March 28, 2024
The Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a former Sirius XM employee cannot hold the radio company and its streaming service Pandora liable for unpaid expenses they were unaware of, backing a California federal court's decision handing the companies a pretrial win in the worker's proposed class action.
October 26, 2023
A former Sirius XM worker is trying to "manufacture" a claim under California law, the company and Pandora told the Ninth Circuit, saying they cannot be liable for work-from-home expenses they were unaware of.
August 28, 2023
A former Sirius XM worker who furnished a home office on her own dime during the COVID-19 pandemic asked the Ninth Circuit to revive her claims for expense reimbursement, arguing that no law requires workers to ask their employers to be repaid before filing suit.
July 25, 2023
The Ninth Circuit shouldn't ask the California Supreme Court to intervene in a worker's suit claiming unpaid expenses, Sirius XM and Pandora told the federal appeals court, saying it is well-settled law that employers are not liable for expenses they are unaware of.