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FAAAA keeps "trucking" through California meal and rest break laws
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- June 26 2012
We have previously wrote about the recent success of California trucking companies defeating California meal and rest break claims by arguing that the laws are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA
California Appeals Court finds plaintiffs' counsel inadequate, upholds denial of class certification motion
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- May 14 2012
It’s bad enough that a plaintiff’s attorney loses a motion to certify a class it must be even worse when the reason the motion is denied is the attorney’s own failure to plead his case properly
Federal court dismisses retirees' health care claims for lack of standing
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- April 20 2012
The Sixth Circuit has been a hotbed of class action litigation involving retiree healthcare under collectively bargained plans
California Supreme Court decides Brinker
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- April 12 2012
Employers prevail on duty to provide meal periods; mostly good on certification
California appeals court rejects attempt to try California misclassification case by statistics
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- February 13 2012
The California Court of Appeal issued a rare decision in favor of employers last week, when it reversed a class action judgment of $15 million and decertified a class of 260 current and former bank employees who claimed they had been misclassified as exempt and were therefore entitled to meal and rest break premiums
A win for employers in California class action split shift wage dispute
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- June 1 2011
A federal court in California recently held in a class action case that employers satisfy California's split shift wage regulation if they pay their employees who work split shifts at least the minimum wage for the actual time spent working plus one additional hour at the minimum wage rate
Federal court in New Jersey decertifies FLSA class of 1,500 Home Depot assistant managers
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- February 21 2011
A federal court in New Jersey recently decertified an FLSA class of 1,500 Home Depot merchandising assistant store managers ("MASMs") who claimed they were misclassified as exempt executive employees
