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Ruiz v. Moss Bros. Auto Group Inc.
Failure to authenticate electronic signature on arbitration agreement that employee did not recall signing is adequate ground for denying petition to compel arbitration. 		Employment Law Dec. 26, 2014
Judge v. Nijjar Realty Inc.
Employee’s appeal is dismissed as nonappealable because order vacating arbitrator’s construction ‘award’ is not final award resolving all disputes. 		Employment Law Dec. 19, 2014
Hudson v. County of Los Angeles
Trial court improperly finds that order restoring discharged sheriff’s employment is superseded by later settlement, when settlement is susceptible to contrary interpretation. 		Employment Law Dec. 17, 2014
Gabriel v. Alaska Electrical Pension Fund
Retiree may recover surcharge from pension fund if he suffered loss resulting from breach of fiduciary duty by incorrectly paying him unearned benefits. 		Employment Law Dec. 17, 2014
State of Arizona v. ASARCO LLC
Punitive damages award of $300,000 against employer in Title VII sexual harassment case comports with due process. 		Employment Law Dec. 11, 2014
Integrity Staffing Solutions Inc. v. Busk
Time spent waiting to undergo and undergoing security screenings is not compensable under Fair Labor Standards Act. 		Employment Law Dec. 9, 2014
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 Dec. 4, 2014
Curley v. City of North Las Vegas
Worker’s employment discrimination claim fails because City provided valid, nondiscriminatory reasons for firing him, which included his long history of threatening violence against coworkers. 		Employment Law Dec. 2, 2014
Ferrick v. Santa Clara University
Former employee who disclosed director’s alleged kickback scheme may maintain wrongful termination in violation of public policy claim against Santa Clara University. 		Employment Law Dec. 1, 2014
Diego v. Pilgrim United Church of Christ
California public policy precludes preschool from retaliating against employee based on its mistaken belief that employee reported alleged health code violations. 		Employment Law Nov. 23, 2014
Willis v. Prime Healthcare Services Inc.
Arbitration provision in employee’s individual employment agreement may be enforced when not inconsistent with collective bargaining agreement that covered employee. 		Employment Law Nov. 19, 2014
Willis v. Prime Healthcare Services Inc.
Arbitration provision in employee’s individual employment agreement may be enforced when not inconsistent with collective bargaining agreement that covered employee. 		Employment Law Nov. 17, 2014
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Moreno)
Trial court, rather than arbitrator, must decide if employee may bring alleged California Labor Code violation claims on classwide basis, when agreement is silent on issue. 		Employment Law Nov. 17, 2014
Earl v. State Personnel Board (Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
State Personnel Board incorrectly fails to dismiss disciplinary action against peace officer, after agency failed to actually notify him of investigation within one-year time frame. 		Employment Law Nov. 13, 2014
In re Walgreen Co. Overtime Cases
Employee may not certify class action against Walgreens on theory that it illegally departed from stated meal break policy by failing to ensure breaks were taken. 		Employment Law Nov. 13, 2014
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 Nov. 12, 2014
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 Nov. 10, 2014
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 Nov. 9, 2014
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 Oct. 30, 2014
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 Oct. 28, 2014
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 Oct. 26, 2014
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 Oct. 19, 2014
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 Oct. 15, 2014
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 Oct. 12, 2014
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 Sep. 23, 2014
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 Sep. 17, 2014
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 Sep. 15, 2014
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 Sep. 15, 2014
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 Sep. 14, 2014
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 Sep. 8, 2014
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