United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiffs' claim, alleging that defendant-employer did not provide adequate meal periods and rest breaks, is not subject to preemption where it is based on the protections afforded by California state law, without any reference to their collective bargaining agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2004
• Decided 06/06/2005
• Published 06/07/2005

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:, Before: REINHARDT, HALL, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard Z. Rosen& Lazaro Cuevas, Posner & Rosen LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jamie J. Johnson, Bryan Cave LLP, Santa Monica, CA, for the appellee.