Class Action

08 May Rules Regarding One Day’s Rest in Seven Days Worked

Posted at 12:11h in Class Action, Employment Law

By Robert L. Rediger, Esq.
On May 8, 2017, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision in Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc. wherein it clarified an employer’s obligations concerning the state’s day of rest statutes found in Labor Code sections 550–558.1. Generally, California prohibits an...

23 Dec More Bad News for Employers: The California Supreme Court Holds That Requiring Employees to Remain on Call During Rest Breaks Renders the Breaks Invalid

Posted at 21:51h in Class Action, Employment Law

by Susana P. Solano, Esq.
In Augustus v. ABM Security Services (ABM Security), a class action filed 11 years ago and certified as a class in 2009, the California Supreme Court ruled that ABM Security unlawfully required the class of security guards to remain on...

20 Dec Court Finds Employer’s Meal Period Policy Appropriate Under the Circumstances

Posted at 08:00h in Class Action

by Susana P. Solano, Esq.
Following a bench trial of a certified class action alleging the employer failed to provide concrete mixer drivers off-duty meal periods and pay a meal period premium when the drivers opted to work during a meal period, the trial court...

Class Action

08 May Rules Regarding One Day’s Rest in Seven Days Worked

23 Dec More Bad News for Employers: The California Supreme Court Holds That Requiring Employees to Remain on Call During Rest Breaks Renders the Breaks Invalid

20 Dec Court Finds Employer’s Meal Period Policy Appropriate Under the Circumstances

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