Does “regular rate of compensation” for calculating meal
or rest break premium payments mean the same thing as
“regular rate of pay” for calculating overtime premium payments,
and does facially neutral “rounding” of employee work time
systematically undercompensate Jessica Ferra and a class of
employees of Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC (Loews)? We agree
with the trial court th... More...   $0 (10-10-2019 - CA)

Two employers agreed that the general employer would
obtain workers’ compensation insurance for employees it leased
to the special employer.1
Relying on this agreement, the special
employer obtained workers’ compensation insurance for its own
employees with a “limiting endorsement” excluding coverage for
special employees. These agreements were in place for several
year... More...   $0 (10-04-2019 - CA)

Teamsters is a labor union that represents skilled crafts employees at two of
Regent’s campuses: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of
1 A strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP suit, is one which
“ ‘seeks to chill or punish a party’s exercise of constitutional rights to free speech and to
petition the government for redress of grievances.’... More...   $0 (10-04-2019 - CA)

A jury found in favor of plaintiff Patrick Nejadian and against his
employer, defendant County of Los Angeles (County), on Nejadian’s
causes of action for retaliation in violation of Labor Code1 section
1102.5, subdivision (c) (hereafter, section 1102.5(c)), and for retaliation
in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov.
Code, § 12940 et seq.), and awarded ... More...   $0 (10-02-2019 - CA)

Teamsters is a labor union that represents skilled crafts employees at two of
Regent’s campuses: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of
1 A strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP suit, is one which
“ ‘seeks to chill or punish a party’s exercise of constitutional rights to free speech and to
petition the government for redress of grievances.’... More...   $0 (10-01-2019 - CA)

When determining a claim for unpaid minimum wages,
does the court presume that a fixed salary paid to a live-in
domestic worker—who is exempt from overtime but subject to
minimum wage laws—covers only the regular, nonovertime work
hours mandated for nonexempt workers? Or, does the court
determine the worker’s unpaid minimum wages by calculating
the difference between the to... More...   $0 (09-29-2019 - CA)

Named plaintiff and class representative Gustavo Naranjo and a
certified class of former and current employees took their lawsuit
against defendant Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (Spectrum) to trial.
They alleged Labor Code section 226.71 meal break violations and
sought premium wages, derivative remedies pursuant to sections 203
(waiting time penalties) and 226 (itemized wag... More...   $0 (09-28-2019 - CA)