Settlement In 1 Wage Case Against Franchisees Won’t Stop 2nd Case From Proceeding

Mealey's (September 25, 2019, 12:58 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A settlement reached in one wage complaint against Jack In The Box franchisees brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) doesn’t bar another putative class complaint alleging similar claims under wage-and-hour laws from proceeding, a federal judge in California ruled Sept. 23, denying the franchisees’ motion for summary judgment (Jennifer Garcia v. Central Coast Restaurants, Inc., et al., No. 18-2370, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162588)....