A recent California case involved the application of the Save America’s Pastime Act, which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to exempt certain baseball players from the statute’s minimum wage and overtime requirements, effective Mar. 23, 2018.
In Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp., et al., the plaintiffs, who were minor league baseball players, filed a complaint against the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises under the FLSA.
The plaintiffs wanted to sue on behalf of certain classes under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s Rule 23, governing class actions. Their claims involved alleged minimum wage and overtime violations under the laws of California and certain other states.
The defendants argued that the commissioner was never the plaintiffs’ employer under the FLSA or state laws. In response to the plaintiffs’ claim that the defendants violated s. 204 of California’s Labor Code, or the “payday” law, the defendants contended that it didn’t provide employees with a private right of action.
The California class made claims alleging minimum wage and overtime violations under state laws, as well as derivative claims relating to waiting time penalties and wage statement penalties under California’s Labor Code. The alleged breaches involved work that minor leaguers performed during the regular championship season in the California League.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California...
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