March 19, 2024
A California federal judge gave a green light to a $5.2 million deal between Walmart and workers who accused the company of failing to pay them for all the time they spent going through preshift health checks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 16, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in a pair of cases against janitorial franchising company Coverall North America Inc. Here's a look at those cases and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
February 27, 2023
A California magistrate judge recommended Friday that a district judge conditionally certify an opt-in nationwide collective action of an estimated 2 million current and former Walmart employees who claim the retail giant's COVID-19 pre-work screenings violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
February 24, 2021
Walmart Inc. violated federal and state labor law by failing to pay workers for time spent on mandatory pre-shift COVID-19 screenings, employees claimed in a putative class and collective action in California federal court.