In June 2022, we reported on the Viking River case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the question of whether claims brought under the California Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) could be compelled to arbitration...more
The Ninth Circuit recently reviewed a district court’s handling of a class action involving claims of employment misclassification. Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. is instructive for at least two reasons: It provides...more
The practice of “rounding” time punches—adjusting the hours that an employee has actually worked to the nearest preset time increment—is generally lawful where it does not result in, over time, undercompensating employees for...more