Court Affirms UCL Verdict Against Employer, Nearly $1M Attorney Fee Award

Mealey's (May 17, 2018, 11:44 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California appeals court on May 8 affirmed a class action California unfair competition law (UCL) verdict involving labor code violations, saying the evidence supported the conclusion that a company improperly reduced wages by future medical payments and barred meal breaks and saying a nearly $1 million attorney fee award was proper (Robert Kane, et al. v. Valley Slurry Seal Co., et al., No. C079558, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3149)....