Legal Opinion
Safeway, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 22, 2015No. B255216PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MANELLA, J.
In the underlying action, real parties in interest asserted putative class claims against petitioners Safeway, Inc. (Safeway), and The Vons Companies (Vons) for violations of the Labor Code and the unfair competition law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.). The trial court certified a class for purposes of the UCL claim based on the theory that petitioners had a practice of never paying premium wages for missed meal breaks when required (Lab. Code, § 226.7). Petitioners seek a writ of mandate directing the trial court to vacate the grant of certification and to enter…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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