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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 1, 2021

DAs’ suit against housework company must be bifurcated

“Should plaintiff ultimately prevail on the merits, plaintiff will be entitled to final injunctive relief. Moreover, if the court is correct that defendant is misclassifying its workers, then, although aspects of the harm are irreparable, mechanisms exist to provide workers with a substantial portion of their interim damages as well as civil penalties,” wrote San Francisco Judge Anne-Christine Massullo.

A San Francisco judge has ruled to bifurcate proceedings in District Attorneys Chesa Boudin's and George Gascón's lawsuit against household services provider Handy Technologies over its alleged misclassification of California workers as independent contractors.

Judge Anne-Christine Massullo on Tuesday ruled to separate into two trials the San Francisco and Los Angeles County...

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