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Staffing Companies Face Potential Exposure For Interview Time.

Publication: Mondaq Business Briefing
Publication Date: 06-NOV-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Staffing Companies Face Potential Exposure For Interview Time.(Sullivan v. Kelly Services, Inc.)(Case overview)

Article Excerpt
In a putative class action pending in the federal court for the Northern District of California, Sullivan v. Kelly Services, Inc. (Case No. C 08-3893 CW), Judge Claudia Wilken, ruling on cross motions for summary judgment, has held that the time spent interviewing by a Kelly Services employee seeking temporary work assignments with Kelly Services' clients is compensable under California law. However, Judge Wilken also ruled that the time spent preparing for and commuting to the client interviews was not compensable, nor was Kelly Services required to reimburse the employees for expenses incurred in attending the interviews.

The plaintiff in Sullivan, asserted four causes of action...

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