California Supreme Court's long-awaited ruling in Brinker provides employers favorable interpretation of meal break requirements, clarifies rest break timing requirement *

USA - April 13 2012
At long last, the California Supreme Court has issued the decision that every California employer has been waiting for—Brinker.

Co-authors: Margaret Rosenthal, Gregory V. Mersol, Sabrina L. Shadi.

California district court denies certification of second wage and hour class in less than a month: early bird catches the worm, but doesn't like the taste *

USA - December 19 2011
Maryland staffing corporation Aerotek Scientific, LLC (“Aerotek”), allegedly required its employees who worked at one of its call centers in California to arrive at work at least ten minutes before the beginning of their shifts to log into their computers and be at the ready to receive calls at the immediate start of their shifts.

California Supreme Court holds California employers liable for overtime worked in California by non-resident employees *

USA - July 12 2011
Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that California employers must pay overtime to employees who are not residents of California but who work overtime in the state of California and that the failure to do so subjects employers to claims for restitution under California’s unfair competition law.

Co-authors: Morvareed Z. Salehpour.

Fourth Circuit affirms judgment that donning and doffing activities are compensable "work" under the FLSA *

USA - June 14 2011
Fashion icon Mark Twain once said, “Clothes make the man."