The Supreme Court of the United States held that the general removal statute, 28 U.S.C. §1441, and the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C §1453, does not allow third-party counterclaim def… Read More
The California Second District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court’s decision in favor of the employer which held that an employee must physically appear at the workplace to “report to work.” The Court i… Read More
In Huff v. Securitas Services USA, Inc., 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 474 (decided May 23, 2018), the Court of Appeal held that an employee bringing a claim pursuant to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“the PAGA”) need only… Read More
Continuing to spin the “choice” fiction, in Epic Sys. Corp. v. Lewis, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3086 (May 18, 2018), the United States Supreme Court further insulates employers from collective or class ac… Read More
The California Wage Orders impose obligations on employers related to minimum wage, maximum hours, and minimum requirements for rest breaks, meal breaks, split shifts worked, and other employment conditions. The purpose of the Wage… Read More
Join your class action litigation colleagues -- including plaintiffs' lawyers, defense counsel, economic advisors and experts, litigation financiers, claims administrators, members of the judiciary, academics, government attorneys, Fortune 5… Read More
On December 14, 2014, in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 1209, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, reversed a $90 million judgment… Read More
On January 8, 2015, in Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc., 2015 Cal. LEXIS 3, the California Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeal's conclusion that security guards' on-call time constitutes hours worked… Read More
On December 11, 2014, the trial court issued a proposed statement of decision following a class action trial that occurred in May of 2014. The issue in the case was whether Defendant York erroneously classified the class of 122 claims examiners/ad… Read More
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