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CA Court of Appeal confirms unlicensed subcontractor’s workers may assert wage claims against general contractor

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 9 2009

In Sanders Construction Company, Inc. v. Cerda, 2009 DJDAR 9714, issued June 29, 2009, the Fourth District Appellate Court confirmed that, by operation of Labor Code 2750.5, an unlicensed subcontractor’s workers are statutory employees of the general contractor, which may obligate it to pay their wages

California Supreme Court rules intentional discrimination not required for Unruh Civil Rights Actclaims involving ADA violations

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 22 2009

In Munson v. Del Taco, Inc., No. S162818, __ Cal. 4th __ (2009), issued June 11, 2009, the Supreme Court held that a plaintiff who seeks Civil Code 52 damages for a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1999 under the Unruh Civil Rights Act is not required to prove intentional discrimination