August 03, 2022
A group of janitors can move forward as a class in their misclassification suit against an international cleaning company, a California federal judge ruled while also granting the workers summary judgment on some of their claims.
July 14, 2022
After Jan-Pro Franchising International Inc. argued in court Thursday that a week-old Ninth Circuit decision weighs against certifying a worker misclassification suit brought by a group of janitors, U.S. District Judge William Alsup asked the parties for additional briefings before he'd decide the certification motion.
June 10, 2022
A fresh U.S. Supreme Court ruling on arbitration is already beginning to make an impact on pending litigation.
June 07, 2022
A group of janitors told a California federal judge that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision does not further their franchisor's claims that it still has the right to arbitrate the workers' classification suit, arguing that the case only strengthens their argument that arbitration is off the table.
May 31, 2022
A janitorial franchise company asked a California federal judge to reconsider a tentative ruling against the business in a long-running worker classification case, arguing that it's not a cleaning company, it's a franchise company, and can't be held liable for employee wage violations.
May 27, 2022
In the coming week, a California federal court is set to rule on whether Jan-Pro Franchising International misclassified cleaning workers as independent contractors, in a long-running suit that went to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in the Golden State.
May 16, 2022
A California federal judge has signaled that he will side with a group of janitors in their long-running misclassification suit against an international cleaning company, finding that the workers are considered employees, not independent contractors, and owed damages for wage violations.
May 06, 2022
In the coming week, labor and employment attorneys should look out for arguments over whether to exclude certain evidence from a long-running wage and hour class and collective action against Major League Baseball. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.