Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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12-15890
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Landers v. Quality Communications Inc.
Employee’s wage and hour claim is properly dismissed because his threadbare allegations did not support reasonable inference of his entitlement to overtime pay. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 12, 2014 | |
B242807
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Martinez v. Joe's Crab Shack Holdings
Managers at Joe’s Crab Shack restaurants may maintain wage and hour class action against company in relation to work they allegedly performed on nonexempt tasks. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 10, 2014 | |
12-35924
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Tamosaitis v. URS Inc.
Nuclear site whistleblower may file anti-retaliation claim in federal court, although prior administrative complaint had technical mistake in employer’s name. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 9, 2014 | |
10-56014
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Harris v. Amgen Inc.
Employees of pharmaceutical giant Amgen Inc. may pursue ERISA claims related to company's handling of employee stock-ownership plans. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 30, 2014 | |
A139274
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Godfrey v. Oakland Port Services Corp.
Motor carrier must properly pay drivers pursuant to California’s meal and rest break requirements, which are not preempted by federal law regulating trucking industry. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 28, 2014 | |
E058232
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Quintanar v. County of Riverside
Hearing officer’s alleged failure to use independent judgment in upholding police officer’s demotion does not prejudicially affect his substantive rights. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 26, 2014 | |
G047661
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Solus Industrial Innovations LLC v. Superior Court (People)
Plastics manufacturer does not have to pay civil penalties under California’s unfair competition law in connection with deadly workplace water heater accident at facility. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 19, 2014 | |
B249546
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Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court (Lee)
Drivers who sued employer for improper reclassification may use definition of ‘employment relationship’ within Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 15, 2014 | |
G049172
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Network Capital Funding Corp. v. Papke
Employee’s mere agreement to submit all disputes to arbitration does not mean he can initiate class arbitration where agreement did not so provide. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
G047661
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Solus Industrial Innovations LLC v. Superior Court (People)
Plastics manufacturer does not have to pay civil penalties under California’s unfair competition law in connection with deadly workplace water heater accident at facility. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 23, 2014 | |
13-17099
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Peter-Palican v. Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands special assistant to Governor may not sue for retaliation, breach of contract or estoppel based on termination from her position. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 17, 2014 | |
12-36051
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Andersen v. DHL Retirement Pension Plan
Employer may legally eliminate retirement plan participants' right to transfer account balances from defined contribution plan to defined benefit plan. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 15, 2014 | |
B249119
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Castaneda v. The Ensign Group Inc.
In wage and hour class action, company that owns other company may be employer of other company’s employees, when it controlled how services were performed. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 15, 2014 | |
B243417
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Irving v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Driver commits misconduct by repeatedly taking excessive breaks and falsifying timesheets, disqualifying him from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 14, 2014 | |
12-55705
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Dilts v. Penske Logistics LLC
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act does not preempt truck drivers’ class action against trucking company alleging violations of California’s meal and rest break laws. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 8, 2014 | |
A135750
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Kao v. The University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco is not required to engage in interactive process before requiring professor to undergo psychological fitness-for-duty evaluation. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 3, 2014 | |
12-56112
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Jimenez v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Claims adjusters may proceed as class in action against Allstate Insurance for allegedly maintaining unofficial policy requiring unpaid overtime work. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 3, 2014 | |
S204543
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Patterson v. Domino’s Pizza LLC
Domino’s is not liable for sexual harassment based on acts of franchisee’s worker because it lacked authority to control franchisee’s workers. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
12-17458
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Alexander v. FedEx Ground Package System Inc.
California FedEx drivers are considered employees, not independent contractors, due to company's broad right to control manner in which drivers perform work. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 27, 2014 | |
12-35525
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Slayman v. FedEx Ground Package System Inc.
Under Oregon’s right-to-control test, Oregon FedEx drivers are employees, not independent contractors, given FedEx controlled their appearance, vehicles and schedules. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 27, 2014 | |
B248430
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Cruise v. Kroger Co.
California Arbitration Act must govern arbitration, rather than terms of employer’s arbitration policy, because company was unable to actually prove contents of policy. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 27, 2014 | |
G048013
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Yau v. Santa Margarita Ford Inc.
Car dealership employee, who alleged he was fired after complaining about fraudulent warranty claims, may sue for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 26, 2014 | |
B254958
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Shaw v. Superior Court (THC-Orange County Inc.)
Former health facility employee has right to jury trial on her action for money damages alleging retaliation for her complaints about conditions at facility. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
B238277
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Hager v. County of Los Angeles
Deputy sheriff’s disclosure of another deputy’s involvement in missing deputy’s murder is protected whistleblower activity, even if he was not first to report it. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 20, 2014 | |
C074515
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McLean v. State of California
For purposes of receiving final wages, as well as waiting time penalties, employee who retires must be treated same as employee who quits. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 19, 2014 | |
12-55470
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Thomas v. County of Riverside
Employee may continue to pursue First Amendment retaliation claims, which district court dismissed as trivial although they could deter speech when viewed in isolation. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 18, 2014 | |
11-16538
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Van Asdale v. International Game Technology
Prevailing Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblowers are entitled to postjudgment interest at rate that normally applies to all civil cases in federal district courts. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 17, 2014 | |
12-35726
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Weaving v. City of Hillsboro
Sergeant's termination due to interpersonal problems at work does not violate ADA because his ADHD did not substantially limit his ability to interact with others. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 17, 2014 | |
B247160
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Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Service Inc.
Employees who must use their personal cell phones for work-related calls are entitled to reimbursement from employer, even if third person pays phone bill. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 12, 2014 | |
G048625
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Rebolledo v. Tilly's Inc.
Employer cannot force employee to arbitrate wage and hour claims where arbitration agreements specifically excluded labor law violations within Labor Commissioner’s jurisdiction. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 7, 2014 |