Back Up and Running

You may have noticed that we've been off air for about four months now. I broke my leg back in September while playing soccer, then came down with swine flu. (Fun!) On top of that, we've had four trials in the last four months:

• a bench trial on behalf of two car wash workers (unfortunately, due to several continuances ordered by the court, we are still in the middle of this trial);
• a bench trial in which we recovered $58,000 on behalf a low-wage worker and $50,000 in attorney fees;
• a two-week jury trial in which we recovered $30,000 in overtime compensation for three car wash workers (motion for attorney fees pending);
• a bench trial in which we recovered $20,000 in overtime compensation for a delivery driver (motion for attorney fees pending).

It seems that the smaller cases have gotten more difficult to resolve short of trial in this economy.

Now that we're through the rush of the last four months, I have a chance to do a little catching up on the blog. As always, I hope you find this a useful space to watch for information on California wage and hour laws.

Steve