Happy Holidays for J.C. Penny: Vacation Benefit Class Decertified
In an early Christmas present for J.C. Penny, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Miller decertified a cl...
Accommodation for Adderall? ADHD As A Disability
In New York on Monday, a former secretary for Viacom filed a lawsuit alleging that the company faile...
California Fair Pay Act: Things You Need to Know
As California employers are well aware, the California Fair Pay Act went into effect on January 1, 2...
Hoverboards: More “Back to the Emergency Room” Than “Back to the Future”
Hoverboards (also called mini segways) were one of 2015’s hottest Christmas gifts – both literal...
Loophole for Avoiding Class Action Through Settlement Offer to Individual Plaintiff Closed
In a major win for consumers, the United States Supreme Court ruled last week that companies cannot ...
Grocery Woes Continued: Albertsons Facing Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
As we have previously addressed in our blogs, grocery stores in California have been facing a variet...
Legal Update: Arbitration – Key Cases and Pending Legislation
In recent years, more and more companies rely on arbitration agreements to avoid being sued in a cou...
Staples Security Check Wage Suit Likely to Proceed
Based on his tentative order and comments during oral arguments on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, Los Angel...
Employers: Consider an Alternative to Overtime
Effective December 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s new federal overtime rules make emp...
Not So Fast! Ninth Circuit Panel Reverses Cable Communications Inc.’s Lower Court FLSA Overtime Summary Judgment Win
Plaintiffs Matteo Brunozzi and Casey McCormick worked as cable and internet technicians for Cable Co...