Represented employer in an action brought by general and assistant managers in 65 stores located in California who claimed that they had been misclassified as employees exempt from overtime pay

Represented employer in an action brought by general and assistant managers in 65 stores located in California who claimed that they had been misclassified as employees exempt from overtime pay.  After initial discovery and motions, the general managers’ claims were dismissed and the class period was restricted to February 2003 (plaintiffs had sought a class definition without any ending date).  The case also involved Title VII claims of gender discrimination and harassment.  While employer’s motion to decertify the classes was pending, the matter settled.