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An Important Win for Employers in California: Meal Period Waivers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/28/2025

For over a decade, many California employers have issued written meal period waivers that permit employees to voluntarily agree to prospectively waive 30-minute meal periods throughout their employment and under certain...more

CA Legislative Update: Governor Brown’s Job Is Done

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/2/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: California Legislators sent Governor Jerry Brown 1,217 bills to consider in his final bill-signing period as Governor—more than any California governor has seen since 2004. The final tally: 1016 signed, 201...more

The “Opposite of Work”: California Supreme Court Issues On-Call Rest Break Ruling

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/27/2016

On December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of California ruled that California law prohibits on-duty and on-call rest periods. According to the court, “[d]uring required rest periods, employers must relieve their employees of...more

Amazon.com Hit With Independent Contractor Misclassification Class Action Lawsuit By Delivery Drivers

Troutman Pepper on 10/28/2015

Amazon is the latest tech company to be sued in a proposed class action by drivers delivering its products – in this case, goods to be delivered within two hours of being ordered through Amazon’s “Prime Now” app. The drivers...more

Not All Class Actions Are Created Equal Under CAFA, Says the Ninth Circuit

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 8/6/2015

The Ninth Circuit recently delivered a setback to defendants seeking to remove cases to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) when it interpreted the statute narrowly to exclude consideration of non-class...more

Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc: Opening the Door to Class Actions?

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 12/31/2014

In Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a $187 million jury verdict in favor of class action plaintiffs. The rationale of the ruling raises the concern that Pennsylvania state courts may...more