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California Supreme Court

May 21, 2010

State High Court Rules Against Workers While Defining Who Is an Employer

For the first time in nearly a century, the California Supreme Court addressed an issue that seems basic to wage-and-hour law - defining who is liable as an employer.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

For the first time in nearly a century, the California Supreme Court addressed an issue that seems basic to wage-and-hour law - defining who is liable as an employer.

Thursday's answer established a middle ground between what business interests and labor interests were advocating for. It doesn't, however, help dozens of farm workers who picked strawberries for a central Californ...

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