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Key California Employment Law Cases: April 2019

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This month's key employment law cases address the enforcement of arbitration agreements. Diaz v. Sohnen Enters., 34 Cal. App. 5th 126, 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827 (2019) Summary:  When employee continues his or her employment...more

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Offshore Oil Rig Workers’ Overtime Claims Governed by FLSA, Not California Law

On June 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that state wage and hour laws do not apply to offshore drilling workers where federal law addresses the relevant issue. In Parker Drilling Management...more

Baker Donelson

Return To The Tidelands – Supreme Court Upholds Application Of Federal Law On The Outer Continental Shelf In The Face Of Parallel...

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In a rare decision applying the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. §1331 et seq.(“OCSLA”), the United States Supreme Court has clarified, re-affirmed and perhaps (given the breadth of its opinion) expanded the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Primacy of Federal Law on Outer Continental Shelf

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U.S. Supreme Court reaffirms primacy of federal law on Outer Continental Shelf holding state law may not be adopted where federal law already addresses the issue. In Parker Drilling Management Services Ltd. v. Newton, 587...more

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Supreme Court: State Wage-and-Hour Laws Inapplicable to Drilling Platform Workers

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Workers on oil drilling platforms off the coast of California are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), not California’s overtime and wage laws, the U.S. Supreme Court has held unanimously. Parker Drilling...more

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Offshore Drilling Companies Can Rest Easy: Supreme Court Holds California Wage and Hour Law Inapplicable to Certain Rig Workers

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On June 10, 2019, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state wage and hour laws do not apply to certain drilling rig employees working off the California coast.  The rig workers argued that California law...more

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Supreme Court Refuses To Extend State Wage-Hour Law To Offshore Drilling

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By a unanimous 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to extend California’s wage-and-hour laws to employees working on offshore drilling platforms subject to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (Parker...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton

On June 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton, No. 18-389, holding that state law does not apply to the Outer Continental Shelf when federal law addresses...more

Cozen O'Connor

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses $13.7M Judgment Underscoring Importance Of Choice Of Law Analysis

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The first step in any coverage analysis is determining which jurisdiction’s laws govern the coverage issues. This can be outcome determinative as demonstrated by the Supreme Court of Delaware’s recent decision in Travelers...more

Snell & Wilmer

Conflicts of Laws, Deficiency Actions, and Statutes of Limitations – Oh My!

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What law governs a deficiency action if the choice-of-law provisions in the note and deed of trust conflict? The Arizona Court of Appeals answered that very question in ZB, N.A. v. Hoeller, No. 1 CA-CV 16-0071 (Ct. App. April...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Fourth Circuit Rejects Motion to Compel Arbitration in FDCPA Putative Class Action

Hayes v. Delbert Servs. Corp., No. 15-1170, 2016 WL 386016 (4th Cir. Feb. 2, 2016) - In Hayes v. Delbert Servs., Corp.,the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that an arbitration agreement between the...more

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