U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 28, 2016
Ruling will lead to more wage and hour classes being certified
A recent 9th Circuit decision does three things that will significantly impact wage and hour class actions. By Hunter Pyle
Randolph Hunter Pyle
Principal
Hunter Pyle Law
Labor & Employment
Phone: (510) 444-4400
Email: hunter@hunterpylelaw.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
In addition to practicing law full time, Mr. Pyle is a Lecturer at Berkeley Law School where he teaches the Employment Law course to second and third year law students. He has also been a faculty member of the Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop for several yea
In Vaquero v. Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., 2016 DJDAR 5477 (June 8, 2016), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals does three things that will significantly impact wage and hour class actions. First, it limits the impact of Wal-Mart v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), with respect to the issue of commonality. Second, it limits the impact of Comcast v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013), with respect to predomin...
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