by Leonard H. Sansanowicz | Jun 2, 2015 | class action, Court of Appeal, FLSA, wage and hour
Objectors’ Motion to Intervene in a Class Action Settlement Was Untimely, But the District Court Failed to Allow Sufficient Opportunity for Objections in the Approval Process. Allen and Labor Ready Southwest, Inc. v. Bedolla, et al. (9th Cir. June 2, 2015) Plaintiff...
by Leonard H. Sansanowicz | Jun 1, 2015 | employee classification
Labor Code Section 226.8 Extends Liability to Any Employer Who is Aware That a Co-Employer Has Willfully Misclassified Their Joint Employees and Fails to Remedy the Misclassification, But the Section Does Not Confer a Private Right of Action. Noe v. Super. Ct. (June...
by Leonard H. Sansanowicz | May 28, 2015 | wage and hour
Forum Selection Clauses in Employment Agreements May Not Diminish Unwaivable Rights Preserved by the California Labor Code. Verdugo v. Alliantgroup, L.P. (May 28, 2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 141 Plaintiff brought a wage and hour class action against her Texas employer and...
by Leonard H. Sansanowicz | May 15, 2015 | Apprentice, Court of Appeal, Journeymen, Union, Wages
Contractors for Public Works Projects Who Employ Apprentices Need Only Hire Apprentices in the Same Occupation as the Contractor’s Journeymen. Henson v. C Overaa & Co., 2015 WL 3941499 (June 29, 2015) Plaintiffs, pipefitter apprentices, alleged they lost...
by Leonard H. Sansanowicz | Apr 1, 2015 | class action
Reyes v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 781 F.3d 1185 (9th Cir. April 1, 2015) Certification of a broader class than that originally requested by Plaintiff effectively amended the complaint, thereby justifying subsequent CAFA jurisdiction/removal even after initial 30...
