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Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Class Certification and Misclassification

This week, the Court takes a close look at the standards for certifying a class action under Rule 23 and for classifying someone as an employee or independent contractor under California law. ...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: December 2018

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This month’s key employment law cases address meal periods and payment of wages....more

Fenwick & West LLP

California Supreme Court Dramatically Reshapes California Worker Classification Laws

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The California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, imposing a simplified but more burdensome test that businesses must satisfy to justify contractor status,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Supreme Court Upends Independent Contractor Test for Wage Claims

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• The California Supreme Court's widely anticipated decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court sets a new standard for determining employee versus independent contractor status for purposes of California Wage...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Dynamex Decision: The California Supreme Court Restricts Use of Independent Contractors

On Monday, April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the matter of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. In a voluminous, 82-page decision, the California Supreme...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Courts to Consider Theories, Not Facts, on Certification

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In Lubin v. Wackenhut Corp., the California Court of Appeal reinstated an effort to certify a class of over 10,000 security officers required to sign on-duty meal period agreements. The Court of Appeal...more

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Labor & Employment Advisory: California Supreme Court Expands “Suitable Seating” Requirements

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In an opinion with far-reaching implications for California employers and one that will change the posture of California’s “suitable seating” law, the California Supreme Court recently provided further guidance on how one of...more

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Better Sit Down For This: Court Clarifies “Suitable Seating” Rules

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Seyfarth Synopsis in a Second: Suitable seating is required in California where tasks performed at a particular location reasonably permit sitting, and where providing a seat would not interfere with the performance of...more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies When Employers Must Provide Employees With Seats

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On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion with important implications for all California employers. For the first time, the court interpreted the meaning of wage orders promulgated by California’s...more

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