Labor/Employment
Dec. 17, 2010
Are You Sitting Down? A Ruling That May Bring a New Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation
A state appellate court decision could embolden more employees to challenge their employers on wage order violations. By Brianne L. Marriott of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.
If you are a frequent reader of "The Personnel File," you know that wage and hour class actions have been inundating California employers and the courts for the past several years. In a case that may have a strong impact on the future of employment litigation, the California Court of Appeal recently decided that employees have a right to act as "private attorneys general" to recover penalties for violations of working co...
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