March 03, 2023
The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court's decision that a state court should preside over a proposed class action alleging that trucking company J.B. Hunt didn't pay drivers minimum wage or provide meal and rest breaks, saying the potential damages exceed the $5 million threshold for federal jurisdiction.
February 10, 2023
Over the next week, attorneys should watch for a potential ruling on Mattress Firm Inc.'s motion to send a representative wage and hour case to arbitration, a bid that invoked the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana. Here's a look at the Mattress Firm case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.