Liu v. Miniso Depot, Inc., 105 Cal. App. 5th 791 (2024)
Youngtong “Jade” Liu sued her former employer, Miniso Depot, Inc., for various wage and hour violations of the California Labor Code and the California Code of Regulations; sex discrimination; sexual orientation/gender identity harassment and discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); retaliation in violation of the whistleblower statute
Kim v. Uber Techs., Inc., 105 Cal. App. 5th 252 (2024)
This lawsuit arose out of a traffic accident that occurred at 2:28 a.m. when an off-duty Uber driver hit Mackenzie Young Jay Kim, the pedestrian plaintiff in the case. The undisputed facts established that the driver went to “offline status” at 2:24 a.m. at a location in West Los Angeles that was
The California Labor Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) recently refreshed its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims processing in light of the recent legislative reforms.
As we reported here, California enacted A.B. 2288 and S.B. 92 this past summer, bringing long-overdue reforms to PAGA. The new legislation applies to PAGA notices and any resulting actions filed on or after June
The future of PAGA continues to look a bit brighter for employers as new favorable case law emerges. We previously reported on Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc. wherein the California Supreme Court ruled that PAGA plaintiffs have no standing to intervene in parallel PAGA lawsuits. We are now happy to report that another “win” for employers has come out of Second Appellate District of the Los
We invite you to review our newly-posted September 2024 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
Kennedy v. Las Vegas Sands Corp., 110 F.4th 1136 (9th Cir. 2024)
Sean Kennedy and the other plaintiffs worked as full-time corporate jet pilots for defendants. The pilots were paid between $125,000 and $160,000 annually. After an eight-day bench trial, the district court ordered judgment in favor of the employers on the ground that the pilots qualified as highly compensated exempt employees
Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc., 16 Cal. 5th 664 (2024)
This case involved “what has become a common scenario in PAGA litigation” in which multiple persons claiming to be an “aggrieved employee” within the meaning of the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) file separate and independent lawsuits seeking recovery of civil penalties from the same employer for the same alleged Labor Code
Behrend v. San Francisco Zen Ctr., Inc., 108 F.4th 765 (9th Cir. 2024)
Alexander Behrend lived and worked at the San Francisco Zen Center as a work practice apprentice performing mostly menial work. In response to Behrend’s lawsuit alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Zen Center moved for summary judgment on the ground that the ministerial exception under the
Simers v. Los Angeles Times Commc’ns LLC, 104 Cal. App. 5th 940 (2024)
Former Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers sued the Times for constructive termination of his employment and age and disability discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. After three trials over the course of nine years, a jury awarded Simers $1.25 million (though his lawyer had asked
Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, 104 Cal. App. 5th 331 (2024)
Robert and Stephen Samuelian co-founded Life Generations Healthcare, LLC. When they sold a portion of the business, the company adopted a new operating agreement that restrained its members (including the Samuelians) from competing with the company. The Samuelians later filed a dispute in arbitration challenging the enforceability of the non-compete, contending