A California Supreme Court ruling last week could have a far-reaching impact on the relationships between staffing companies and their clients, The National Law Review reported.

The June 30 decision in Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center upheld that an employee who brings an employment class-action against a staffing firm and executes a settlement agreement releasing the firm of claims may initiate a second class-action against the staffing company’s client premised on the same violations. The court ruled the medical center was not itself released from claims under the settlement agreement between the staffing firm and the plaintiff.