California Federal Judge Keeps Rest Break Class Suit In Federal Court

(October 17, 2017, 1:36 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A class complaint accusing an ambulance service company of rest break violations belongs in federal court because the employer has shown that the claims are preempted and that federal question jurisdiction exists, a California federal judge ruled Oct. 12 (Meghan Silva, et al. v. Medic Ambulance Service, Inc., No. 17-876, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169128)....