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KARL v. UPTOWN DRINK, LLC

No. A12-0166.

835 N.W.2d 14 (2013)

Jana KARL, et al., Appellants, v. UPTOWN DRINK, LLC, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 14, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Andrew Smith , Megan I. Brennan , Katherine M. Vander Pol , Nichols Kaster, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for appellants.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Kelly S. Kemp , Jackson Evans , Assistant Attorneys General, Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.

Richard L. Kaspari , Metcalf, Kaspari, Engdahl & Lazarus, P.A., Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Unite Here Local 17.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

Appellants, roughly 750 servers, bartenders, and security guards ("the employees"), brought a class action against their employers, respondents Uptown Drink, LLC, Drink, Inc., Downtown Entertainment Ventures LLC d/b/a Spin Night Club, the parent corporation Fun Group, Inc., and the parent corporation's president Michael Whitelaw ("the employers"). The employees alleged five causes of action, including "Unlawful Deductions"...

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