March 17, 2025
A food distributor told a California federal court that it plans to appeal to the Ninth Circuit the court's decision that two drivers' wage and hour claims belong in state court, according to a court filing.
February 27, 2025
A California federal court ruled it had no jurisdiction over a suit by two drivers lodging wage and hour claims under state law against a food distributor, allowing the case to be refiled in state court.
February 10, 2025
A food distributor facing two drivers' suit alleging unpaid wages engaged in "abusive litigation'' when it said the workers were unwilling to appear for depositions and asked a California federal court to sanction them and dismiss their lawsuit, the drivers told the court.
February 07, 2025
A food distributor urged a California federal court to slap sanctions on a pair of drivers who brought wage and hour allegations against the company, saying the workers' failure to appear for depositions and shirking of other discovery duties merits their suit being thrown out.
October 18, 2024
Two drivers engaged in interstate commerce and operated commercial motor vehicles and therefore fall under the Motor Carrier Act exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, a California federal judge ruled, granting a food distributor's win on the workers' overtime claim.