Class ActionsEmployment LawLabor LawWages & Overtime Law October 21, 2015 Legal briefing complete in Ninth Circuit appeal by Carter Brothers Security LLC in wage lawsuit Carter Brothers Security LLC has filed its reply brief in its appeal to the U.S.… joeroselaw 0 Love108
Employment LawLabor LawWrongful Termination October 21, 2015 Nicollette Sheridan was not required to complain to the California Labor Commissioner before suing Desperate Housewives for retaliatory termination, appeals court holds Touchstone Television Productions (Touchstone) hired actress Nicollette Sheridan to appear in the television series Desperate… joeroselaw 0 Love63
Class ActionsEmployment LawLabor LawWages & Overtime Law October 19, 2015 Psychiatric nursing staff’s lawsuit for hospital’s routine denial of meal and rest periods may proceed as class action Valerie Alberts and others (hereafter plaintiffs), formerly employed as members of the nursing staff at… joeroselaw 0 Love77
Class ActionsEmployment LawLabor LawWages & Overtime Law October 18, 2015 Federal Airline Deregulation Act does not preempt employee’s meal and rest break claims under the California Labor Code The issue on appeal is a threshold one: whether Amanda Valencia’s (Valencia) claims that SCIS… joeroselaw 0 Love48
Class ActionsEmployment LawLabor LawWages & Overtime Law October 16, 2015 Employee need not arbitrate his Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act claims Isidro Miranda (appellant) appeals from the trial court’s order compelling him to arbitrate his individual… joeroselaw 0 Love55
Class ActionsEmployment LawLabor LawUncategorized October 16, 2015 Trial court erred in granting class action lawsuit representative employee-plaintiff precertification discovery in disability case against pharmacy employers Under what circumstances can a plaintiff who seeks injunctive relief on behalf of a class… joeroselaw 0 Love55
Employment LawLabor Law October 15, 2015 Border patrol agent’s age discrimination lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security for failure to promote may proceed to jury trial The 3-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed… joeroselaw 0 Love42
Employment LawLabor LawWages & Overtime Law October 15, 2015 Plaintiff-employee prevailed on her Equal Pay Act claim but not on her unpaid wage and overtime claims Plaintiff and appellant Mahta Sharif brought an action against her former employer, defendant and respondent… joeroselaw 0 Love58
DiscriminationEmployment LawLabor LawWrongful Termination October 10, 2015 California prohibits use of E-Verify to check on current employees and job applicants before a job offer is made Today, Governor Brown signed AB 622, sponsored by Assemblymember Roger Hernández (D-West Covina), which adds… joeroselaw 0 Love42
Employment LawLabor LawWages & Overtime Law October 8, 2015 Governor Brown Signs California Fair Pay Act In a substantial move to close the persistent wage gap between men and women, Governor… joeroselaw 0 Love91