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Apple hit with class action lawsuit for alleged labor rule violations |
July 23, 2014
Apple faces in a state court in California a class action suit that its employees were not provided timely meal breaks, rest breaks and final paychecks, according to the lawyer for the employees.The Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego certified the case as a class action in a suit filed by Apple’s retail and corporate employees, said Tyler J. Belong, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, on Tuesday.Judge Ronald S. Prager appointed the plaintiffs and their counsel Hogue & Belong as class representatives and counsel on behalf of close to 21,000 employees.Apple now faces claims of meal period, rest period and final pay violations affecting the current and former Apple employees, as a result of the ruling, Belong wrote in an email explaining the court decision.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2457200/apple-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-for-alleged-labor-rule-violations.html#tk.rss_all
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