A wage-and-hour suit on behalf of Mary Kay sales consultants won’t be heard in New Jersey after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that Texas law governs interpretation of a forum-selection clause in the cosmetics company’s employment contract.
The appeals court, in a published decision, affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing a potential class action against Addison, Texas-based Mary Kay after finding that Texas law dictates that the claim belongs in that state’s courts.
