Sali v. Corona Reg’l Med. Ctr., 2018 WL 2049680 (9th Cir. 2018)

Marilyn Sali and Deborah Spriggs sued Corona Regional Medical Center on behalf of seven putative classes of registered nurses who were allegedly underpaid their wages; not paid for all overtime hours worked; and not provided accurate wage statements, among other things. The district court denied class certification on the grounds that plaintiffs

Wang v. Chinese Daily News, 2013 WL 781715 (9th Cir. 2013)

Plaintiffs (reporters for the Chinese Daily News) alleged they were non-exempt employees entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California state law. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the reporters, finding journalists are not subject to the creative professional exemption to the FLSA or California