February 24, 2023
A California federal judge said attorneys who nabbed a $1.8 million jury win in an ex-Costco worker's disability bias suit deserve a $1.2 million fee, less than half of the $2.7 million originally requested, because the case wasn't exceedingly challenging.
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.
September 07, 2022
The attorneys who scored a $1.8 million jury verdict for an ex-worker in a disability discrimination suit against Costco should get $2.7 million in fees because of their "extraordinary effort," the former worker told a California federal judge.
June 06, 2022
A California federal jury has awarded a former Costco employee over $1.8 million in damages in her suit alleging that the company didn't adequately try to accommodate her anxiety and depression after it suddenly required her to take more frequent business trips to Mexico despite her safety concerns.
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 20, 2022
In the coming week, labor and employment attorneys should keep an eye out for potential final approval of a $12 million settlement between Rite Aid and a class of nearly 30,000 workers in a uniform-reimbursement lawsuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.