In July, the California Supreme Court announced that various provisions of the Labor Code and the IWC Wage Orders did not incorporate the de minimis doctrine. According to that doctrine,
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How to Avoid a Wage-and-Hour Class Action Lawsuit — Even in California
By Nancy Yaffe on
I was in court last week for a status conference in a wage-and-hour class action, and was talking to my opposing counsel, an active litigator in this arena. I asked…
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CA Supreme Court Says Employers Can’t Disregard Trivial Amounts of Time
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
An ancient maxim of jurisprudence states that “the law disregards trifles.” Or in Latin: De minimis non curat lex. The underlying principle is that some alleged wrongs are so trivial…
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