Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit recently extended the scope of which transportation workers are exempt from arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In Carmona Mendoza v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC, – F.4th –,...more
8/14/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Dominos ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Compel ,
Putative Class Actions ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 26, 2021, the County of Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring both large and small employers in unincorporated parts of the County to provide supplemental COVID-19 related paid sick leave....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently became the seventh federal appellate court to hold that the standard for “willful” violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act is whether the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: While employers usually don’t need to pay for travel time associated with an employee’s ordinary commute, federal and California law create exceptions that employers should know—particularly when company...more