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Date: 02-19-2022
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Case Number: A161858
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Court: California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four on appeal from the Superior Court, San Francisco County
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Defendant's Attorney:
Description: San Francisco, California employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on labor code violation theory.
Labor Code1 section 970 prohibits employers from inducing employees to relocate and accept employment by way of knowingly false representations regarding the kind, character, or existence of work, or the length of time such work will last. (§ 970, subds. (a), (b).) Defendant Smule, Inc. (Smule) develops and markets consumer applications with a specialty in music social applications. In this case, plaintiff Kenneth White alleges a violation of section 970 arising out of discussions he had with Smule prior to accepting a position with the company as lead project manager.
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Outcome: The judgment is reversed.
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