Judicial Developments in California Employment and Labor Law from Altus Law Firm, Irvine Attorneys specializing in employment law in Orange County. Find articles about new laws affecting wage earners and highly compensated employees.
by Andrew Jaramillo | Oct 16, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Dynamex v. Superior Court, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (October 15, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Seven) affirmed the order of the Los Angeles County Superior Court (Judge Stern) denying defendant’s motion to decertify a class...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Oct 10, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Network Capital Funding Corp. v. Papke, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (October 9, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) affirmed the order of the Orange County Superior Court (Judge Glass) enjoining an employee from seeking...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Sep 16, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Castaneda v. Ensign Group, Inc., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (September 15, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Six) reversed the order of the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court (Judge Harman) granting summary judgment in favor of...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Sep 4, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Kao v. University of San Francisco, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (September 3, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (First Appellate District, Division Three) affirmed the judgment of the San Francisco County Superior Court (Judge Douglass) in favor of defendant after a...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Sep 4, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Jiminez v, Allstate Insurance Co., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. September 3, 2014), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Judge Kronstadt), certifying as a class action plaintiff’s claims...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Aug 29, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Patterson v. Domino’s Pizza, ___ Cal.4th ___ (August 28, 2014), the California Supreme Court upheld the order of the Ventura County Superior Court (Judge Lane) granting summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment, and reversed its subsequent...