Seyfarth Synopsis: The great California patchwork of minimum wage ordinances might have employers feeling full of matatas, but no worries! Seyfarth is here to explain the circle of life of these laws so that even the slowest...more
Introduction and Overview -
Since the turn of the century, there has been a huge increase in the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of California’s overtime laws or other Labor Code statutes and wage and...more
9/28/2016
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Reimbursements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Settlement ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Unfair Competition ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements
Seyfarth Synopsis: California Court of Appeal reverses a summary judgment for an employer that failed to follow its own policy regarding layoffs.
Moore v. Regents of the University of California serves as a reminder to...more
6/29/2016
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California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interactive Process ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
Wrongful Termination
We are excited to announce the 15th edition of Seyfarth Shaw’s publication Litigating California Wage & Hour and Labor Code Class Actions. As in previous editions, the publication discusses and analyzes the most commonly...more
9/11/2015
/ Arbitration ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Comcast ,
Comcast v. Behrend ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Iskanian ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Labor Code ,
Meal and Entertainment Expenditures ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Reimbursements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tips ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Vacation Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Deductions ,
Wage Statements ,
Wal-Mart ,
Young Lawyers