July 21, 2023
The Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that a trial judge dropped the ball by refusing to send a truck mechanic's overtime pay and rest period suit to arbitration, saying the lower court had wrongly deemed a key arbitration agreement clause to be unenforceable.
June 06, 2023
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared puzzled Tuesday by TA Operating's bid to send a putative wage class action to arbitration, with one judge saying he's "totally confused" by the gas station chain's arbitration rules and another judge asking why TA Operating raised merits arguments before claiming an arbitrator should decide.
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.