The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued a unanimous opinion in Meehan v. Medical Information Technology, Inc., holding that the termination of an at-will employee for exercising the statutory right of rebuttal to...more
Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 2021 WL 2965438 (July 15, 2021) -
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision, Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, regarding the rate at which premium...more
9/23/2021
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CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Code ,
Meal Penalties ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Sua Sponte ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
The latest trends and developments in the class action world.
Since our last update was published, the United States Supreme Court has addressed a number of appeals involving class actions.
Requirement of Concrete...more
9/23/2021
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Article III ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Class Action ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Random or Sequential Number Generator ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Employee misclassification continues to be the largest source of class action litigation in the logistics industry.
California Trucking Association v. Bonta May Head to the Supreme Court -
Independent contract...more
9/22/2021
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Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal
In this issue of the Arent Fox Class Action Quarterly Update, we will be focusing on one recent California Supreme Court decision and two court of appeal decisions impacting the fashion and retail industries.
Key Retail...more
1/7/2021
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Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Fashion Industry ,
Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) ,
Labor Code ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retailers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sports Apparel ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages