Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
May 16, 2019
Guards at the (Golden) gate: A Giants dilemma
The California Supreme Court recently held that a security guard’s state law claim for “waiting time” penalties based on unpaid wages could proceed to court instead of being subjected to arbitration under his union’s collective bargaining agreement with the San Francisco Giants.
Ronald W. Novotny
Of Counsel
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Phone: (562) 653-3846
Email: rnovotny@aalrr.com
Ronald represents management in labor and employment matters and writes frequently on employment law matters. He is also an Arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association’s Employment Law Panel.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissenting opinion in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, 2019 DJDAR 3349 (U.S. April 24, 2019), borrowed from Greek mythology by characterizing the majority's position as "Piling Pelion on Ossa," referring to the futile effort of the giants attempting to stack two mountains on top of each other in order to reach the gods. A different kind of...
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