9th Circuit: Wrong Review Applied In Wage Case, But Error Was Harmless

(October 24, 2023, 9:08 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A federal court in Colorado applied the wrong standard when it reviewed a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation regarding an emergency motion sought by workers seeking to halt a nationwide wage and hour settlement in another court that would impact their claims, but “the error was harmless,” a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming the denial of the workers’ injunction motion....