Class action against Autozone - Updates
Autozone persuaded the 9th Circuit to affirm 2 lower courts’ rulings that refused to allow a group of workers to pursue class claims over rest and meal breaks.
Autozone workers Jimmy Ellison and William Doland settled...
They settled their individual wage and hour claims against AutoZone, but as proposed class representatives they appealed rulings by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Those two courts declined to certify a class on meal break claims and decertified a class on rest break claims.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/autozone-workers-strike-out-at-9th-cir-on-class-action-issues