Individual Issues Caused Class Decertification In Eddie Bauer Inspection Suit

Mealey's (January 23, 2020, 11:10 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Jan. 10 decertified a class of Eddie Bauer LLC employees in California in a lawsuit seeking compensation for time spent undergoing security inspections, finding that based on the current record before the court, a jury would have to make decisions related to each employee’s experience with exit inspections as there was no uniform policy (Stephanie Heredia v. Eddie Bauer LLC, No. 16-6236, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4627)....