This week, the Court addresses the retroactive effect of a preemption decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the constitutionality of California’s prohibition on an incumbent appearing on the ballot...more
12/5/2022
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Dismissals ,
Due Process ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Protection ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
FMCSA ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Governor Newsom ,
Motor Carrier Act ,
Political Candidates ,
Preemption ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retroactivity ,
State Constitutions ,
State Elections ,
Teamsters ,
Trucking Industry
This week, the Ninth Circuit determines whether an online produce wholesaler can file suit under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and answers a novel question about whether a party that contractually waived its...more
This week, we take a look at two Ninth Circuit decisions concerning the employer-employee relationship. In the first, the Court let the lawsuit against the NFL for its negligent handling of drug distribution to its injured...more
8/14/2020
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Agency Deference ,
Appeals ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Controlled Substances ,
Dismissals ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Employer Contributions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) ,
Negligence ,
Negligence Per Se ,
NFL ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Pain Management ,
Partial Reversal ,
Pension Plan Amendments ,
Pensions ,
Petition for Review ,
Pleading Standards ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Remand ,
Sports ,
Standard of Review ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Unilateral Modification