Gregory V. Mersol

California Court of Appeals Affirms Employer Class Action Wage and Hour Win at Trial

USA - October 16 2018 With many of the easy targets for wage and hour matters gone (e.g., misclassification of assistant managers), plaintiffs’ counsel have increasingly turned to technical overtime or......

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Decertification of FLSA Off-the-Clock Case

USA - September 21 2018 Those familiar with collective action litigation are already familiar with the two-step paradigm most courts use to evaluate collective action claims...

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And Yes, Epic Systems Applies to Independent Contractors, Too

USA - August 27 2018 Just three months ago, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 138 S. Ct. 1632 (2018), in which it rejected perhaps...

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California Meal Period Claim Done In by Collective Bargaining Agreement

USA - August 24 2018 While the proportion of private sector employees represented by unions is down, unions retain an important workplace role, and the terms of collective...

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Eleventh Circuit Overturns Default Judgment for Failing to Pay Arbitrator’s Fee

USA - August 20 2018 With the Epic Systems case broadly supporting employers’ rights to use arbitration agreements with class waivers, what is now emerging is the result...

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