With the same clarity as the Sacramento River delta at high tide, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that employers must provide suitable seating for all employees in California when
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Time for CA Supreme Court to Take a Stand on Suitable Seating – Oral Argument in Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
We’ve been writing about California’s suitable seating requirements for over five years and are still waiting for a grown
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Where Things Stand Now With Suitable Seating Claims
Most of the California Wage Orders say that: “All working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the
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California Supreme Court To Decide on “Suitable Seats” In The Workplace
Here’s another post from Dave Faustman who, along with Cristina Armstrong, is doing an amicus brief in this matter on behalf of the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
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California Supreme Court Agrees to Clarify Suitable Seating Requirements
We’ve been writing about suitable seating since some of you were in high chairs (OK, since 2010). The issue arises from language in most of the California Wage Orders
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Ninth Circuit Ponders How to Interpret Suitable Seating Requirement
It seems pretty basic that you shouldn’t punish someone for violating a law that no one understands. The employers who are defending themselves against suitable seating class actions must
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Where Things Stand With Suitable Seating Claims
We’ve been following the fate of “suitable seating” class actions for three years now. There was a brief glimmer of hope in 2011 when a federal judge in LA
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Employer Wins Battle Over Suitable Seating (For Now)
Kmart won a trial this week in federal court over claims that it failed to provide seats for its cashiers. Still, there’s no reason to think that this issue is
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Better Sit Down For This One: Bright v 99¢ Only Stores
The holding of this case is as follows: “we conclude section 2699, subdivision (f)’s civil penalties are available for a violation of section 1198, based on failure to comply with
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