California Court of Appeal

In an action challenging the validity of Former Regulation No. 5 (Regulation 5) in reference to the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO), petition for writ of mandate filed by plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit is granted where: 1) the trial court erred in concluding Regulation 5 was a valid and enforceable clarification of the LWO; and 2) the plain language of the LWO, coupled with its legislative history, reflect an unmistakable intent to afford a living wage to employees of city service contractors who spend any time working on city service contracts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2009
• Published 01/20/2009

Judges

• PERLUSS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Altshuler Berzon, Michael Rubin, Eve H. Cervantez, Eileen B. Goldsmith and Jamie L. Crook, San Francisco, for Petitioners Hermelinda Aguiar, Alicia Maria Aldrete, Aurora Banuelos, Maria Alicia Gonzalez and Josefina Contreras, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Mark C. Dosker, Diane L. Gibson, Michael W. Kelly and Casey J.T. McCoy, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest Cintas Corporation No. 2 and Cintas Corporation No. 3.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance by Respondent.