Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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15-56352
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Newton v. Parker Drilling Management Services
Dismissal of California wage and hour claims brought by employee working on off-shore drilling platform adjacent to state vacated where state laws are not inconsistent with federal law. |
Labor Law |
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M. Christen | Feb. 6, 2018 |
B270382
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Khan v. Dunn-Edwards Corp.
Where PAGA notice to state agency and employer only references individual claim, it constitutes insufficient notice of intended class action. |
Labor Law |
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D. Sortino | Jan. 24, 2018 |
E061677
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Modification: Arave v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Award of attorney fees to defense reversed where court fails to find claim frivolous. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 24, 2018 | |
A132387
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ABM Industries Overtime Cases
Abuse of discretion for trial court to exclude expert witness in time and hour class action who demonstrated experience in analyzing databases to discover timekeeping abuses. |
Labor Law |
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I. Ruvolo | Jan. 12, 2018 |
E061677
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Arave v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Award of attorney fees to defense reversed where court fails to find claim frivolous. |
Labor Law |
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M. Slough | Jan. 4, 2018 |
B278642
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Kim v. Reins International California, Inc.
Order granting summary adjudication on PAGA claim for lack of standing affirmed where plaintiff who voluntarily dismisses individual claims is not aggrieved employee under PAGA. |
Labor Law |
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A. Collins | Jan. 3, 2018 |
15-17147
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Benjamin v. B & H Education
A school's student trainees are not 'employees' under the Fair Labor Standards Act if the students are the primary beneficiaries of their work under the factors articulated in 'Glatt.' |
Labor Law |
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M. Schroeder | Dec. 20, 2017 |
D070620
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The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers etc. v. NASSCO etc.
California WARN Act’s provision requiring employers to notify employees affected by mass layoff before laying off employees applies to temporary layoff lasting less than six months. |
Labor Law |
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J. Haller | Dec. 4, 2017 |
S227270
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Tri-Fanucchi Farms v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board
An employer may not defend against a union's mediation request on the basis of abandonment. |
Labor Law |
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G. Liu | Nov. 28, 2017 |
S227243
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Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Individualized nature of mandatory mediation process imposed upon agricultural employers and employees does not give rise to facial 'class of one' equal protection challenge. |
Labor Law |
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G. Liu | Nov. 28, 2017 |
16-35425
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Douglas v. Xerox Business Services LLC
Employer may calculate minimum wage by using entire workweek where workweek is 'relevant unit for determining minimum-wage compliance.' |
Labor Law |
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M. McKeown | Nov. 16, 2017 |
15-56744
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Huhmann v. Federal Express Corp.
Service member resuming civilian career with FedEx entitled to higher signing bonus he would have earned had he not left for military service. |
Labor Law |
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C. Bea | Nov. 3, 2017 |
H042668
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People v. Luo
Statute is not vague where statute clearly warns of prohibited conduct with reasonable degree of certainty. |
Labor Law |
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A. Grover | Oct. 27, 2017 |
15-73426
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Beneli v. The National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board properly determines that new standard concerning when it must defer to arbitration decision applies prospectively. |
Labor Law |
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P. Huck | Oct. 18, 2017 |
15-55571
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Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
City of Los Angeles acts as market participant in requiring airport businesses to agree to 'labor peace agreement' and is not preempted by federal labor statutes. |
Labor Law |
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M. Friedland | Oct. 17, 2017 |
D069526
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Levi v. The Regents of the University of California
Summary judgment reversed where retaliation complaint alleges claims that involve state university policies that ‘have the force and effect of statute.’ |
Labor Law |
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W. Dato | Sep. 28, 2017 |
A148849
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Lopez v. Friant & Associates LLC
Employee seeking to recover civil penalties under PAGA for alleged wage statement violations need not demonstrate ‘injury’ as required if statutory penalties were sought. |
Labor Law |
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S. Margulies | Sep. 28, 2017 |
15-70920
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United Nurses Associations of California v. National Labor Relations Board
Employer’s petition for review denied where National Labor Relations Board properly finds that employer’s reason for discharging employee was pretextual. |
Labor Law |
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J. Nguyen | Sep. 12, 2017 |
15-15791
|
Marsh v. J. Alexander's LLC
In minimum wage dispute, plaintiffs may amend their complaints to exclude reliance on DOL’s inconsistent interpretation of ‘tip credit’ regulation. |
Labor Law |
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S. Ikuta | Sep. 7, 2017 |
B275255
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Modification: Cortez v. Doty Bros. Equipment Co.
Wage and hour class action erroneously dismissed in its entirety where some claims not encompassed by collective bargaining agreement’s arbitration provision. |
Labor Law |
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Sep. 7, 2017 | |
B275255
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Cortez v. Doty Bros. Equipment Co.
Wage and hour class action erroneously dismissed in its entirety where some claims not encompassed by collective bargaining agreement’s arbitration provision. |
Labor Law |
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D. Perluss | Sep. 6, 2017 |
A142832
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Stoetzl v. State of California
Unrepresented peace officers are entitled to compensation under Wage Order 4-2001 where Fair Labor Standards Act’s calculation standard does not supersede wage order. |
Labor Law |
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M. Rivera | Sep. 5, 2017 |
14-36056
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Murray v. Southern Route Maritime SA
Jury instruction recognizing ship owner’s turnover duty and ship owner’s duty to inspect as interconnected is not faulty where duty to inspect falls within turnover duty. |
Labor Law |
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M. McKeown | Sep. 1, 2017 |
15-55571
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Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
City of Los Angeles acts as market participant in requiring airport businesses to agree to ‘labor peace agreement’ and is not preempted by federal labor statutes. |
Labor Law |
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M. Friedland | Aug. 24, 2017 |
F072420
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Arnaudo Brothers v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Where a party raises a disclaimer defense to an unfair labor practices claim based on failure to bargain, a labor organization's disclaimer of interest must be clear and unequivocal. |
Labor Law |
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D. Franson | Aug. 9, 2017 |
12-57130
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Mendoza v. Nordstrom
An employee is entitled to one day of rest per each seven day work week; ‘consecutive days of work that stretch across more than one work week are not per se prohibited.’ |
Labor Law |
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S. Graber | Aug. 4, 2017 |
15-72873
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Chugach Management Services v. Jetnil
The zone of special danger doctrine can apply to an employee working under a Defense Base Act contract in his or her home country. |
Labor Law |
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M. Murguia | Jul. 24, 2017 |
D065397
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Espejo v. The Copley Press Inc.
In dispute over classification of newspaper delivery carriers, newspaper largely unsuccessful in challenging judgment in plaintiffs’ favor but successfully challenges class award, attorney fees and prejudgment interest. |
Labor Law |
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J. McConnell | Jul. 10, 2017 |
15-15229
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Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Labor union's decision to distribute proceeds of bankruptcy settlement to all of its members unevenly does not violate duty of fair representation. |
Labor Law |
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D. O'Scannlain | Jul. 6, 2017 |
15-16758
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McKeen-Chaplin v. Provident Savings Bank
FLSA administrative exemption inapplicable where underwriters' primary duties are classified as production work rather than administrative work. |
Labor Law |
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S. Thomas | Jul. 6, 2017 |