Wage and Hour, Motion for Summary Judgment, Employment Litigation

Employee quits but tries to take it back: Can she do that?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/5/2025

A true story, somewhere. You are Dilbert, the head of Human Resources for a fictional company that is not perfect but still a pretty decent place to work. You have an employee, Dolores, who is more trouble than she’s...more

California Supreme Court Attempts To Clarify Issues Of Control

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/29/2024

On March 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court unanimously answered three questions regarding the meaning of "hours worked” that had been certified to it by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. This ruling illuminates what...more

The Death of Rounding Practices May Be Around the Corner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/1/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: Neutral rounding policies have long been approved by the California courts. See’s Candy Shops, Inc. v. Superior Court (2012). However, the California Court of Appeal recently held that employers who “can...more

Judge’s dismissal of USWNT’s unequal pay claim provides helpful reminders for employers

McAfee & Taft on 5/13/2020

In March of 2019, members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (WNT) filed a collective and class action in federal court against the United States Soccer Federation, Inc. (USSF), asserting claims under Title VII and the...more

Unpaid Interns and a Lunch Order Gone Bad: Jury Returns FLSA Retaliation Verdict Against Martina McBride’s Production Company

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/27/2020

A February 2020 jury verdict against county music star Martina McBride’s production company highlights – albeit indirectly – the perils of unpaid internship programs and the issues they can cause under the Fair Labor...more

Sixth Circuit Considers Whether Comparator Info is Discoverable in a Failure to Promote Case

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/20/2020

In Jones v. Johnson, No. 18-2252 (January 9, 2020), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the discoverability of comparator information in a case involving an allegation that an employer failed to promote an employee....more

Washington Court Denies Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Various Overtime Issues

BakerHostetler on 5/17/2018

Overconfidence won’t overcome questions of fact - Most practitioners and human resource professionals are already familiar with the increasingly difficult wage and hour laws in California and its “Mini Me” to the east, New...more

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