The Ninth Circuit recently ruled that salary history is no defense to a claim of sex discrimination under the federal Equal Pay Act, effectively expanding from the West Coast to the entire circuit a ban on a previously common...more
3/5/2020
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Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
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Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Yovino v Rizo
The filing of class actions against California employers for meal and rest break violations remain as prevalent as ever, but the California Courts of Appeal have recently issued two rulings that may help employer-defendants....more
12/3/2019
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Labor Law Violations ,
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Rate of Pay ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
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Wage and Hour
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a court cannot force class arbitration unless both the employer and the employee clearly agreed to class arbitration. In Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela...more
4/26/2019
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Arbitration ,
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Class Arbitration ,
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Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
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SCOTUS
Two California Courts of Appeal came to two different conclusions on motions to compel arbitration on the same day last week (April 10), again demonstrating the care that must be taken in drafting and presenting arbitration...more