United States Ninth Circuit

In a disagreement over the "regular rate" of pay in a state law overtime claim, petition for rehearing and petition en banc were denied because the claim is inextricably intertwined with the meaning of terms in the collective bargaining agreement and is therefore preempted by federal labor law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/1999
• Decided 02/12/2002
• Published 02/12/2002

Judges

• SCHROEDER, Chief Judge., Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, BEEZER, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Cantore,Gilbert & Sackman, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants., William A. Reich, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Ventura, California, for the amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• David B. Reeves, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee.