Genex Worker’s California Wage, Breaks Suit Sent to State Court

Genex Services LLP lost its bid to keep an employee’s proposed class action over alleged California wage and breaks violations out of state court, after a federal court in San Diego ruled it didn’t have the authority to hear the case.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California lacks jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act because Genex failed to establish that there’s at least $5 million at stake, Judge Anthony J. Battaglia said Tuesday.

Genex, which provides managed healthcare services, estimated that the case was worth $6.13 million based on its assumption that each potential class ...