Federal Enclave Doctrine Bars Labor Code, 172 Claims Against Employer

Mealey's (June 15, 2020, 7:22 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California on June 5 held that a concrete finisher’s California Labor Code and unfair business practices claims against his former employer are barred by the federal enclave doctrine because they stem from work that was performed on six federal enclaves (David Jimenez v. Haxton Masonry, Inc., No. 18-07109, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99251)....