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27Aug

California Supreme Court: Employee Can’t Bring Conversion Claim For Unpaid Wages

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that a former start-up employee could not hold his former boss personally liable for unpaid wages based on the theory of common law conversion. Conversion is a legal term for theft. This is a win for...
By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-supreme-court-employee-can-t-74398/

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