ArbitrationFederal PreemptionLabor LawLabor Management Relations Act (LMRA)Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) ActUnions June 29, 2021 Columbia Export Terminal v. ILWU (9th Cir. 20-35037 6/28/21) RICO/Fraudulent Time Sheets/LMRA § 301 The panel affirmed the district court’s dismissal of an action brought by Columbia Export Terminal… joeroselaw Love28
Class ActionsLabor CodeLabor LawPrivate Attorneys General Act (PAGA)Wages & Overtime Law June 26, 2021 Levanoff v. Dragas (CA4/3 G058480 6/25/21) Rate-in-Effect Method for Overtime Calculation/PAGA The issue presented by this appeal is whether defendant employers violated California law in their… joeroselaw Love30
14th Amendment5th AmendmentLabor LawUnions June 23, 2021 Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid (US 20-107 06/23/2021) Right to Take Access to Agricultural Employers’ Property for Union Organizing/Pe Se Physical Taking A California regulation grants labor organizations a “right to take access” to an agricultural employer’s… joeroselaw Love21
AntitrustWages & Overtime Law June 21, 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Alston (US 20–512 per curiam 6/21/21) Student- Athletes Compensation/Antitrust Colleges and universities across the country have leveraged sports to bring in revenue, attract attention,… joeroselaw Love12
14th AmendmentCorporate LawDiscrimination June 21, 2021 Meland v. Weber (9th Cir. 20-15762 6/21/21) Women on Corporate Boards/14th Amendment The panel reversed the district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of an action brought… joeroselaw Love14
Uncategorized June 17, 2021 Superior Court v. County of Alameda (CA6 H048342 6/17/21) Court Security MOU Plaintiff Alameda County Superior Court (ACSC) challenges the trial court’s determination that a three-year memorandum… joeroselaw Love10
Compensatory DamagesEmployment LawFair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)Labor CodeLabor Law June 8, 2021 Moreno v. Bassi (CA5 F078400 6/8/21) Mixed Minimum Wage-FEHA Claims/Attorney Fees and Costs A jury awarded plaintiff Marina Moreno $16 in unpaid minimum wages and $16 in liquidated… joeroselaw Love27
ArbitrationFair Labor Standards Act May 21, 2021 Franklin v. Cmty. Reg’l Med. Ctr. (9th Cir. 19-17570 5/21/21) Nonsignatory to Arbitration Agreement/Wage and Hour The panel affirmed the district court’s order granting defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of wage-and-hour… joeroselaw Love14
Public EmployeesUnionsWrit of Mandate (Mandamus) May 14, 2021 City of Calexico v. Bergeson (CA4/1 D076963 5/13/21) Police Officer Termination Rudy Alarcon filed a petition for writ of mandate seeking to invalidate hearing officer Robert… joeroselaw Love17
ABC TestClass ActionsIndependent Contractor May 11, 2021 Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l (9th Cir. 17-16096 2/2/21) Dynamex/Wage and Hour Having received the California Supreme Court’s answer to a certified question, the panel amended and… joeroselaw Love17