Adoma v. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, INC.

ORDER

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior District Judge.

Class plaintiffs bring several wage and hour claims against defendants University of Phoenix, Inc., a for-profit university, and Apollo Group, Inc., its parent company. The parties bring cross-motions for partial summary judgment on the limited question of whether defendants were required to include the value of a tuition benefit when calculating an employee’s regular rate of pay for the purpose of paying overtime under California law. For the reasons described below, both motions are denied without prejudice.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

Def…