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 | Jul 22, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Galen v. Redfin Corp., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (July 21, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (First Appellate District, Division One) reversed the order of the Alameda County Superior Court (Judge Brick) denying defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jul 15, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Peabody v. Time Warner Cable, ___ Cal.4th ___ (July 14, 2014), the California Supreme Court certified for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that an employer may not attribute commission wages paid in one pay period to other pay periods in order to satisfy...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jul 3, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Anderson v. City & County of San Francisco, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. July 2, 2014), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part and vacated in part the judgment by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Judge Illston) in favor of...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 30, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, ___ Cal.4th ___ (June 30, 2014), the California Supreme Court reversed the order of the Los Angeles County Superior Court (Judge West), denying class certification to plaintiff employees, and upheld its subsequent reversal by...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 27, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Von Nothdurft v. Steck, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (June 26, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Fifth Appellate District) affirmed the judgment of the Fresno County Superior Court (Judge Cabrera) in favor of defendant after a bench trial de novo on plaintiff’s wage...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 27, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co., ___ Cal.4th ___ (June 26, 2014), the California Supreme Court reversed the order of the San Joaquin County Superior Court (Judge Humphreys) and subsequent affirmation of the appellate court granting defendant’s motion for summary...
