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Augustus v. ABM Security Services Inc.
Security guards succeed in reinstating favorable trial court judgment, finding their employer liable for requiring on-duty rest periods in violation of labor laws.
Labor Law Jun. 8, 2017
Bartoni v. American Medical Response West
Plaintiffs win partial victory in employment suit, where trial court's denial of class certification rests in part on incorrect legal assumption.
Labor Law May 26, 2017
Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Labor union's decision to distribute proceeds of bankruptcy settlement to all of its members unevenly does not violate duty of fair representation.
Labor Law May 23, 2017
Mendoza v. Nordstrom Inc.
California Supreme Court answers questions presented by Ninth Circuit related to state's day of rest statutes under Labor Code Sections 550 through 558.1.
Labor Law May 9, 2017
Batze v. Safeway Inc.
Employees unsuccessful in challenging judgment in employers' favor, where substantial evidence supports employees' status as exempt from overtime rules.
Labor Law May 5, 2017
Batze v. Safeway Inc.
Employees unsuccessful in challenging judgment in employers' favor, where substantial evidence supports employees' status as exempt from overtime rules.
Labor Law Apr. 6, 2017
Gateway Community Charters v. Spiess
Charter school operator is not exempt from waiting time penalties because it does not bear defining characteristics that qualify entity as 'other municipal corporation.'
Labor Law Mar. 30, 2017
Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC
Employer's failure to separately compensate commission-based sales associates for rest periods results in reversal of summary judgment in employer's favor.
Labor Law Mar. 22, 2017
Brunozzi v. Cable Communications Inc.
Summary judgment in favor of employer reversed, where employer's pay plan violates FLSA's overtime provisions and employee's state law claims of retaliation survive summary judgment.
Labor Law Mar. 22, 2017
Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Senate Bill 327 upholds validity and enforceability of health care workers' voluntary waiver of second meal period for shifts longer than eight hours.
Labor Law Mar. 22, 2017
Gateway Community Charters v. Spiess
Charter school operator is not exempt from waiting time penalties because it does not bear defining characteristics that qualify entity as 'other municipal corporation.'
Labor Law Mar. 10, 2017
Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC
Employer's failure to separately compensate commission-based sales associates for rest periods results in reversal of summary judgment in employer's favor.
Labor Law Mar. 2, 2017
Alaska Airlines Inc. v. Schurke
Railways Labor Act preemption requires collective bargaining grievance procedure, rather than state administrative board, to decide dispute between flight attendant and airline regarding vacation leave.
Labor Law Jan. 25, 2017
Navarro v. Encino Motorcars LLC
Service advisors successful in reinstating overtime compensation claim against car dealership on ground that they do not fall within exemption from overtime compensation requirement.
Labor Law Jan. 9, 2017
Hernandez v. Ross Stores Inc.
Plaintiff does not need to arbitrate individual Labor Code violation claims pursuant to employment agreement before proceeding with PAGA suit as an grieved employee.
Labor Law Jan. 4, 2017
Augustus v. ABM Security Services Inc.
Security guards succeed in reinstating favorable trial court judgment, finding their employer liable for requiring on-duty rest periods in violation of labor laws.
Labor Law Dec. 22, 2016
Matson v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Labor Management Relations Act does not preempt former UPS employee's state law gender-based hostile work environment claim where claim was not grounded in collective bargaining agreement.
Labor Law Nov. 6, 2016
Rollins v. SEIU-UHW
Union's failure to consider member's unique seniority agreement could constitute a breach of representative duty, meriting reversal of summary judgment in union's favor.
Labor Law Oct. 26, 2016
Soto v. Motel 6 Operating LP
California Labor Code section 226(a) does not require employers to include monetary value of accrued paid vacation time in employee wage statements until termination of employment.
Labor Law Oct. 20, 2016
Dang v. Maruichi American Corp.
Supervisor's wrongful discharge action against former employer is not preempted by the NLRA because his firing was not arguably subject to the NLRA.
Labor Law Sep. 25, 2016
Herrera v. Command Security Corp.
Union may proceed with Railway Labor Act claims of unlawful interference and coercion against employer of airport workers under principles of equitable tolling.
Labor Law Sep. 14, 2016
Torres v. Mercer Canyons Inc.
Domestic farm workers may maintain class action against employer alleging violations of the Agricultural Workers' Protection Act and Washington law concerning federal H-2A jobs.
Labor Law Aug. 31, 2016
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division/IBT v. BNSF Railway Inc.
'ConRail' and Railway Labor Act's major/minor test applies to labor dispute against railway alleging retaliation, and properly categorized as 'minor' subject to mandatory arbitration.
Labor Law Aug. 24, 2016
Morris v. Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young may not enforce 'concerted action waiver' that interferes with employees' substantive federal right to act together as protected under National Labor Relations Act.
Labor Law Aug. 22, 2016
Young v. REMX, Inc.
'Death knell' doctrine inapplicable, rendering order staying and bifurcating plaintiff's representative PAGA claim nonappealable.
Labor Law Aug. 17, 2016
Kobold v. Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Labor Management Relations Act did not preempt labor dispute concerning breach of fiduciary duty claim under Oregon state law, warranting reversal of one of three consolidated cases.
Labor Law Aug. 10, 2016
Morales v. 22nd District Agricultural Association
Order sustaining demurrer to Labor Code Section 510 claim alleging failure to pay overtime reversed where employees should be permitted to allege employer is 'joint employer.'
Labor Law Aug. 8, 2016
Morales v. 22nd District Agricultural Association
Order sustaining demurrer to Labor Code Section 510 claim alleging failure to pay overtime reversed where employees should be permitted to allege employer is 'joint employer.'
Labor Law Jul. 14, 2016
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board
Summary judgment in favor of employer association reversed where court errs in asserting jurisdiction under 'Leedom v. Kyne.'
Labor Law Jul. 11, 2016
Ramos v. Garcia
Labor Code's two-way fee shifting provision does not allow award of attorney fees to prevailing 'co-employee' whom plaintiff-employee erroneously sued as his 'employer.'
Labor Law Jun. 30, 2016