Labor/Employment
May 8, 2012
Tour guides' wage claims dismissed
Two tour chaperones cannot sue their employer for violating federal and state wage laws for work they performed abroad, a U.S. district court judge in San Francisco ruled last week.
By Brian Sumers
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two tour chaperones cannot sue their employer for violating federal and state wage laws for work they performed abroad, a U.S. district court judge in San Francisco ruled last week.
The proposed class action involves Adventures Rolling Cross Country, Inc., which paid counselors a flat rate, below California and federal minimum wage, to lead trips for teenagers. The chaperones had signed a contract stating they would be su...
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