Litigation

In Kim v. Reins International California, Inc., the Court again expanded plaintiff’s rights under the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”). The issue was whether an employee who settled his individual claims could continue with a PAGA claim.  The Court held that employees do not lose standing to

In Rizo v. Yovino, the Court examined the Equal Pay Act and what employers can consider when deciding salaries. The question was whether Aileen Rizo’s prior rate of pay was a “factor other than sex” that allowed Fresno County’s Office of Education to pay her less than male employees who perform the

In Alexander v. Community Hospital of Long Beach, the Court held that that the employee must name their employer in the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) complaint. The Court held that a group of plaintiffs failed to exhaust their administrative remedies against their former employer where

In Frlekin v. Apple Inc., the Court concluded that time spent on the employer’s premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit searches of packages, bags, or personal technology devices voluntarily brought to work purely for personal convenience by employees is compensable as hours worked

In Brome v. California Highway Patrol, the Court held that the filing of a workers’ compensation claim can equitably toll the one-year deadline for filing a discrimination claim with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing where the workers’ compensation claim put the employer on notice of the

In United Educators of San Francisco v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (San Francisco Unified School District), the Court addressed which teachers may be able to get unemployment, including during summery months.  The Court first noted that under section 1253.3 of the Unemployment

In Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc., the Court had to examine what happens when there is an illegally written corporate policy, but that policy was not followed by the company. Plaintiffs David Cacho and Regina Silva asserted class claims against their former employer, Eurostar, Inc., alleging Eurostar

In Doe v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Court held there was no adverse action sufficient to find a violation.  There, John Doe, who used to work as a psychologist at Ironwood State Prison sued his former employer, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation