Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a plaintiff could not maintain a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when her former employer had offered her full monetary…
Read More ›April 16, 2013
New “Job Killer” Bills On The Horizon
It’s as much a Spring rite of passage as Opening Day in baseball or Tax Day: the California Chamber of Commerce’s annual list of “job killer” bills. Ever since Arnold…
Read More ›Although arbitration agreements are supposed to ease disputes, for the last decade they have had a tendency to exacerbate them. Proponents of arbitration see it as an efficient, cost-effective way…
Read More ›The U. S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in an important public sector employment case. Specifically, the Supreme Court will decide whether an employee of a state or local government…
Read More ›March 7, 2013
California Supreme Court Will Decide The Scope Of The “Honest Belief” Defense Under The CFRA
The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s decision which prohibited the so-called “honest belief” defense used by California employers in response to claims under the California…
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