Month: February 2012

Georgia Choice of Law Provision Unenforceable in Independent Contractor Involving California Drivers

By Gleason and Favarote of Gleason & Favarote LLP in Wage and Hour law on Thursday, February 9, 2012

In Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics Corp., 2012 DJAR 1820 (9th Cir. 2012), the court struck down a Georgia choice of law provision in a written independent contractor agreement between a Georgia-based company and truck drivers based in California. The drivers sued the company in a class action for failure to pay wages and overtime, improper Continue reading

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