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Employee’s Meal and Rest Break PAGA Claims Survive Summary Judgment
USA - November 30 2023 Cecilia Arce worked as a certified nursing assistant at a skilled nursing facility. After her employer terminated her, she brought claims under the…
The Case for a PAGA Adequacy Requirement
USA - November 30 2023 In Arias v. Superior Court, 46 Cal. 4th 969 (2009), the California Supreme Court ruled that Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions need not…
Employee’s Attorney’s “Pervasive Incivility” Justified $460,000 Reduction In Fees
USA - November 30 2023 Steve Snoeck prevailed at trial on one of his six claims against his former employer, ExakTime Innovations, and was awarded $1.14 million in…
Once Again, Employer Loses Right To Arbitrate By Failing To Timely Pay Arbitration Fees
USA - November 30 2023 An anonymous employee sued her former employer and former manager, alleging multiple instances of sexual harassment and assault. The former employer…
Employer Improperly Delayed Pay To Employees Terminated After Onset Of COVID-19
USA - November 30 2023 Hartstein v. Hyatt Corp., 82 F.4th 825 (9th Cir. 2023) Karen Hartstein represents a certified class of former Hyatt employees who were laid off after…
Lawyer-Investigators Recover Attorneys’ Fees Following Successful Anti-SLAPP Motion
USA - November 30 2023 Plaintiff Natalie Operstein was a professor of linguistics at California State University, Fullerton, and plaintiff Craig Ross is her husband. In…
Company That Hired Competitor’s Employee Was Not Entitled To Arbitrate Claims
USA - November 30 2023 Canfeng Lai worked for many years at Applied Materials before submitting his resignation to begin a new job at Mattson Technology (one of Applied’s…
Employees Were Properly Awarded $7.2 Million For Employer’s Breach Of Contract
USA - November 30 2023 Julie Park and Danny Chung sued their former employer (NMSI, Inc., a residential mortgage lender) for $7.2 million in profit sharing and related…
Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment
USA - November 30 2023 Following the termination of his employment as director of university communications at CSUN’s Marketing and Communications Department, Jorge Martin…
Is the California Supreme Court About to Throw Employers a Bone on PAGA Manageability?
USA - November 8 2023 On November 8, 2023, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., a case that could have profound…
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