United States Ninth Circuit
Perez v. USDC (State of Washington Department of Social and Health Servs.), 13-72195
In the US Department of Labor Secretary's action against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the district court's order compelling the Secretary's response to interrogatories, which would disclose the identities of employees who supported the FLSA claims, is vacated and a writ of mandamus issued to protect these identities because: 1) the timing of employees' statements did not affect their status as informants; and 2) knowledge of their identities would not significantly aid DSHS.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/18/2014
- Published 04/18/2014
Judges
- Trott
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit