This week brought some good news for employers seeking to enforce class and representative action waivers in arbitration agreements in California. In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation [pdf], the
Continue Reading CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS CLASS ACTION WAIVERS
It is starting to feel like summer, with graduation dates on the calendar, long daylight hours, and plenty of high school and college students and recent graduates looking for resume-building
Continue Reading 'TIS THE SEASON FOR UNPAID INTERNSHIPS (OR NOT)
In the few weeks since the decision in Brinker v. Superior Court, two court decisions that we know of have invoked the elements of Brinker in their discussions. In the
When all is said and done, the Brinker issue comes down to a missing verb.
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After more than three years and two rounds of briefing, the California Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court. Overall, the decision
Continue Reading Long-Awaited Brinker Decision A Relief For Employers
We’ve been waiting (forever it seems) for the California Supreme Court to issue its decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court. Based on oral argument last month
Continue Reading Brinker – The Wait Continues As Cal Supreme Court Considers "Rolling 5" Issue
So much has already been written about WalMart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (pdf), but since this is my first blog entry and this is such a seminal gender discrimination case,
Continue Reading WalMart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes: A Different Spin
The Supreme Court announced today its decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart (pdf). We wrote about this case in April 2010 (when the 9th Circuit allowed the case to go forward) and
We have already discussed the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. Earlier this week a Superior Court Judge applied the case and dismissed a pending class
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