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
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 addition to battling class certification, businesses swept into these class actions may be faced with consolidation motions in multidistrict forums.
The Arent Fox Class Actions group has been tracking COVID-19 class...more
8/21/2020
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Arbitration ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Lyft ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Refunds ,
Retaliation ,
SBA ,
Whole Foods
In an opinion issued on July 9, 2020, the District Court of New Jersey granted class certification for a group of delivery drivers who allege they were incorrectly classified independent contractors.
In the opinion, the...more