Cases & Deals

Los Angeles County MTA obtains dismissal in meal and rest period class action suit

Client(s) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Jones Day represented Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a putative wage and hour class action involving claims of failure to provide meal periods as required by the California Labor Code. In a case of first impression, trial court decided that public transit drivers represented by a labor organization are exempt from the meal period requirements of the Labor Code.

Haywood v. Los Angeles County MTA, Case No. BC390056 (Los Angeles Superior Court)