Wage and Hour, Motion for Summary Judgment, Hiring & Firing

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

The Past Really Is Dead: Ninth Circuit Shuts Door on Use of Past Salary as “Factor Other Than Sex” Under the Equal Pay Act

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/24/2018

In setting a new employee’s pay, what do you consider? Past experience? Check. Education? Check. Salary at the last job? Not so fast. In a recent Ninth Circuit decision, the court framed the question as follows: Can an...more

9th Circuit Rules That Employers Cannot Rely on Applicant’s Prior Salary to Justify Wage Disparities under the Equal Pay Act

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/12/2018

• The 9th Circuit has ruled that employers may not rely on prior salary, alone or in combination with other factors, to justify wage disparities under the Equal Pay Act. • The 9th Circuit ruling does not address whether...more

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

The Past Really Is Dead: Ninth Circuit Shuts Door on Use of Past Salary as “Factor Other Than Sex” Under the Equal Pay Act

9th Circuit Rules That Employers Cannot Rely on Applicant’s Prior Salary to Justify Wage Disparities under the Equal Pay Act

Ninth Circuit Holds Prior Salary Cannot Justify Wage Differences

California Employment Law Notes - September 2015

California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

Wage and Hour › Motion for Summary Judgment › Hiring & Firing

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

The Past Really Is Dead: Ninth Circuit Shuts Door on Use of Past Salary as “Factor Other Than Sex” Under the Equal Pay Act

9th Circuit Rules That Employers Cannot Rely on Applicant’s Prior Salary to Justify Wage Disparities under the Equal Pay Act

Ninth Circuit Holds Prior Salary Cannot Justify Wage Differences

California Employment Law Notes - September 2015

California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

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