Kelly Services Loses Bid to Nix California Recruiters in OT Suit

Kelly Services Inc., a global staffing agency, couldn’t convince a federal judge in Michigan to dismiss California-based recruiters from a lawsuit alleging overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and multiple state wage laws.

The complaint plausibly alleges the agency had a company-wide policy and practice of failing to provide these employees with adequate meal and rest periods and pay them for the missed breaks in accordance with California law, Judge Bernard A. Friedman said Thursday in denying the agency’s motion to dismiss.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan also denied the agency’s motion ...