In her latest play involving class actions with multiple state laws, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta dissented from a ruling certifying classes of minor league baseball players that she said “could have dire consequences for employers and employees.”
Ikuta, a George W. Bush appointee, dissented from a Friday decision in which the majority of a Ninth Circuit panel certified a class of minor league baseball players suing Major League Baseball and most of the 30 franchise teams for minimum wages and unpaid overtime. The majority also reversed a district judge’s refusal to certify players who sought minimum wages for spring training that took place in Arizona and Florida.
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