In a March 27, 2012 per curiam decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, reversed a trial court order denying class certification in the complaint captioned Jennifer Hearn, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Rite Aid Corporation, and Rite Aid of New Jersey, Defendants-Respondents, Case No. A-2009-10T1 (N.J. Sup.Ct.).

The plaintiff represented a purported class of assistant store managers (ASMs) employed at Rite Aid pharmacies since May 4, 2006.  The complaint, filed in 2006, alleges violations of the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.  Plaintiff moved for class certification in May 2010. Continue reading “Class certification denial in New Jersey Rite Aid case reversed”