Opinion
S244751
07-01-2019
STOETZL (KURT) v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
A142832 First Appellate District, Div. 4
Opinion filed: Affirmed in part, reversed in part
We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal insofar as it rejected the claims of the represented plaintiffs.
We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal insofar as it allowed the unrepresented plaintiffs' minimum wage claims to proceed.
We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal insofar as it allowed the unrepresented plaintiffs' breach of contract claims to proceed, but we conclude that those claims should be limited to seeking unpaid overtime compensation based on the FLSA's definition of compensable work time, not based on the broader definition that appears in Wage Order No. 4.
We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal insofar as it rejected the unrepresented plaintiffs' claims under Labor Code sections 222 and 223.
We remand the case to the Court of Appeal with instructions to remand to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. During such proceedings, defendants can raise any defenses that the trial court did not reach in its previous consideration of the case.
Majority Opinion by Chin, J.
-- joined by Cantil-Sakauye, C. J., Corrigan, Kruger, and Groban, JJ.
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Liu, J.
-- joined by Cuéllar, J.