Stoetzl v. State

*1260Plaintiffs are current and former correctional peace officers who work or worked at various state correctional facilities. They brought these coordinated class actions alleging they were improperly denied pay for time they spent under their employer's control before and after their work shifts. Ruling that plaintiffs' entitlement to overtime pay is controlled by federal, rather than California, law, the trial court entered judgment for defendants.1 We shall reverse the judgment in part as to the subclass of unrepresented employees and affirm as to the subclass of represented employees.

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