Abercrombie action.(Law)(Abercrombie & Fitch Co.)(Brief Article) From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: October 4, 2004| Author: Bronstad, Amanda | COPYRIGHT 2004 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge certified a class of 250 current and former California store managers of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. last month in a case seeking millions of dollars in unpaid overtime.

Filed in July 2002, the suit claims that since 1998 the Ohio-based retailer has misclassified its California store managers in a way that made them exempt from overtime. Store managers spend more than half their time waiting on customers, stocking shelves and opening and cl...

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