Federal Judge Denies Remand Of Class Suit Over No Breaks From Walkie Talkies

(February 13, 2024, 9:54 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A putative class complaint accusing a hospitality company of wage-and-hour violations due to its policy requiring workers to keep their walkie talkies on throughout their shifts, even during breaks, contains violations for which the amount in controversy requires the case to remain in federal court, a federal judge in California ruled, denying a motion to remand....