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Campbell v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Unlicensed accountants are not categorically ineligible for overtime pay under California’s professional exemption from overtime pay.
Employment Law Jun. 15, 2011
Kelley v. The Conco Companies
Summary adjudication against plaintiff on retaliation claim is improper where triable issues existed as to whether harassment by coworkers was sufficiently severe.
Employment Law Jun. 8, 2011
Quinn v. U.S. Bank NA
National Bank Act's 'at pleasure' clause preempts Fair Employment and Housing Act to extent disability provisions exceed Americans with Disability Act requirements.
Employment Law Jun. 7, 2011
Hall-Villareal v. City of Fresno
Due process requires that good-cause exception for late-filed appeals be read into administrative procedures where case involved right to continued employment.
Employment Law Jun. 3, 2011
United Parcel Service v. Superior Court (Allen)
Employer must make separate payments to employees for failure to provide meal periods and for failure to provide rest periods.
Employment Law Jun. 3, 2011
Lewis v. United States of America
Employee fails to comply with Family Medical Leave Act requirements by failing to provide facts supporting her diagnosis for unpaid leave.
Employment Law May 27, 2011
Areso v. CarMax Inc.
Car dealer’s practice of rewarding sales consultants with uniform payment for each car sold constitutes ‘commission’ exempting company from paying overtime.
Employment Law May 23, 2011
CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
Court has authority to reform pension plan to remedy false or misleading information provided to beneficiaries as equitable relief under ERISA Section 503.
Employment Law May 17, 2011
Wills v. Superior Court
Disability discrimination claim fails where employee was fired due to verbal threats and threatening conduct against co-workers, which violated workplace policy.
Employment Law May 13, 2011
Flores v. Lamps Plus Inc.
Court properly denies class certification where individual issues predominate over common issues regarding employees’ alleged denial of meal and rest breaks.
Employment Law May 11, 2011
California Attorneys v. Brown
Governor lacks authority to mandate furloughs for State Compensation Insurance Fund employees.
Employment Law May 6, 2011
Cuiellette v. City of Los Angeles
Liability for disability discrimination is properly based on employee’s ability to perform ‘light duty’ position, which was regularly given to individuals with medical restrictions.
Employment Law Apr. 24, 2011
Mora v. Big Lots Stores Inc.
Motion to certify class of managers is properly denied where employer did not operate store in standardized manner and did not systematically misclassify managers.
Employment Law Apr. 18, 2011
Seymore v. Metson Marine Inc.
Court errs in granting employer summary judgment where issues exist as to whether ‘stand-by’ time counts toward ‘hours worked’ and should be compensated.
Employment Law Apr. 17, 2011
Leek v. Cooper
Plaintiffs fail to adequately plead alter ego theory in complaint alleging age discrimination in violation of California Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Employment Law Apr. 17, 2011
Wills v. Superior Court
Disability discrimination claim fails where employee was fired due to verbal threats and threatening conduct against co-workers, which violated workplace policy.
Employment Law Apr. 14, 2011
Bobadilla-German v. Bear Creek Orchards Inc.
Lodging costs are improperly credited toward workers’ minimum wage when lodging was necessary for employer’s needs and not provided for workers’ ‘private benefit.’
Employment Law Apr. 12, 2011
Zeinali v. Raytheon Co.
Court has jurisdiction over discriminatory termination claim because employee disputed employer’s security clearance requirement, not executive branch's denial of clearance.
Employment Law Apr. 4, 2011
Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.
Act’s protection against employer retaliation covers oral complaints made by employee regarding placement of timeclocks, which prevented employees from receiving proper credit.
Employment Law Mar. 23, 2011
Sanders v. City of Newport
Jury instruction that placed additional burden on plaintiff to prove that employer’s denial of reinstatement was without cause is erroneous and warrants reversal.
Employment Law Mar. 18, 2011
Hall v. Goodwill Industries of Southern California
Limitations period for bringing wrongful termination claim runs from date Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing issues right-to-sue notice, not when claimant receives notice.
Employment Law Mar. 17, 2011
Candari v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Back pay award is proper where school district fails to show comparable position was available to employee after termination in support of 'failure to mitigate' defense.
Employment Law Mar. 9, 2011
Lopez v. Pacific Maritime Association
Plaintiff’s claims for disparate treatment and impact fail where he did not present some evidence of one-strike rule's disparate impact on recovered addicts.
Employment Law Mar. 3, 2011
Staub v. Proctor Hospital
Employer is liable for discriminating against employee where supervisors performed acts motivated by antimilitary animus, which proximately caused termination.
Employment Law Mar. 2, 2011
Adam v. Norton
Back Pay Act waives federal government’s sovereign immunity from liability for interest for plaintiff’s prevailing action under Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Employment Law Mar. 2, 2011
Riverside Sheriffs' Association v. County of Riverside
Public safety officer is entitled to appeal of termination despite rescission because officer had been denied wages and benefits of employment.
Employment Law Mar. 1, 2011
Seymore v. Metson Marine Inc.
Court errs in granting employer summary judgment where issues exist as to whether ‘stand-by’ time counts towards ‘hours worked’ and should be compensated.
Employment Law Mar. 1, 2011
Sonic-Calabasas A Inc. v. Moreno
Arbitration agreement waiving employee’s statutory right to hearing is unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
Employment Law Feb. 25, 2011
Hodge v. Aon Insurance Services
Claims adjusters who handle complex claims for insurance-related entities perform administrative duties and are exempt from overtime pay.
Employment Law Feb. 25, 2011
McGann v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Prevailing defendant is not precluded from seeking statutory attorney fees under Labor Code where unpaid overtime compensation is just one of employee-plaintiff’s claims.
Employment Law Feb. 25, 2011