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The Court further noted that declining to reach questions of merit unless “necessary” to resolution of the class question may work to the employer’s advantage because a defendant would otherwise be “in jeopardy of multiple class actions, with one after another dismissed until one trial court concludes there is some basis for liability and in that case approves class certification.” It continued that “[i]t is far better from a fairness perspective to determine class certification independent of threshold questions disposing of the merits, and thus permit defendants who prevail on those merits, equally with those who lose on the merits, to obtain the preclusive benefits of such victories against an entire class and not just a named plaintiff.” (Citing its own decision in Fireside Bank v. Superior Court.) Applying this, the Court held that “the certifiability of a rest break subclass in this case is not dependent upon resolution of threshold … [Read more...] about Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Ct.: The Takeaway on Meal and Rest Period Rules and Claims

Today’s dining consumer desires quality, genuineness and speed of service in a rich and welcoming environment. Our guests recognize Sertinos Cafe as an upscale fast casual specialty restaurant that offers excellence in quality sandwiches, salads, and soups; artisan espressos and coffee drinks; as well as delicious desserts and at many locations – premium ice cream treats. … [Read more...] about Sertino’s Café

Loving Hut, University Heights and Mira MesaBilled as the world’s largest vegan restaurant chain, Loving Hut has more than 200 locations, including 26 in the U.S. Each outlet, including two in San Diego, are given autonomy to choose their own menu items to suit local tastes, but the standard dishes always popular with American diners include the Cha Cha fried rice, Lucky Lemongrass, Beyond Wild West BBQ burger and Heavenly salad. 1905 El Cajon Blvd., University Heights. 9928 Mira Mesa Blvd., Mira Mesa. Lovinghut.us … [Read more...] about San Diego’s best vegan restaurants

In August 2013, employees at more than 1,000 fast-food restaurants in over 50 cities staged work stoppages. Employees took to the streets demanding a wage increase to at least 15 dollars an hour, twice the federal minimum wage. These protests were supported by organized labor as well as community groups such as Justice at Work, a nonprofit organization that provides legal services to support and encourage organization of low-wage immigrant workers. Even though UNITE HERE has traditionally been seen as the main union representing food service workers, it was the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents more than two million workers in health care, janitorial and other industries, that provided financial support and training for local organizers across the country in preparation for the strikes. … [Read more...] about Are Unions the Newest Item on the Menu? A Look at the Restaurant Unionization Movement

“Different callers called in and said it was firecrackers or some said gunshot sort of noises. I don’t think it was an explosion that was rocking anything,” he said. “Until we can get in there and analyze the material after the search warrant we won’t be able to say what it was.” … [Read more...] about IED rips through Indian restaurant, injures 15 in Toronto suburb