Co-authored by Loren Gesinsky and Scott Rabe
Employers across the country are in the midst of planning, decorating, and reveling in good cheer as they prepare to enjoy — or perhaps already did enjoy — an office holiday party.
While most employment attorneys and human resources professionals appreciate the potential morale-building of office holiday parties — and do not want
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Co-authored by David Kadue and Julie G. Yap
On Tuesday, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument regarding whether California’s rule against compulsory arbitration for claims of public injunctive relief was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) in Kilgore v. KeyBank NA. As we reported in March of this year, a three judge panel
Co-authored by Jon Meer and Brandon McKelvey
We recently reported about a California trial court judge in Los Angeles issuing the first post-Brinker ruling denying class certification in a proposed meal and rest period class action. On Friday, the ruling became final when the judge issued his order. This appears to be the first ruling in California to
Co-authored by Jon Meer and Brandon McKelvey
On Tuesday, a California trial court judge in Los Angeles issued a tentative ruling denying class certification in a proposed meal and rest period class action relying on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Brinker. This appears to be the first court in California to deny class certification in a proposed wage-hour