by Casey Glasser | 3 Jun | Pay Inequity
Two major California technology companies, Oracle America, Inc. and Google, Inc., have been sued by former employees for violating the California Equal Pay Act, codified at Labor Code section 1197.5. Former employees of these companies have come forward with... by Casey Glasser | 1 May | Misclassification
The Ninth Circuit has ruled that California’s Assembly Bill 5 applies to the trucking industry, making it very unlikely that trucking companies can continue to classify their drivers as independent contractors in California. According to A.B. 5, employers are... by Casey Glasser | 1 Apr | Antitrust Law
On March 31, 2021, the Supreme Court held the oral argument in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston regarding the hotly contested issue of whether the amateurism system in collegiate sports violates antitrust laws. The oral argument came just days... by Casey Glasser | 4 Mar | Meal Breaks
The Ninth Circuit has found that flight attendants based in California are entitled to meal and rest breaks required by California law, even if they work primarily out-of-state. The Court noted that there is enough time in a flight attendant’s shift for... by Casey Glasser | 26 Feb | Meal Breaks
In a much-anticipated ruling, the California Supreme Court found that employers may not round the time punches of their employees’ meal breaks. The Court’s unanimous opinion, authored by Justice Goodwin H. Liu, held that rounding meal break time punches was “at...