Judge Reverses Decision On Ostensible Agency Theory As To Employers In Wages Case

Mealey's (February 12, 2020, 11:23 AM EST) -- FRESNO, Calif. — In reconsidering an order based on new controlling authority from the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, a California federal judge on Jan. 31 granted summary judgment to former employers of home cleaners on the ostensible agency theory of liability in a wages dispute (Angela Cruz, et al. v. MM 879 Inc., et al., No. 15-01563, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16333)....