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
On August 27, 2014, the Ninth Circuit in Alexander v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 16585 (9th Cir. 2014), held that FedEx drivers, who must wear FedEx uniforms, drive FedEx-approved vehicl… Read More
On September 3, 2014, the Ninth Circuit held that a class of employees could pursue their claims for off the clock work against their employer. In Jimenez v. Allstate Insurance Co., 765 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 2014), Ca… Read More
The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District, in Cochran v. Schwan's Home Service, Inc., 228 Cal. App. 4th 1137 (2014), recently refuted one of the vogue arguments employers present to defeat class certific… Read More
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