On May 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of California held that when an employer “reasonably and in good faith” believes it complied with California’s legal requirement to provide accurate wage statements and it does not, the...more
On October 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will allow plaintiffs in California to continue pursuing claims during the pendency of an appeal to an order denying a petition to compel arbitration. The...more
A California appellate court recently ruled that an employee may pursue claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that her former employer violated the state’s mandatory paid sick leave law.
On...more
On February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2020 California law that attempted to prohibit employers from requiring employees and job applicants to agree to arbitration as a condition of employment. The...more
2/17/2023
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The panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that largely upheld California’s law banning mandatory arbitration agreements in the employment context just withdrew its decision. On August 22, 2022, two of the three...more
8/29/2022
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Preliminary Injunctions ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws
In a split 2-1 decision that likely raises more questions than it answers, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cast some doubt upon the ability of employers to implement mandatory arbitration agreements with their employees....more
9/17/2021
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Employment Litigation ,
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Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws
On May 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant ruling in Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., on both California’s wage statement laws and standing to pursue claims under the Private Attorneys...more
6/15/2021
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Bonuses ,
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Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Reversal ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Wal-Mart
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ruled in an employment class action regarding misclassification of trucking industry owner-operators as independent contractors. The ruling is a win for...more
7/24/2019
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Class Action ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
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Employment Litigation ,
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preem ,
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Rest and Meal Break ,
Right to Control ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
In a matter of first impression before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving an issue left open by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Seventh Circuit panel issued an opinion on a key threshold question of...more
10/29/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
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