Employment

This was a class action alleging claims of misclassification brought under various provisions of the California Labor Code, as well as conversion and unfair competition, claiming that certain business bankers were misclassified.  Defendant U.S. Bank claimed that the employees were properly

In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 132 S. Ct. 694 (2012), the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor a religious organization being sued by a former teacher.  There, a former employee filed a charge with the E.E.O.C. claiming that

In SeaBright Insurance Co. v. US Airways, Inc., the California Supreme Court held that an employee of an independent contractor who was injured in the workplace could not sue the party that hired the contractor company to do the work, even when this party failed to comply with workplace safety

In Rogers v. County of Los Angeles, the Court of Appeals held that an employee cannot pursue a claim for interference with her rights under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) if she is out on leave more than 12 weeks. There, the plaintiff, Rogers, worked for the County for 36 years, the

In Pantoja v. Anton, the Court was asked to decide whether the trial court erred in not allowing the jury to hear “me too” evidence, that is, evidence of the employer’s alleged gender bias in the form of harassing activity against women employees other than the plaintiff. In particular, the “me too”