On April 30, 2020, Judge V. Raymond Swope of San Mateo Superior Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in Jewett et al. v. Oracle America, Inc. In doing so, the court certified a class of more than 4,100...more
6/12/2020
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Oracle ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
On February 27, 2020, the Ninth Circuit issued a long-anticipated decision in Rizo v. Yovino. Consistent with the Ninth Circuit’s original opinion issued in 2018, which was vacated on procedural grounds by the United States...more
3/4/2020
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated ,
Wage and Hour ,
Yovino v Rizo
On February 6, 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Philadelphia’s salary history ordinance and reversed the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania which had held that...more
2/12/2020
/ Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
Stays ,
Wage and Hour
In Rizo v. Yovino, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently examined whether an employer can justify a wage differential between male and female employees by relying on prior salary. ...more