Arenas v. El Torito Restaurants, Inc.

Opinion

WEISMAN, J. *

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs, Hermilo Arenas et al., * 1 on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, appeal from an order denying a motion to certify a class of restaurant managers allegedly misclassified as exempt from overtime wage laws. The defendants are El Torito Restaurants, Inc., and Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. We find no abuse of discretion. We conclude the trial court could properly rule the action was not suitable for class treatment because the common questions of law and fact did not predominate over individualized issues. Accordingly, we affirm the…