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Jan 09 2011
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Meal and Rest Breaks, Remand

Employees Entitled to 2 Hours Per Day for Meal & Rest Break Violations

Meal break in the bush
Image by dybarber via Flickr

Judge George H. King of the Central District denied plaintiff’s remand motion in Lara v. Trimac Transportation Services (Western) Inc., No. CV 10-4280-GHK (JCx), 2010 WL 3119366 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2010).

Plaintiff Miguel Lara’s (“Plaintiff”) brought a motion to remand on the grounds that Defendant Trimac Transportation Services (Western) Inc. (“Defendant”) failed to satisfy the amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction.  The court stated the amount in controversy requirement as follows: Continue reading →

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