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Monday, January 16, 2017

Laffitte v. Robert Half Int'l: Supreme Court Approves Attorney Fees Calculated as Percentage of Common Fund Class Action Settlement

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In Laffitte v. Robert Half International, Inc. (2016) 1 Cal.5th 480, the California Supreme Court upheld an award of common fund attorney f...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

New Labor Code Section Targets Choice-of-Law, Choice-of-Venue Provisions

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On September 25, 2016, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1241, enacting new Labor Code section 925. Effective January 1, 2017, sect...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive: Under Arbitration Agreement at Issue, Arbitrator Decides Whether Class Arbitration is Available

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The California Supreme Court has issued an important decision on the availability of class arbitration: Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc. ...
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Augustus v. ABM Security Services: Cal. Supremes Hold that Labor Code Prohibits On-Duty and On-Call Rest Periods

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Jennifer Augustus worked for ABM Security Services as a security guard. ABM required its guards to keep their pagers and radios on and to re...
Monday, January 2, 2017

Blog Re-Boot for the New Year

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If you read my blog regularly (or used to), you've noticed that I haven't written in quite a while. Other than recently advertising ...
Monday, November 7, 2016

Advanced Mediation Conference: Practical Skills for Experienced Employment Litigators

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Even seasoned litigators sometimes feel lost in mediation, with questions such as where to open or how to move forward without giving too mu...
Friday, May 13, 2016

Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp.: Cal. Supremes Grant Review to Decide Overtime Rate of Pay Issue

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In Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation of California (Cal.App. 1/14/16) ( discussed here ), the California Court of Appeal held: (1) Cal...