We invite you to review our newly-posted May 2024 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
Overbilling

Attorneys Who “Severely Over-Litigated” Wage Claims Were Still Entitled to Reasonable Fees
Gramajo v. Joe’s Pizza on Sunset, Inc., 100 Cal. App. 5th 1094 (2024)
Elinton Gramajo worked as a pizza delivery driver for less than a year and sued his former employer for various Labor Code violations, including minimum and overtime wage claims. After nearly four years of litigation and extensive discovery, a jury awarded Gramajo only $7,659.93 though his attorneys sought approximately $324,000 in prevailing…
Lawyers (Not Their Clients) Are Potentially Liable For Allegedly Overbilling Insurance Carrier
Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. J.R. Marketing, L.L.C., 190 Cal. Rptr. 3d 599 (Cal. S. Ct. 2015)
Hartford Casualty issued commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies to its insureds Noble Locks and J.R. Marketing. After the insureds were sued by a third party, Hartford issued reservation of rights letters based upon possible noncoverage under the policies but agreed to pay the reasonable costs of retaining…