[lbo-talk] class action suits for overtime given go-ahead

Michael Perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Tue Aug 31 13:10:58 PDT 2004


Yes, California law overrules federal law in this case. Just the same as with our min. wage in excess of the fed's.

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:56:58AM -0400, Michael Pollak wrote:
>
> On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, the LA Times was quoted to the effect that:
>
> > http://www.latimes.com/business
> > Class-Action Lawsuits for Overtime Pay Allowed
> > By Maura Dolan and Lisa Girion
> > Times Staff Writers
> >
> > August 27, 2004
>
> <snip>
>
> > The federal regulations, however, are expected to have little effect in
> > California, which has its own labor laws.
>
> So does this mean that state labor law overrules federal law if it's more
> stringent? It makes me wonder if the same situation might obtain in New
> York -- whether the new federal regulation might not effect us because our
> state regulations are stricter. Or is California for some reason
> unique? Any labor lawyers in the house who care to comment?
>
> Michael
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