Employer Liability Issues, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Wage Orders

PAGA Paraphrased – Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/21/2025

The First District held that a prevailing defendant in a PAGA action may not recover litigation costs from the California Labor Workforce Development Agency when the LWDA did not participate in the litigation....more

California Court of Appeal Makes Clear that PAGA Plaintiffs are not Entitled to a Jury Trial and Provides Helpful Guidance on...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/10/2022

On February 18, 2022, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Jill LaFace v. Ralphs Grocery Company, __ Cal. App. 5th __ (2022), that provides important guidance in two areas. First, the Court made clear that...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: December 2018

Payne & Fears on 1/12/2019

This month’s key employment law cases address meal periods and payment of wages....more

California Supreme Court Confirms Validity Of Meal Period Waivers For Healthcare Employees

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/13/2018

On December 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court handed down its unanimous decision in Gerard, et al. v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, affirming the Court of Appeal ruling that voluntary meal period waivers are...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: October 2018

Payne & Fears on 12/3/2018

This month’s key employment law cases address the test for independent contractor status, the legality of an incentive compensation system, and personal liability for wage and hour violations....more

California Court of Appeal Affirms Validity of Hospital Meal Period Waivers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/17/2017

The ability of hospitals to use meal period waivers was called into question by a 2015 Court of Appeal decision in Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (Gerard I), which held that the provision in Wage Order 5...more

California Supreme Court Rules That Employees May Have Right To Sit During Working Hours

Fisher Phillips on 4/7/2016

On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court ruled that employers must provide an employee with seating if the employee’s tasks at a discrete location make seated work feasible, even if the employee’s job duties include...more

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