p0682 Review of a trial court's order certifying a class must be based on a presumption in favor of certification; in the face of substantial, albeit disputed, evidence that deliberate misclassification of certain employees as exempt from overtime was the employer's policy and practice, class certification was proper in an action on behalf of the allegedly misclassified employees.CitationSAVON v SUPERIOR COURT (Exempt Employees) 34 C4 319 [See: CCP 382; SavOn v Superior Court, 97 CA4 1070, P/AT 5/02; Lockheed Martin v Superior Court 29 C4 1096, T/AT 4/03; Washington Mutual v Superior Court 24 C4 906, P/AT 3/01; Linder v Thrifty 23 C4 429, T/AT 8/00]
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