Labor/Employment,
California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 18, 2018
Company can’t be sued by contractors if plaintiffs released claims, court rules
A state appellate court has affirmed a ruling that a company cannot be sued for labor code violations by contractors because the plaintiffs released the claims in a settlement with the staffing company that placed them.
A state appellate court affirmed a ruling that a company cannot be sued for labor code violations by contractors because the plaintiffs released the claims in a settlement with the staffing company that placed them.
"In a joint employer arrangement, can a class of workers bring a lawsuit against a staffing company, settle that lawsuit, and then bring identical claims against the company where they had been placed to work. We answer ...
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