The Ninth Circuit joins other circuits in recognizing "hybrid" wage-hour class actions *

USA - April 22 2013
"Hybrid" wage-hour class actions are by no means a new concept. In a "hybrid" class action, the named plaintiff files suit seeking to represent…

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A victory for employers facing wage-hour class actions: U.S. Supreme Court closes the door on an oft-used plaintiffs' scheme to avoid federal jurisdiction *

USA - March 20 2013
In 2005, Congress passed the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA") to ensure that large, interstate class actions could be heard in federal courts…

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Ninth Circuit decertifies Chinese Daily News Class, confirming that the tough Dukes standard applies to wage-hour cases *

USA - March 5 2013
The Ninth Circuit has just issued an important new opinion that not only makes clear that the Supreme Court's landmark Dukes v. Wal-Mart decision in…

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Ninth Circuit rules that employees need not "request" a seat under California's obscure "suitable seating" law *

USA - February 20 2013
We have written previously in this blog about California's obscure "suitable seating" law, which requires that some employers provide "suitable…

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The first "suitable seating" trial in California results in a victory for the employer - and guidance for plaintiffs for future cases *

USA - December 26 2012
As we have written before in this space, the latest wave of class actions in California is one alleging that employers have not complied with obscure…

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