Wage Law

The Ninth Circuit's opinion in Sullivan v. Oracle Corp. (9th Cir. 2008) 547 F.3d 1177, 14 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 321, has been withdrawn, and the Ninth Circuit has certified three questions to the California Supreme Court. Sullivan v. Oracle Corporation (9th Cir. 06-56649 2/17/09).

We certify the following questions to the California Supreme Court, corresponding to the three claims presented by the plaintiffs.

First, does the California Labor Code apply to overtime work performed in California for a California-based employer by out-of-state plaintiffs in the circumstances of this case, such that overtime pay is required for work in excess of eight hours per day or in excess of forty hours per week?

Second, does (California Business and Professions Code) § 17200 apply to the overtime work described in question one?

Third, does § 17200 apply to overtime work performed outside California for a California-based employer by out-of-state plaintiffs in the circumstances of this case if the employer failed to comply with the overtime provisions of the FLSA?

By separate order, we today withdraw our published panel opinion in this appeal, pending a decision by the California Supreme Court on the questions of California law that we now certify. If the California Supreme Court decides any or all of the certified questions, we will accept and rely on the Court’s decision of that question or those questions in any further proceedings in this court.

The order certifying these questions can be found at this link. The order withdrawing the prior published opinion can be found at this link. Our previous post about the original opinion can be found at this link.