Universities continue to see a rise of COVID-19-related class action lawsuits alleging that campus closures deny students the full benefits of an on-campus college experience. This new wave of class action lawsuits generally...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ruled in an employment class action regarding misclassification of trucking industry owner-operators as independent contractors. The ruling is a win for...more
7/24/2019
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Independent Contractors ,
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Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Right to Control ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
In a matter of first impression before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving an issue left open by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Seventh Circuit panel issued an opinion on a key threshold question of...more
10/29/2018
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act
Two districts of the California Court of Appeal recently issued significant decisions on arbitration agreements. In a published case, the Fourth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal held that if the...more
11/25/2014
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Iskanian ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Trucking Industry ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour