Class Suit By ‘On Call’ Workers Seeking Breaks Is Sent Back To State Court

(August 14, 2017, 1:31 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on Aug. 9 ruled that a class lawsuit by retail “key carrier” employees who claim that they were denied rest and meal breaks because they were always on call belongs in state court because the defendant failed to meet its heightened burden of proving that the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million (Eric Farley, et al. v. Dolgen California LLC, et al., No. 16-2501, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126540)....