Employment

In Serrano v. Aerotek, Inc., the Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court decision in holding that a temporary staffing agency satisfied its obligation under Section 226.7 of the Labor Code to provide meal breaks. The Court reasoned that Aerotek provided employees with a handbook that set forth the

In Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation of California, the Supreme Court of California held that the per-hour value of a flat-sum bonus earned during a single pay period should be calculated, for the purpose of determining the employee’s overtime compensation, by dividing the amount of the bonus

In Brown v. California Unemployment, the Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s determination that unemployment benefits wrongfully withheld from Plaintiff by the Employment Development Department (EDD) must be paid at an interest rate of 7 percent. The Court clarified that 10 percent is the

In Simers v. Los Angeles Times Communications, the Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court decision setting aside a jury verdict finding for Plaintiff on a constructive termination claim. Plaintiff was a prominent sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times who was demoted from his position and placed

In Cornell v. Berkeley Tennis Club, the Court of Appeal considered various causes of action brought by a former employee of Berkeley Tennis Club, including claims for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate her disability, and disability harassment under the Fair Employment and Housing Act

In Lawson v. ZB, NA, the Court of Appeal issued a writ directing the trial court to vacate its order bifurcating the underpaid wages portion of Plaintiff’s claim brought under the Private Attorney Generals Act (PAGA) and compelling Plaintiff to arbitrate that portion of the claim. The Court noted

In Benjamin v. B&H Education, the 9th Circuit upheld a trial court’s declaration that plaintiff cosmetology students are not entitled to recover wages because they are not employees within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), or under California and Nevada state law, even though a

In Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, the Court of Appeal held that an order of the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) authorizing employees to waive one of their two meal breaks, statutorily-guaranteed by virtue of working at least a 12-hour shift, was valid and did not contravene a