Mealey's (October 22, 2020, 12:21 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Three Volkswagen salespeople who brought class employment and unfair competition law (UCL) claims alleging that their business was harmed by the car maker’s emissions scandal failed to show that Volkswagen is their employer, a federal judge in California ruled Oct. 21, opining that evidence of training is insufficient to establish Volkswagen’s status as the employer and dismissing the claims with prejudice (In re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marking, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, No. 15-md-2672, MDL No. 2672, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195614)....