Brinker

New Appellate Decision Applies Brinker to Require Certification of Certain Meal and Rest Claims

by Thomas R. Kaufman | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/14/2013

On Friday afternoon, the Fourth Appellate District, Division 3 (Orange County) decided Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Associates (Faulkinbury II). This was a meal period, rest period, and overtime class certification decision in which...more

Employment Law Newsletter: April 2013

by Mandy Arjmand, Laura Flynn, J. Stephanie Krmpotic, Christine Balbo Reed, Steve Werth | Low, Ball & Lynch on 4/17/2013

Post-Brinker Meal Break Decisions on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court - We have previously reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v....more

Plaintiffs' Bar is Whistling Past the Graveyard on Comcast

by Thomas R. Kaufman | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/3/2013

As many readers of this blog know by now, last week the Supreme Court issued yet another anti-class certification decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (“Comcast”). While the full scope and meaning of the Court’s holding is...more

2013 Employment Law Update - New Developments in Employment Law 2013

by Shirley Jackson, Erik P. Khoobyarian, Ernest M. Malaspina, Richard M. Noack, Daniel F. Pyne III, Karen Reinhold | Hopkins & Carley on 1/4/2013

In this update: - 2013 Schedule of Seminars - Wage & Hour - New Laws Impacting Hiring Practices - Discrimination & Harassment - Developing Law Regarding Employer Arbitration Agreements - Employer...more

Court of Appeal Turns Volume Down on Plaintiff in Meal Period Class Action Against RadioShack

by Dawn Kennedy, Greg Mersol | BakerHostetler on 12/10/2012

The California Court of Appeal has maintained the recent post-Brinker trend of refusing to certify cases involving meal and rest period claims where an employer has a compliant break policy....more

California Meal and Rest Break Requirements for Employers Clarified by the California Supreme Court in Brinker Decision

by Joseph Minioza on 9/20/2012

The California Supreme Court's recent decision in Brinker finally provides clarity for California employers' obligations with respect to employee meal and rest breaks. This article summarizes the decision....more

Did You Know…Class Action For Meal And Rest Break Violations Defeated – Legally Compliant Policies Are Key

by Allison Dibley | Nossaman LLP on 9/10/2012

In Flores v. Lamps Plus, Inc., the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion for class certification based on Lamps Plus’s alleged failure to ensure that employees took their meal and rest...more

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