Employers facing a class action lawsuit – particularly those based out of California and dealing with the 21st century employee vs. independent contractor question – are taking a close look at the recent rejection of Uber’s proposed $84 million class action settlement by federal court. Most are concluding that this ruling is indicative of a […]
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In recent news, California employees will be glad to hear that the Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s order compelling individual arbitration of employees’ class action against Ernst & Young. Allegations of misclassification and failure to pay overtime wages led the charge in the employees’ fight to right the wrongs done in violation of […]
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News out of Riverside, California is taking notice of an overtime lawsuit filed by California workers. Non-exempt hourly employees in California, working for Alpha Respiratory and Lincare have received approval to proceed with their lawsuit with class action status. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California approved the class action status in […]
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In recent news, Los Angeles based Animal Behavior College, Inc. (ABC) is moving to settle in an unpaid overtime lawsuit (Samuel Barahona v. Animal Behavior College, Inc., et al, Case No. 2:15-cv-09584-R-AFM, US District Court, Central District of California, Western Division). The suit was filed by an employee of ABC alleging that the company did […]
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One of the latest California companies to face allegations of wrongful terminations is Cisco Systems. Diane Woodruff, an employee for the company out of San Francisco, claims that she was wrongfully terminated from her position with the company after she requested maternity leave. She filed a complaint regarding the matter on June 24, 2016 in […]
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