California Court of Appeal

In plaintiff's action for penalties against defendant-99 Cent Only Stores, claiming that defendant failed to provide its employees with suitable seating under the Commission wage order, in violation of Labor Code section 1198, trial court's judgment against the plaintiff is reversed as an employee may state a cause of action for civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 for violation of the suitable seating order of the Commission, and here, violations of Wage Order No. 7(14) are violations of section 1198 and civil penalties under section 2699(f) are available.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2010
• Published 11/12/2010

Judges

• KRIEGLER

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James F. Clapp, Malcolm Heinicke