Rest and Meal Break, Misclassification

California Wage/Hour Update - No. 2, April 2013: Managerial Exemption And Class Actions

by Colin Calvert | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/8/2013

On March 20, 2013 a California Appellate court reinforced the fact that employees who attempt to certify class claims of “misclassification” of exempt employees (and related meal- and rest-period claims) face an uphill...more

2013 US Labor and Employment Horizon

by K&L Gates LLP on 3/12/2013

Overview - As a resource to our clients, the Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety team at K&L Gates has summarized major legislative changes and key cases affecting employers in 2013 in certain key states in which we...more

Plaintiffs Must Offer "Significant Proof" Of A Common Policy Or Practice To Satisfy Commonality Under Rule 23 Post-Dukes

by Jason Guyser, Thomas R. Kaufman | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/4/2013

On January 28, 2013, Hon. George King of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order in Pedroza v. PetSmart, Inc. denying class certification of exempt misclassification claims...more

Skilled Laborers May Proceed In Class Action Lawsuit For Alleged Overtime And Meal And Rest Break Violations

by Laura Izon Powell, Bruce A. Scheidt, Kristianne Seargeant, David W. Tyra | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/4/2013

A group of skilled laborers brought a class action lawsuit claiming that they had been wrongfully classified as independent contractors and denied overtime pay and meal and rest breaks. The court of appeal held that the...more

California’s Wage Orders: Landmines and Goldmines

by Tiffany Brosnan | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/11/2013

Originally published in the Orange County Lawyer magazine - June issue, Vol. 54 No. 6 (pages 12-13). All California employers must comply with a multitude of wage and hour laws that go well beyond setting minimum wages...more

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California Wage/Hour Update - No. 2, April 2013: Managerial Exemption And Class Actions

2013 US Labor and Employment Horizon

Plaintiffs Must Offer "Significant Proof" Of A Common Policy Or Practice To Satisfy Commonality Under Rule 23 Post-Dukes

Skilled Laborers May Proceed In Class Action Lawsuit For Alleged Overtime And Meal And Rest Break Violations

California’s Wage Orders: Landmines and Goldmines

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