The panel reversed the district court denial of defendants’ motion to compel arbitration of statutory employment discrimination and civil rights claims, and remanded with the direction that all claims be…
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The panel affirmed the district court’s order denying the motion of Amazon.com, Inc., and Amazon Logistics, Inc., to compel arbitration of federal and state wage and hour claims brought by…
Federal law says that breaks of 20 minutes or less must be paid. Under California law, which is more generous to employees than federal law, non-exempt workers are entitled to…
According to some reports, wage theft costs American workers more than $50 billion per year. And if you’ve been a victim, you may not know where to turn for help….
By Jonathan Grossman When he felt the time was ripe, President Roosevelt asked Secretary of Labor Perkins, ‘What happened to that nice unconstitutional bill you had tucked away?’ On Saturday,…
Carter Brothers Security LLC has filed its reply brief in its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, completing all briefing in this appeal. Carter Brothers…
Valerie Alberts and others (hereafter plaintiffs), formerly employed as members of the nursing staff at two acute care psychiatric hospitals owned and operated by Aurora Behavioral Health Care (Aurora), filed…
The issue on appeal is a threshold one: whether Amanda Valencia’s (Valencia) claims that SCIS Air Security Corporation (SCIS) violated California meal and rest break laws and wage laws are…
Isidro Miranda (appellant) appeals from the trial court’s order compelling him to arbitrate his individual claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, §…
Plaintiff and appellant Mahta Sharif brought an action against her former employer, defendant and respondent Mehusa, Inc., an international food export company, for unpaid overtime (Lab. Code, § 1194), unpaid…