Avila v. Los Angeles Police Dep’t, 2014 WL 3361123 (9th Cir. 2014)
Leonard Avila, a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, periodically worked through his lunch breaks and did not claim overtime. After Avila testified in a lawsuit brought by another officer who sought overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Avila was ordered to appear before the LAPD…
Sampson v. Parking Service 2000.Com, Inc., 117 Cal. App. 4th 212 (2004)
George Sampson filed a wage claim with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (the Labor Commissioner) in which he sought unpaid overtime, vacation pay, tips and penalties. After a two-day administrative hearing (at which Sampson was represented by an attorney), the hearing officer decided in Sampson’s favor and awarded him approximately…
Crown Appliance v. WCAB, 115 Cal. App. 4th 620 (2004)
Crown Appliance petitioned the Court of Appeal for a writ of review, following a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) that Crown had discriminated against its employee, Morton Wong, for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Wong sustained an industrial injury to his left elbow and back while employed as a delivery driver…
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