October 28, 2024
A California federal judge on Monday greenlighted a $500,000 settlement to resolve part-time models' class action accusing a marketing firm of unlawfully denying them meal and rest periods, wrapping up six-year-long litigation that hit a number of hurdles.
October 18, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in which Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are each seeking to undo a major National Labor Relations Board decision regarding union representation. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
June 07, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for the potential initial sign-off on a more than $3.6 million deal to resolve a proposed wage and hour class action against freight carrier Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
April 19, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a potential ruling on whether a class of hotel banquet event workers can continue together with wage claims against San Francisco Hilton Inc., in a long-running case that paid a visit to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
January 19, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for the potential preliminary sign-off on a $3.2 million settlement in a proposed wage and hour class action against restaurant chain Red Robin. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
July 05, 2023
A proposed unpaid wage class action by direct marketing workers is just large enough to remain in federal court, a California federal judge ruled, even if some claims were too individualized to justify class treatment.
June 02, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in a proposed overtime class action against Better Mortgage Corp. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
March 27, 2023
Promotional specialists at a marketing agency cannot proceed as a class with their lawsuit alleging overtime, meal and rest break violations, with a California federal judge ruling the class representative was too unreliable to verify commonality.
March 10, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should watch for potential rulings on whether promotional specialists at a marketing agency can proceed as a class and update their complaint alleging wage violations. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
October 14, 2022
In the coming week, a Ninth Circuit panel will hear oral arguments by CVS and opponents over a more than $10 million settlement in a wage and hour class action involving approximately 24,000 pharmacy workers. Here's a look at those arguments and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.