It’s never good news to hear that you have been sued, but lately the flood of COVID-related cases come with something extra – wage and hour claims. In essence, former employees who are retaining counsel for claimed wrongful...more
3/15/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Termination
Several former employees of a national restaurant chain filed a class action lawsuit claiming their former restaurant employer violated California’s WARN Act by furloughing workers in March without providing 60 days of notice...more
The year 2019 brought a number of adjustments in the legal landscape for California employers – and meal periods were no exception. California appellate courts buckled down on the interpretation of statutory language in two...more