The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a complete victory by Safeway Inc. over a certified class of wage-and-hour plaintiffs. Esparza v. Safeway Inc., et al., B287927 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC369766, June 10,...more
6/25/2019
/ Amended Complaints ,
Appeals ,
Brinker ,
Burden of Proof ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Damages ,
Meal Penalties ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Relation Back Doctrine ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Restitution ,
Safeway Inc ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Wage and Hour
This month’s key employment law cases address the religious organization exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and arbitration agreements....more
5/2/2019
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Medical Leave ,
Motion to Compel ,
Nonprofits ,
Prior Claims ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Exemption ,
Religious Institutions ,
Retaliation ,
Retroactive Application ,
Salvation Army ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII
This month’s key employment law cases address nonsolicitation provisions and arbitration agreements.
AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc., 28 Cal. App. 5th 923, 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 577 (2018)
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12/18/2018
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Business & Professions Code ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Cross-Complaints ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Motion to Compel ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Popular ,
Public Benefits ,
Reaffirmation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Remand ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Solicitation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Travel ,
Unconscionable Contracts ,
Void Contracts ,
Wrongful Termination