The US Supreme Court has held that airline cargo loaders who load and unload cargo from planes that travel across state lines are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) because they belong to a “class of workers...more
The California Supreme Court has held that the standard for assessing whistleblower retaliation claims under California Labor Code section 1102.5 is not the McDonnell Douglas test, but the more plaintiff-friendly standard...more
2/14/2022
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CA Supreme Court ,
California ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to address the important question of whether the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") requires the enforcement of an arbitration agreement that would require representative...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a preliminary injunction issued in January 2020 that prohibited California from enforcing Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), which barred employers from requiring employees to sign...more
Garner v. Inter-State Oil Co., 52 Cal.App.5th 619, Cal. App. 3 Dist., June 26, 2020, as modified (Jul 23, 2020) -
Plaintiff filed a class action alleging that his employer, Inter-State Oil Co., violated a variety of wage...more
1/7/2021
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Arbitration ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
CAFA ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Costco ,
Data Theft ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Wage and Hour